Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network. It has two accesses, from HH Aga Khan Road on the south and Raja Bahadur Mills Road on the north.

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and

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serve the station.

History

The first passenger train in India ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the

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from

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), also known sometimes as Victoria Terminus (VT), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The term ...

in Mumbai to . The GIPR line was extended to in 1854, then on the south-east side to via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. While construction work was in progress across the

Bhor Ghat Bhor Ghat is a mountain pass located between and for railway and between Khopoli and Khandala on the road route in Maharashtra, India, on the crest of the Western Ghats. History In February 1781, Bhorghat was the site of a battle between ...

, GIPR opened the – track to the public in 1858. The Pune railway station opened in 1858. The Bhor Ghat incline connecting Palasdari to Khandala was completed in 1862, thereby connecting Mumbai and Pune. The present Pune railway station building was built in 1925. The Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards began in 1865, and the line was extended to Raichur in 1871. The

Southern Mahratta Railway Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) was a railway company in British India founded in 1882. History Captain Charles Cooper Johnson, officiating as constructing engineer of railways in 1858, forwarded the proposal for a railway to be constructed an ...

(SMR) completed the

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Vasco–Guntakal railway line along with the branch from Londa to Pune via Miraj in 1890. The Pune–Londa main section was converted from metre-gauge to

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

in 1971.

Electrification

Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and

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, by the GIPR on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with a 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930. The previously used 1.5 kV DC was converted to 25 kV AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara. Conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Thane–Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014."Soon, faster trains on Kalyan-LTT route"
''The Times of India'' (13 January 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-11. The CSMT to LTT section was converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on 8 June 2015."Central Railway plans DC/AC switch in May"
''The Times of India'' (25 March 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-11. The Kalyan–Pune section was also converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC in 2010. The Pune–Daund–Bhigwan section was electrified in 2017. The Pune–Miraj section was electrified in 2022.

Diesel Loco Shed, Pune

Infrastructure

This station has three footbridges with a skywalk. Elevator service is available on the footbridge. Plans are being made to upgrade the station to greater standards. As a protection against the

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, Central Railway's Railway Protection Force has deployed a robot, 'Captain Arjun', to screen patients and enhance security surveillance at the station. Its electronic eyes are useful for screening passengers during boarding. The robot will help protect passengers and rail staff from infection in addition to performing security maintenance. The robot is equipped with motion sensors, one pan-tilt-zoom camera and a dome camera, which uses artificial intelligence to track suspicious or anti-social mischief makers in the station. Recently, Indian Railways has also launched its first food truck at the Railway station. It is maintained by the Quick Service Restaurant brand

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. In addition to this, there are 14 food stalls which are currently functional at the Pune Railway station as per IRSDC. These are located at different parts of the station and platforms. Other amenities in the station include waiting halls, dormitories, retiring rooms, cloak rooms, book stalls, health kiosks, pay and use toilets, SBI credit card kiosks, ATMs, water vending machines, pay and park and many others for the convenience of passengers. Facility management at the station is facilitated by The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC). As part of its modernisation and beautification of the station, IRSDC is taking various initiatives and measures to upgrade facilities in and around the railway station. Some of these are undertaken in collaboration with leading third-party vendors.

Maldhakka Goods Yard

Maldhakka is the freight depot of the Pune Railway Station and consists of two railway sheds. All freight trains are loaded and unloaded at this depot. The entrance to the goods yard is situated at Maldhakka Chowk.

Power

The station is powered by a

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and emergency diesel generators. The 160 kWp solar power plant generates around 2.4 lakh units (

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) annually. Funded by Persistent CSR, Sunshot built the plant in June 2016. This project was replicated for the

Hyderabad Deccan railway station Hyderabad Deccan railway station (station code: HYB) is a second grade non-suburban (NSG–2) category Indian railway station in Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. It was constructed and earlier run by the Nizam's Gu ...

Diesel Loco Shed

There is a diesel locomotive shed located near the Ghorpuri railway station, away from Pune station. It is one of three diesel sheds that belong to Central railway and the largest of the three.

Services

Pune railway station serves as a stop for southbound trains from Mumbai,

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and

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. It also serves as a stop for northbound trains from

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and

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. The station is a major hub for freight transportations The following major trains start from Pune Junction railway station: * 12149/50

Pune–Danapur Superfast Express The 12149 / 12150 Pune–Danapur Superfast Express is a superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune Junction in Maharashtra and Danapur of Bihar. It is currently being operated with train numbers 12149/12150 on a daily basis. Ser ...

* 11033/34 Pune–Darbhanga Gyan Ganga Express * 11095/96

Ahimsa Express The 22185/22186 Ahimsa Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22185/22186 train numbers on a weekly basis. It operates as train number 22185 from Ahmedabad ...

* 12297/98 Ahmedabad–Pune Duronto Express * 22185/86

* 11007/08

Deccan Express The ''Deccan Express'' is an express train that leaves daily at 3:15pm, plying between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India, a distance of 192 km and at 7 am from Mumbai to Pune. Services The Deccan Express was launched much earlie ...

* 11009/10 Sinhagad Express * 12123/24

Deccan Queen The 12123 / 12124 Deccan Queen is a daily Indian passenger train service operated by the Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways connecting the cities of Mumbai and Pune. Introduced on June 1, 1930, the Deccan Queen was India's "first supe ...

* 12127/28

Mumbai–Pune Intercity Express The 12127/12128 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Pune railway station, Pune Junction in ...

* 22105/06

Indrayani Express Indrayani Express, with train numbers 22105 and 22106, is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction in India. It is a daily service and is named after the river Indrayani, a cultu ...

* 12125/26

Pragati Express The 12125 / 12126 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 1 ...

* 12263/64 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express * 12493/94 Darshan AC Express * 12129/30 Azad Hind Express * 12221/22

Pune–Howrah Duronto Express The Pune - Howrah Duronto Express is a Duronto Category Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune to Howrah. It is one of three Duronto's operating out of Pune with the other two being 12263/64 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Du ...

* 20821/22

Santragachi–Pune Humsafar Express The 20821/20822 Santragachi - Pune Humsafar Express is a Premium Humsafar Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Santragachi in Howrah near Kolkata in West Bengal and Pune in Maharashtra . It is currently being operated with 20821/208 ...

* 11025/26 Pune–Secunderabad Shatabdi Express * 17013/14 Hyderabad–Pune Express * 11097/98

Poorna Express The 11097 / 11098 Poorna Express is an express train running between to . The Poorna Express runs only on Mondays starting from Ernakulum Junction at 23:20 IST and ends at Pune Junction at 5:05 IST 2 days later covering a total distance of 14 ...

* 22149/50 Pune–Ernakulam Express * 16381/82 Kanyakumari–Pune Express * 12113/14

Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath Express The 12113 / 12114 Nagpur-Pune Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath class express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Nagpur Junction and Pune Junction three times per week. It operates as train number 12 ...

* 12135/36

Pune–Nagpur Express The 12135⇋12136 Nagpur–Pune Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12135 from Pune Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train ...

* 22123/24 Pune–Ajni AC Superfast Express * 22139/40 Pune–Ajni Humsafar Express * 11419/20 Pune–Nagpur Humsafar Express * 11405/06 Pune–Amravati Express * 22117/18 Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express * 12157/58 Hutatma Express * 12169/70 Pune–Solapur Intercity Express

Suburban railway

The Pune Suburban Railway operates on a single route, Pune Junction to

Lonavala Lonavala-Khandala is a hill station 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 also a major stop on t ...

and its part, Shivajinagar to

Talegaon Talegaon is a town on the outskirts of the city of Pune, India. Demographics At the 2001 Census of India The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was cou ...

. There are 15 trains that operate on the

–Lonavala route and 3 trains that operate on the Shivajinagar–Talegaon route. There are eight

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 that operate between the Pune Junction and

Daund Daund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River. In ancient times, a sage named Dhaumya Rishi stayed here; henc ...

station. This section is electrified and is planned to be included into suburban rail. The chances of starting DEMU services between Pune and Ahmednagar stations are increased as 24 stations of Daund-Ankai section will be merged with the Pune Rail Division. Currently Daund-Ankai section is under Solapur Rail Division. Merging with Pune Division will increase the chances of starting DEMU services between Ahmednagar and Pune railway station.

Future

There are plans to increase service in the

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–

section, lay additional track between Pune and

, increase the budget for track surveys and construct separate terminals for suburban trains. There are also proposals to construct a new EMU terminal. It would be situated to the west of the existing station and have three lines and three platforms. The chances of starting demu services between pune and Ahmednagar stations are increased as 24 stations of daund-Ankai section will be merged with pune Railway division. Currently Daund-Ankai section is under solapur railway division. Merging with pune division will incarese the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and pune railway station.

Gallery

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statue at entrance File:Pune station - Overview.jpg, Back view File:Pune Railway Station metro station in evening.jpg,

Pune Railway Station metro station Pune Railway Station is an important elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Aqua Line of Pune Metro in Pune, India, which holds the main railway station. The station was opened on 1 August 2023 as an extension of Pune Metro P ...

near Platform 6

References

External links

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