Pune Suburban Railway, ( Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे) also known as ''Pune Local'', is a

suburban rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are co ...

system connecting

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 ...

to its suburbs and neighboring villages in

Pune District Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst India's 640 district ...

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. It is operated by Central Railway (CR), part of

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

. The system operates on two routes, – and its part –. 18 trains operate on – route and 5 trains operate on – route. Also,

DEMU A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

trains operate on –– route.

History

The 9-car services were operated till March 2009, when 12-car services were introduced. 13 car trains are also operated.

Services

Stations

Note: Stations in Bold are origin / terminating stations

Pune–Lonavala service

Lonavala–Pune service

Pune–Talegaon service

Talegaon–Pune service

Pune–Daund–Baramati DEMU

This section was electrified in 2017, but is currently served by

s 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 Baramati ( aːɾamət̪iː is a city, a tehsil and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city is about 100 KM (62 miles) southeast of the city of Pune and about 250 KM from Mumbai. Baramati is locat ...

route. There are plans to start EMU services on this section. ;Stations # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Proposed plans

According to the 2010-11 Budget, rail proposals were as follows: # To build separate platforms for –/ services and increase the frequency to 30 min during peak hours and 45 min other time. # Introduction of shuttle service on ––/ Sector. This will operate every 3 hours with 2/3 wagons for goods. # Third track for – section. (Demand survey accepted in Budget 2011-12) # To increase two terminals on – and – sections. # To start suburban service on – Rajgurunagar station (Proposed) patch after completion of – , 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:Pune railway division proposes new EMU terminal
/ref> # Extension of existing platforms to accommodate 24 bogie trains. # A new terminal for EMU to accommodate 15 bogie trains. # Three foot over-bridge to connect new terminal to other platforms. # Expansion of for new trains to origin and terminate at the station.

References

External links

Pune-Lonavala suburban train timesStrengthen Lonavla-Daund rail corridorPune Lonavala Local
{{Railways in Western India Year of establishment missing Suburban rail in India Pune railway division