Pune–Miraj–Londa line
The Pune–Miraj–Londa line is an important railway line connecting Pune in Maharashtra and Londa in Karnataka. It covers a distance of across Maharashtra and Karnataka. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of Central Railways and the remaining 188 km section under South Western Railway.
History
The Southern Maratha Railway completed the metre-gauge Vasco–Guntakal railway line along with the branch from Londa to Pune in 1890. The metre gauge Miraj–Kolhapur railway line was opened for traffic on 21 April 1891. The narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.The Pune to Londa main section was converted from to broad gauge in 1971. Gauge conversion from to of the Miraj–Latur track and extension of the new line to Latur Road was taken up in 1992 and completed in stages. The gauge conversion of the last phase of the long track was completed in 2008.
The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002.
Electrification
The electrification of the Pune–Miraj–Londa line is under progress as of 2022. The branch line Miraj–Kolhapur was electrified in 2019. The Pune–Miraj line was electrified in 2022. Miraj–Londa line electrification is in progress. The branch line Lonand–Phaltan is also being electrified.The electrification and doubling of the entire line is complete as on 30 Nov 2025.