Satara railway station is the main railway station in the

Satara district Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪aɾaː is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns ...

, in the city of Satara,

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. Its code is STR. The station lies on the Pune–Miraj line of the

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and is administered by the Pune Railway Division.

Design

The station consists of three platforms.

Connection

This railway station connects Satara with major Indian cities such as

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Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city in Sangli District and also in Maharashtra, India, that was founded in the early 10th century. It was an important jagir of the Adil Shahi court of Bijapur. Shivaji Maharaj stayed in Miraj for ...

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...

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, Goa, and Dhanbad through express trains. There is need of Satara - Thoseghar or Kas - Chiplun new railway line from Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary. This line would connect Satara city with the Konkan region. Also there is need of Satara - Pusegaon - Mhaswad - Pandharpur - Mohol - Solapur new railway line. This line would connect Satara city with pilgrimage centres such as Pandharpur and Gondavale and will also connect Satara with the city of Solapur via Mohol.

Passenger trains

* Satara–

* Pune–Kolhapur * Kolhapur–Pune * Proposed Satara Solapur railway line

Express trains

Sri Ganganagar–Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchchirapali Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sri Ganganagar to Tiruchirappalli, providing connectivity to Rajasthan from Central Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated wi ...

Sahyadri Express Named after the famous Sahyadri mountain range that forms part of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, 11023 / 11024 Sahyadri Express was one of 3 daily dedicated express trains managed by Indian Railways, that ply between Mumbai and Kolhapur in ...

Koyna Express The 11029/11030 Koyna Express is one of 3 daily dedicated express trains belonging to Indian Railways that run between Mumbai and Kolhapur in India. It operates as train number 11029 from Mumbai CSMT to Kolhapur SCSMT and as train number 11030 ...

* Mahalaxmi Express *

Maharashtra Express The 11039 / 11040 Maharashtra Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between and SCSMT Kolhapur in India. It operates as train number 11040 from Gondia Junction to SCSMT Kolhapur and as train number 11039 in the re ...

* Goa Express

References

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