Shivajinagar railway station

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Shivaji Nagar
शिवाजी नगर रेल्वे स्थानक
Pune Suburban Railway Station
Station statistics
Address Shivajinagar Station, Pune.
India
Coordinates 18°31′57″N 73°51′05″E / 18.5326°N 73.8514°E / 18.5326; 73.8514Coordinates: 18°31′57″N 73°51′05″E / 18.5326°N 73.8514°E / 18.5326; 73.8514
Elevation 550.42 metres (1,805.8 ft)
Line(s) Pune Suburban Railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Parking Yes
Baggage check No
Other information
Electrified Yes
Station code SVJR
Owned by Indian Railways
Fare zone Central Railway
Services

Pune Suburban Railway, Indian Railways.

Pune Suburban Railway System
Pune Junction
Mutha River
Shivajinagar
Khadki
Mula River
Dapodi
Kasarwadi
Pimpri
Chinchwad
Akurdi
Dehu Road
Begdewadi
Ghorawadi
Talegaon
Vadgaon
Kanhe
Kamshet
Malavli
Lonavla

Shivajinagar Railway Station is a station with two platforms. This is a major halt for suburban trains of Pune. The station is also halt for trains from Mumbai to Pune Junction. This Station is important because this is the nearest railway station to Pune's Session Court and many important building like the College of Engineering, PMC building etc. Trains which halt on this station generally halt for 2 to 3 minutes. The old Mumbai - Pune road is to the backside of this station. This Station is just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from Pune Railway Station.

Shivaji Nagar stationboard
Shivaji Nagar overview
Shivaji Nagar platformboard
Koyna Express at Shivaji Nagar station

Trains

Express/Mails

Train Name Frequency
Bhuj - Pune Intercity Express Weekly (Only to Pune)
Veraval - Pune Intercity Express Weekly (Only to Pune)
Ahmedabad - Pune Ahimsa Express Weekly (Only to Pune)
Jodhpur - Pune Intercity Express Weekly (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Pune Deccan Express Daily
Mumbai - Pune Indrayani Express Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai Pune Intercity Express Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Kolhapur Koyna Express Daily
Mumbai - Pune Sinhagad Express Daily
Mumbai - Pune Pragati Express Daily (Only to Pune)
Mumbai - Pune Deccan Queen Express Daily (Only to Pune)

Ordinary

Train Name Frequency
Karjat - Daund

Karjat - Pune Passenger.

Daily
Baramati - Karjat

Pune - Karjat Passenger.

Daily
Mumbai - Bijapur Passenger. Five Days
Mumbai - Shirdi Passenger. Daily
Mumbai - Pandharpur Passenger. Two Days

Train to Navi Mumbai

A train service is proposed from this station to Kurla's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via Navi Mumbai. This train will halt at Lonavla, Karjat, Panvel, Vashi and Belapur stations. The current link from Navi Mumbai is Pragati Express which is run on trial bases between the two cities.[1]

Suburban trains

There are two trains which origin from Shivajinagar for Lonavla and two trains from Lonavla terminate at Shivajinagar. There are 15 trains which operate between Pune Junction - Lonavla - Pune Junction section and three between Pune Junction - Talegaon Dabhade - Pune Junction section. These trains have their halt at this station.

Demand for new suburban trains from Shivajinagar

There is a demand to increase suburban trains from Shivajinagar station by commuters.[2]

Expansion

A new platform is proposed to be constructed at shivajinagar station for trains originating and terminating here.[3] This will accommodate the local trains originating and terminating over here. This platform will be constructed near platform no. 1. There are also plans to start long distance trains from here.[4]

See also

References

External links

  1. Shivajinagar bus stand timetable
  2. Shivajinagar, Pune
  3. Shivajinagar Railway Station
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