Shivajinagar railway station

Shivaji Nagar शिवाजी नगर रेल्वे स्थानक
Pune Suburban Railway Station
Location	Shivajinagar Station, Pune. India
Coordinates	18°31′57″N 73°51′05″E / 18.5326°N 73.8514°ECoordinates: 18°31′57″N 73°51′05″E / 18.5326°N 73.8514°E
Elevation	550.42 metres (1,805.8 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Pune Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	SVJR
Fare zone	Central Railway
Electrified	Yes
Services
Pune Suburban Railway, Indian Railways.

Pune – Lonavla Pune Suburban Railway System
Legend
Pune Junction Mutha River Shivajinagar Khadki Mula River Dapodi Kasarwadi Pimpri Chinchwad Akurdi Dehu Road Begdewadi Ghorawadi Talegaon Vadgaon Kanhe Kamshet Malavli Lonavla

Shivajinagar Railway Station is a station with two platforms. This is a major halt for suburban trains of Pune. The station is also halt for trains from Mumbai to Pune Junction. This Station is important because this is the nearest railway station to Pune's Session Court and many important building like the College of Engineering, PMC building etc. Trains which halt on this station generally halt for 2 to 3 minutes. The Old Pune–Mumbai Highway runs behind the station. This Station is just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from Pune Railway Station.

Shivaji Nagar overview

Koyna Express at Shivaji Nagar station

Trains

Express/Mails

Train Name	Frequency
Bhuj - Pune Intercity Express	Weekly (Only to Pune)
Veraval - Pune Intercity Express	Weekly (Only to Pune)
Ahmedabad - Pune Ahimsa Express	Weekly (Only to Pune)
Jodhpur - Pune Intercity Express	Weekly (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Pune Deccan Express	Daily
Mumbai - Pune Indrayani Express	Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai Pune Intercity Express	Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Kolhapur Koyna Express	Daily
Mumbai - Pune Sinhagad Express	Daily
Mumbai - Pune Pragati Express	Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Pune Deccan Queen Express	Daily (Only to Pune)

Ordinary

Train Name	Frequency
Karjat - Daund Karjat - Pune Passenger.	Daily
Baramati - Karjat Pune - Karjat Passenger.	Daily
Mumbai - Bijapur Passenger.	Five Days
Mumbai - Shirdi Passenger.	Daily
Mumbai - Pandharpur Passenger.	Two Days

Train to Navi Mumbai

A train service is proposed from this station to Kurla's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via Navi Mumbai. This train will halt at Lonavla, Karjat, Panvel, Vashi and Belapur stations. The current link from Navi Mumbai is Pragati Express which is run on trial bases between the two cities.^[1]

Suburban trains

There are two trains which origin from Shivajinagar for Lonavla and two trains from Lonavla terminate at Shivajinagar. There are 15 trains which operate between Pune Junction - Lonavla - Pune Junction section and three between Pune Junction - Talegaon Dabhade - Pune Junction section. These trains have their halt at this station.

Expansion

A new platform is proposed to be constructed at shivajinagar station for trains originating and terminating here.^[2] This will accommodate the local trains originating and terminating over here. This platform will be constructed near platform no. 1. There are also plans to start long distance trains from here.^[3] Plans are there to construct three multistory buildings dedicated parking lots for vehicles, waiting rooms and commercial outlets at this station. One track will be increased for termination of long distance trains. Land acquisition will be done on Patil Estate side. This station along with four other Chandigarh in Chandigarh, Bijwasan and Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi and Habibganj in Bhopal are under development for world class standard stations. ^[4]

See also

• Pune Junction
• Pune Station Bus Stand
• Swargate Bus Station
• Shivajinagar, Pune
• Shivajinagar Bus Stand

References

1. Pune may soon have its first direct train to Navi Mumbai
2. New amenities at S’nagar station
3. 'Upgrade facilities at railway station'
4. Shivajinagar station upgradation to world class station

External links

1. Shivajinagar bus stand timetable
2. Shivajinagar, Pune
3. Shivajinagar Railway Station