Pune Suburban Railway

Pune Suburban Railway (Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे), also known as Pune Local, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra. It is operated by Central Railway (CR), part of Indian Railways. The system operates on two routes, Pune Junction–Lonavala and its part Pune Junction–Talegaon. 18 trains operate on Pune Junction–Lonavala route and 5 trains operate on Pune Junction–Talegaon route.^[2] Also, DEMU trains operate on Pune Junction–Daund–Baramati route.

Pune Suburban Railway
An EMU at Pune Junction.
Overview
Native name	पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Pune district, Maharashtra, India
Transit type	Suburban Rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	16
Daily ridership	100,000
Website	cr.indianrailways.gov.in
Operation
Began operation	11 March 1978[1]
Operator(s)	Central Railway (CR)
Character	At-grade
Train length	12 cars
Technical
System length	63 km (39 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line

History

The Central Railway (CR) introduced electric multiple units (EMU) on the existing 63 km railway line between Pune Junction and Lonavala on 11 March 1978. The line had previously been serviced by regular trains. The EMU service reduced end-to-end travel time on the line from 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours.^[1]

Nine-car trains were operated on the Pune Suburban Railway until March 2009, when they were replaced by 12-car services. CR also operates 13-car trains.^[3]

Stations

Pune Junction station

Lonavala station

Note: Stations in bold are terminal stations.

Pune Suburban Railway
#	Station name		Railway Station Code	City/Town	Connections
	English	Marathi
1	Pune Junction	पुणे जंक्शन	PUNE	Pune	Interchange for Aqua Line
2	Shivajinagar	शिवाजी नगर	SVJR	Pune	Interchange for Purple Line   Aqua Line
3	Khadki	खड़की	KK	Khadki	Interchange for Purple Line
4	Dapodi	खड़की	DAPD	Pimpri-Chinchwad	Interchange for Purple Line
5	Kasarwadi	कासारवाड़ी	KSWD	Pimpri-Chinchwad	Interchange for Purple Line
6	Pimpri	पिंपरी	PMP	Pimpri-Chinchwad	Interchange for Purple Line
7	Chinchwad	चिंचवड	CCH	Pimpri-Chinchwad
8	Akurdi	आकुर्डी	AKRD	Pimpri-Chinchwad
9	Dehu Road	देहू रोड	DEHR	Dehu Road
10	Begdewadi	बेगडेवाडी	BGWI	Talegaon
10	Ghorawadi	घोरावाडी	GRWD	Talegaon
11	Talegaon	तळेगांव	TGN	Talegaon
12	Vadgaon	वडगांव	VDN	Vadgaon
13	Kanhe	कान्हे	KNHE	Kanhe
14	Kamshet	कामशेत	KMST	Kamshet
15	Malavli	मळवली	MVL	Malavli
16	Lonavala	लोणावळा	LNL	Lonavala

Services

Pune–Lonavala service

v t e Pune–Lonavala 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 PCMC Power House 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 Lonavala

A Pune–Lonavla local

Am EMU at Lonavala

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

Lonavala–Pune service

Pune–Lonavla route map

Train Number	Departure	Arrival	Frequency	Destination
99801	05:20	06:40	Daily	Pune
99803	06:30	07:50	Daily	Pune
99805	07:30	08:50	Daily	Pune
99807	08:20	09:45	Daily	Pune
99809	10:10	11:55	Daily	Pune
99811	11:30	12:50	Daily	Pune
99813	14:00	15:20	Daily	Pune
99815	14:55	16:15	Daily	Pune
99817	15:45	17:05	Daily	Pune
99819	17:25	18:45	Daily	Pune
99821	18:20	19:40	Daily	Pune
99823	19:00	20:25	Daily	Shivajinagar
99825	19:35	20:55	Daily	Pune
99827	20:40	22:00	Daily	Pune
99829	21:35	22:55	Daily	Pune
99831	22:05	23:25	Daily	Pune
99833	22:33	00:20	Daily	Pune
99835	23:40	01:35	Daily	Pune

Pune–Talegaon service

Train number	Departure	Arrival	Frequency	Origin
99902	06:50	07:40	Daily	Pune
99904	08:57	09:47	Daily	Pune
99906	15:40	16:30	Daily	Shivaji Nagar
99908	23:00	23:50	Daily	Pune

Talegaon–Pune service

Train umber	Departure	Arrival	Frequency	Destination
99901	00:05	01:10	Daily	Pune
99903	07:50	08:40	Daily	Pune
99905	09:57	10:40	Daily	Pune
99907	16:50	17:32	Daily	Pune

Pune–Daund–Baramati DEMU

v t e Pune–Daund–Baramati Pune Suburban Railway System
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km Pune Junction Ghorpuri West Hadapsar Manjari Budruk Loni Uruli Yevat Khutbav Kedgaon Kadethan Patas Daund Goods Yard Daund Junction Malad Gaon Shirsai Katphal Baramati

This section was electrified in 2017, but is currently served by DEMUs only. Since March 2017, three DEMUs have started to operate on Pune–Daund route and one DEMU on Pune–Baramati route. Two DEMUs operate on Daund–Baramati route.^[4] There are plans to start EMU services on this section.

Stations

1. Pune Junction
2. Ghorpuri West
3. Hadapsar
4. Manjari
5. Loni
6. Urali
7. Yawat
8. Khutbav
9. Kedgaon
10. Kadethan
11. Patas
12. Daund
13. Malad Gaon
14. Shirsai
15. Katphal
16. Baramati

Proposed plans

According to the 2010-11 Budget, rail proposals were as follows:

1. To build separate platforms for Pune–Lonavala/Talegaon services and increase the frequency to 30 min during peak hours and 45 min other time.^[5]
2. Introduction of shuttle service on Pune–Saswad Road–Jejuri/Satara Sector. This will operate every 3 hours with 2/3 wagons for goods.
3. Third track for Pune–Lonavala section.^[6] (Demand survey accepted in Budget 2011-12)
4. To increase two terminals on Pune–Lonavala and Pune–Daund sections.
5. To start suburban service on Pune–Rajgurunagar station (Proposed) patch after completion of Pune– Nasik Road, railway for connectivity with New Pune International Airport.

A new EMU terminal is proposed to be built on west of the existing station. It will have two lines and three platforms. This proposal includes:^[7]

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

See also

• Pune Metro
• Pune BRTS
• Pune

References

1. Umbrajkar, Manish (12 March 2013). "Pune-Lonavla EMU train service completes 35 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
2. New trains from Pune and change in suburban service for administration by central railways
3. "Railways need more time to run 13-coach suburban locals". The Times of India. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
4. PUNE-DAUND LOCAL BRINGS RESPITE FOR DAILY COMMUTERS
5. Hope swells in suburban train users
6. Survey may lead to better frequency of local trains
7. Pune railway division proposes new EMU terminal

External links

• Pune-Lonavala suburban train times
• Lonavala-Pune suburban train times
• Strengthen Lonavla-Daund rail corridor
• Pune Lonavala Local
• Lonavala to Pune Local