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Shivajinagar railway station (earlier Bhamburde railway station) is a train station serving
Shivajinagar (earlier Bhamburde) suburb of Pune. It has two
platforms. This is a halt for
suburban trains of
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. The station is also halt for trains from
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
to . 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
National Highway 48
The following highways are numbered 48:
Australia
* Illawarra Highway
Canada
* Ontario Highway 48
* Saskatchewan Highway 48
Czech Republic
* D48 motorway (Czech Republic) part of European route E462
* I/48; Czech: Silnice I/48
Hungary
* M ...
runs behind the station. This station is just away from Pune Junction.
Trains
Express/Mails
Ordinary
Train to Navi Mumbai
A train service is proposed from this station to
Kurla
Kurla (Pronunciation: uɾlaː is a neighbourhood of East Mumbai, India. It is the headquarters of the Kurla taluka of Mumbai Suburban district. The neighbourhood is named after the eponymous East Indian village that it grew out of. It falls ...
's
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (also known by its former name Kurla Terminus, station code: LTT) is a railhead and a major railway terminus in the Kurla suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway. The and suburban railway station ...
via
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai (), is a planned city situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent, located in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, on the mainland of India.
Navi Mumbai is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The city ...
. This train will halt at
Lonavala
Lonavala (ISO: Loṇāvaḷā) is a hill station town and a Municipal Council in the Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is about west of Pune and to the east of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy ''chikki'' and is a ...
,
Karjat
Karjat (Pronunciation: əɾd͡zət̪ is a city administered under a Municipal Council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is served by Karjat railway station. Karjat forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Karjat ...
,
Panvel
Panvel () is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corpor ...
,
Vashi
Juhu Vashi (Pronunciation: aːʃiː is an upmarket residential and commercial node in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, across the Thane Creek of the Arabian Sea on the outskirts of city of Mumbai. The Juhu Vashi is named after the largest village ...
and
Belapur stations. The current link from Navi Mumbai is
Pragati Express
The Pragati Superfast Express is a daily Intercity Express train plying between Pune and Mumbai via . It is operated by the Central Railways, a zonal railway under the larger Indian Railways. Currently, it plies the distance of 187 km in 3 ...
which is run on trial basis between the two cities.
Suburban trains
There are two trains which originate from Shivajinagar for
Lonavala
Lonavala (ISO: Loṇāvaḷā) is a hill station town and a Municipal Council in the Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is about west of Pune and to the east of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy ''chikki'' and is a ...
and two trains from Lonavala that terminate at Shivajinagar. There are 15 trains which operate between
Pune Junction
Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network.
...
–Lonavala–Pune Junction section and three between Pune Junction–
Talegaon Dabhade
Talegaon is a town on the outskirts of the city of Pune, India.
Demographics
At the 2001 Census of India, Talegaon Dabhade had a population of 42,574. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 79%, ...
–Pune Junction section. These trains have their halt at this station.
Expansion
A new platform is proposed to be constructed at the station for trains originating and terminating here. 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. 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 stations in
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...
, and in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
and in
Bhopal
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...
are under development for world-class standard stations.
The existing station will be demolished and new station will be constructed on the site of current station. Roughly 8.5 acres land will be required in addition. The new station will have connectivity to
Pune Metro project,
National Highway 48
The following highways are numbered 48:
Australia
* Illawarra Highway
Canada
* Ontario Highway 48
* Saskatchewan Highway 48
Czech Republic
* D48 motorway (Czech Republic) part of European route E462
* I/48; Czech: Silnice I/48
Hungary
* M ...
and to neighboring bus stand.
Master plan for two railway stations in India
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See also
*
* Pune Station Bus Stand
* Swargate bus station
* Shivajinagar, Pune
Shivajinagar (also known as Bhambwade, Bhamburde) is an suburb of the city of Pune, India.
History
The area has a very long history with the 8th-century Rashtrakuta-era cave temple of Pataleshwar being the oldest manmade structure in Pune.
S ...
* Shivajinagar Bus Stand
References
External links
Shivajinagar bus stand timetable
Shivajinagar, Pune
Shivajinagar Railway Station
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra
Pune Suburban Railway
Railway stations in Pune
Monuments and memorials to Shivaji
Year of establishment missing
Pune railway division