Pune Suburban Railway


Pune Suburban Railway, also known as Pune Local, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra. It is operated by Central Railway, part of Indian Railways. The system operates on two routes, – and its part –. 17 trains operate on – route and 4 trains operate on – route. Also, DEMU trains operate on –– route.

History

The Central Railway introduced electric multiple units on the existing 63 km railway line between Pune Junction and Lonavala on 11 March 1978. The line had previously been serviced by regular trains. The EMU service reduced end-to-end travel time on the line from 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours.
Nine-car trains were operated on the Pune Suburban Railway until March 2009, when they were replaced by 12-car services.

Stations

Note: Stations in bold are terminal stations.

Services

Pune–Lonavala EMU

Train No.DepartureOriginArrivalDestination
9980200:15Pune1:50Lonavala
998044:45Pune6:05Lonavala
998065:45Pune7:05Lonavala
998086:30Pune7:50Lonavala
999026:48Pune7:38Talegaon
998108:10Shivaji Nagar9:25Lonavala
999048:53Pune9:43Talegaon
998129:57Pune11:20Lonavala
9981411:17Pune12:37Lonavala
9981612:05Shivaji Nagar13:20Lonavala
9981815:00Pune16:20Lonavala
9990615:47Shivaji Nagar16:32Talegaon
9982016:25Pune17:45Lonavala
9982217:20Shivaji Nagar18:38Lonavala
9982418:02Pune19:27Lonavala
9982619:10Shivaji Nagar20:30Lonavala
9982820:05Shivaji Nagar21:30Lonavala
9983020:37Pune21:57Lonavala
9983221:05Shivaji Nagar22:10Lonavala
9983422:10Pune23:30Lonavala
9990823:15Pune00:05Talegaon

Train No.DepartureOriginArrivalDestination
9990100:35Talegaon1:37Pune
998015:20Lonavala6:40Pune
998036:30Lonavala7:55Shivaji Nagar
999037:25Lonavala8:48Pune
998057:48Talegaon8:38Pune
998078:20Lonavala9:45Pune
999059:57Talegaon10:50Pune
9980910:05Lonavala11:25Shivaji Nagar
9981111:30Lonavala12:45Shivaji Nagar
9981314:50Lonavala16:10Pune
9981515:30Lonavala17:05Shivaji Nagar
9990716:40Talegaon17:32Pune
9981717:30Lonavala18:50Shivaji Nagar
9981918:08Lonavala19:40Shivaji Nagar
9982119:00Lonavala20:32Pune
9982319:35Lonavala20:55Shivaji Nagar
9982520:40Lonavala22:00Pune
9982721:40Lonavala23:00Pune
9982922:05Lonavala23:25Pune
9983122:35Lonavala23:50Pune
9983323:45Lonavala1:20Pune

Pune–Daund–Baramati DEMU

This section was electrified in 2017, but is currently served by DEMUs 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 route. There are plans to start EMU services on this section.
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Proposed plans

According to the 2010-11 Budget, rail proposals were as follows:
  1. To build separate platforms for –/ services and increase the frequency to 30 min during peak hours and 45 min other time.
  2. Introduction of shuttle service on ––/ Sector. This will operate every 3 hours with 2/3 wagons for goods.
  3. Third track for – section.
  4. To increase two terminals on – and – sections.
  5. 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:
  1. Extension of existing platforms to accommodate 24 bogie trains.
  2. A new terminal for EMU to accommodate 15 bogie trains.
  3. Three foot over-bridge to connect new terminal to other platforms.
  4. Expansion of for new trains to origin and terminate at the station.