Pune Suburban Railway

The Pune Suburban Railway, also called Pune Local, is a train system that helps people travel between Pune and nearby areas in Maharashtra. It is run by Central Railway, which is part of Indian Railways.

There are two main routes for these trains. One goes from Pune Junction to Lonavala, and a shorter part of that route runs from Shivaji Nagar to Talegaon. On the Pune Junction to Lonavala route, there are trains, and on the Shivaji Nagar to Talegaon route, there are also trains. There are special DEMU trains that go from Pune Junction to Daund and Baramati.

History

The Central Railway began using special trains called electric multiple units (EMU) on the railway line between Pune Junction and Lonavala on March 11, 1978. Before this, regular trains used the line. These new trains made the trip faster, reducing the travel time from 2.5 hours to just 1.5 hours.

For many years, the trains had nine cars, but in March 2009, they switched to bigger trains with twelve cars.

Stations

The Pune Suburban Railway has many stations on its routes. Some stations are important ends of the lines.

Note: Stations in bold are terminal stations.

Services

Pune–Lonavala EMU

Pune–Daund–Baramati DEMU

This part of the railway got electric wires added in 2017. It now uses special trains called DEMUs. Since March 2017, three DEMUs started running on the Pune to Daund track. One DEMU runs between Pune and Baramati. Two DEMUs go from Daund to Baramati. There are plans to add more train services here soon.

Stations

1. Pune Junction
2. Ghorpuri
3. Hadapsar
4. Manjari Budruk
5. Loni
6. Uruli
7. Yevat
8. Khutbav
9. Kedgaon
10. Kadethan
11. Patas
12. Daund Junction
13. Maladgaon
14. Shirsai
15. Katphal
16. Baramati

Proposed plans

The budget for 2010-11 had ideas to improve the Pune Suburban Railway. The plans included special platforms for trains to Lonavala and Talegaon. More trains would run during busy times. A special shuttle service would start between Pune, Saswad Road, Jejuri, and Satara. There were also plans for a third track on the Pune–Lonavala route and more stops on some lines.

A new train station was suggested west of the current station. It would have space for more trains and better connections between platforms. The plan also included making Hadapsar bigger so more trains could start and end there.