Pune Suburban Railway

Pune Suburban Railway

Overview
Locale	Pune district, Maharashtra
Transit type	Suburban Rail
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	29
Daily ridership	100,000
Operation
Operator(s)	Central Railway (CR)
Technical
System length	63 kilometres (39 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge)

Pune Suburban Railway, also known as Pune Suburban Service or Pune Local Railway, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra. It is operated by Central Railway (CR). Pune's suburban railway operates on two routes, i.e. from Pune Junction to Lonavla and from Pune Junction to Talegaon. There are 5 trains which operate on Pune Junction - Talegaon route while 18 trains operate on Pune Junction - Lonavla route.^[1]

Lonavla EMU at Pune platform 6

History

The Pune-Lonavala section operated 9-car services till March 2009, when 12-car services were introduced.^[2] CR also operates 13 car trains.^[3]

Services

Stations with route map

Pune – Lonavla Pune Suburban Railway System
Legend
Pune Junction |- RTO Bridge Mutha River|- JM Road Bridge Shivajinagar |- FC Road Bridge Range Hills Bridge Khadki Crossing Khadki Mula River|- Dapodi Crossing Dapodi|- Dapodi Bridge Kasarwadi|- Pimpri-Chinchwad Power house road Pimpri|- Shatlejatal Dhandge Path Chinchwad Bridge Chinchwad|- Akurdi Bridge Nigdi Pradhikaran Bridge Akurdi|- Ravet Crossing Mumbai - Pune road (NH 4) Dehu Road Begdewadi Ghorawadi|- Talegaon|- Talegaon - Urse Road Vadgaon|- Kanhe|- Kamshet|- Mumbai - Pune road (NH 4) Malavli|- Mumbai Pune Expressway Lonavla

1. Pune Junction
2. Shivajinagar
3. Khadki
4. Dapodi
5. Kasarwadi
6. Pimpri
7. Chinchwad
8. Akurdi
9. Dehu Road
10. Begdewadi
11. Ghorawadi
12. Talegaon
13. Vadgaon
14. Kanhe
15. Kamshet
16. Malavli
17. Lonavala

Note:Stations in Bold are origin / terminating stations

Pune Junction - Lonavala

Pune - Lonavala service

Pune - Lonavla route map

Train Number	Train Name	Departure Pune	Arrival Lonavla	Frequency	Origin
99802	Lonavala Local	00:10	01:50	Daily	Pune
99804	Lonavala Local	04:45	06:05	Daily	Pune
99806	Lonavala Local	05:45	07:05	Daily	Pune
99808	Lonavala Local	06:30	07:50	Daily	Pune
99810	Lonavala Local	08:05	09:25	Daily	Pune
99812	Lonavala Local	09:55	11:15	Daily	Pune
99814	Lonavala Local	11:20	12:35	Daily	Shivajinagar
99816	Lonavala Local	12:15	13:50	Daily	Pune
99818	Lonavala Local	13:00	14:20	Daily	Pune
99820	Lonavala Local	15:00	16:40	Daily	Pune
99822	Lonavala Local	16:25	17:45	Daily	Pune
99824	Lonavala Local	17:15	18:40	Daily.	Pune
99826	Lonavala Local	18:02	19:27	Daily	Pune
99828	Lonavala Local	19:05	20:25	Daily	Pune
99830	Lonavala Local	20:05	21:25	Daily	Pune
99832	Lonavala Local	20:35	21:50	Daily	Shivajinagar
99834	Lonavala Local	20:57	22:17	Daily	Pune
99836	Lonavala Local	22:10	23:30	Daily	Pune

Lonavala - Pune service

Train Number	Train Name	Departure Lonavala	Arrival Pune	Frequency	Origin
99801	Lonavala Local	05:20	06:40	Daily	Pune
99803	Lonavala Local	06:30	07:50	Daily	Pune
99805	Lonavala Local	07:30	08:50	Daily	Pune
99807	Lonavala Local	08:20	09:45	Daily	Pune
99809	Lonavala Local	10:10	11:55	Daily	Pune
99811	Lonavala Local	11:30	12:50	Daily	Pune
99813	Lonavala Local	14:00	15:20	Daily	Pune
99815	Lonavala Local	14:55	16:15	Daily	Pune
99817	Lonavala Local	15:45	17:05	Daily	Pune
99819	Lonavala Local	17:25	18:45	Daily	Pune
99821	Lonavala Local	18:20	19:40	Daily	Pune
99823	Lonavala Local	19:00	20:25	Daily	Shivajinagar
99825	Lonavala Local	19:35	20:55	Daily	Pune
99827	Lonavala Local	20:40	22:00	Daily	Pune
99829	Lonavala Local	21:35	22:55	Daily	Pune
99831	Lonavala Local	22:05	23:25	Daily	Pune
99835	Lonavala Local	22:33	00:20	Daily	Pune
99835	Lonavala Local	23:40	01:35	Daily	Pune

Pune Junction - Talegaon

Pune - Talegaon service

Train Number	Train Name	Departure Pune	Arrival Talegaon	Frequency	Origins
99902	Talegaon Local	06:50	07:40	Daily	Pune
99904	Talegaon Local	08:57	09:47	Daily	Pune
99906	Talegaon Local	15:40	16:30	Daily	Pune
99908	Talegaon Local	23:00	23:50	Daily	Pune

Talegaon - Pune service

Train Number	Train Name	Departure Talegaon	Arrival Pune	Frequency	Terminates
99901	Talegaon Local	00:05	01:10	Daily	Pune
99903	Talegaon Local	07:50	08:40	Daily	Pune
99905	Talegaon Local	09:57	10:40	Daily	Shivajinagar
99907	Talegaon Local	16:50	17:32	Daily	Pune

Development

Pune - Daund Route

Pune – Daund
Legend
Pune Junction Ghorpuri West Hadapsar Manjari Budruk Loni Uruli Yevat Khutbav Kedgaon Kadethan Patas Daund Goods Yard Daund Junction

This is a proposed route for many years. Just like Lonavla many people travel from Daund to Pune City for work. This route was proposed for the convenience of people of Daund and the villages on this route. However many years have passed since this proposal but this service does not operate even today. Instead of suburban trains four shuttle trains operate on this route between Pune and Daund and through trains like Pune-Baramati shuttle, Pune-Manmad passenger, Pune-Nizamabad passenger and two shuttle trains between Pune to Solapur are useful for people on this route to access Pune City.

Project Details

^[4]

1. Land acquisition. (Wherever needed)
2. Electrification of Pune - Daund Section. (This includes erection of poles, laying of overhead cables etc.)
3. Scheduling of blocks for electrification.
4. Commencement of power supply units at Yewat and Daund.
5. Actual trail of Suburban trains. (After electrification)
6. Scheduling and commencement of Suburban train service.

Stations

1. Pune Junction
2. Ghorpuri West
3. Hadapsar
4. Manjari
5. Loni
6. Urali
7. Yevat
8. Kuthbhav
9. Kedgaon
10. Kadethan
11. Patas
12. Daund

Proposed Plans

The citizens are demanding Pune - Daund Suburban Service for many years. According to the proposals for 2010-11 Budget were as follows:

• To electrify Pune - Daund Section and start EMU service on Lonavala - Pune - Daund Section. This work has got higher priority.^[5][6] Works hove begin to electrify Pune - Daund section.^[7] Due to this service direct trains can run from Talegaon, Chinchwad and Khadki to Daund which will give people of this area a good connectivity with towns like Hadapsar, Loni, Urali Kanchan, Yawat etc. Also a feasibility study is underway to increase this section up to Bhigwan station.^[8]
• To build separate platforms for Pune - Lonavala / Talegaon services and increase the frequency to 30 min during peak hours and 45 min other time.^[9]
• Introduction of Shuttle Service on Pune - Saswad Road Station - Jejuri station / Nira station / Satara Sector. This will operate every 3 hours with 2/3 wagons for goods.
• Third track for Pune - Lonavala Section.^[10] (Demand survey accepted in Budget 2011 - 12)
• To increase Two terminals on Pune - Lonavala and Pune - Daund Sections.
• To start suburban service on Pune - Rajgurunagar station (Proposed) patch after compelition of Pune - Nasik Road, railway for connectivity with New Pune International Airport.
• To construct a ring rail parallel to proposed Ring Road for good suburban transport.
• To start local trains from Shivajinagar to Kurla.

New EMU Terminal

The new EMU terminal will be situated on west of the existing station. It will have two lines and one platform. This Proposal includes:^[11]

• Extension of existing platforms to accommodate 24 bogie trains.
• A new terminal for EMU to accommodate 15 bogie trains.
• Three foot over-bridge to connect new terminal to other platforms.
• Expansion of Hadapsar for new trains to origin and terminate at the station.

See also

• Pune
• Roads in Pune
• Pune Junction
• Chinchwad railway station
• Khadki railway station
• Shivajinagar railway station
• Lonavla railway station
• Pune Metro
• Pune Monorail

References

1. New trains from Pune and change in suburban service for administration by central railways
2. "Railways need more time to run 13-coach suburban locals". The Times of India. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
3. Umbrajkar, Manish (12 March 2013). "Pune-Lonavla EMU train service completes 35 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
5. 'Electrification of Pune-Daund route top priority for railways'
6. 6 yrs on, Pune-Daund electrification still stuck
7. Electrification of Pune-Daund rail route to kick off
8. Electrification of Pune - Daund section to be ready by sept 2014
9. Hope swells in suburban train users
10. Survey may lead to better frequency of local trains
11. Pune railway division proposes new EMU terminal

External links

• Lonavala-Pune Suburban Train Timmings.
• Pune-Lonavala Suburban Train Timmings.
• 'Strengthen Lonavla-Daund rail corridor'
• Pune-Daund railway route electrification picks up steam