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

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.

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

Note: Stations in bold are terminal stations.

Services

Pune–Lonavala service

v t e Pune–Lonavala Pune Suburban Railway System
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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

Lonavala–Pune service

Pune–Talegaon service

Talegaon–Pune service

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.