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 468 kilometres (291 mi) 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.

Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Belagavi, an important railway station on Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Maharashtra, Karnataka
Termini	Pune Londa
Service
Operator(s)	Central Railway, South Western Railway
Depot(s)	Pune
History
Opened	1890
Technical
Line length	468 km (291 mi)
Number of tracks	2/1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed	100 km/h
Route map Legend km km Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section to Mumbai│to Solapur Pune Junction 000 Ghorpuri 002 NH 65 Saswad Road 011 Phursungi 017 Alandi 023 Shindawane 032 Ambale 041 Rajewadi 046 Jejuri 058 Daundaj 066 to Baramati Valha 074 26 Phaltan Nira 085 18 Surawadi Nira River 7 Taradgaon Lonand 092 0 101 Salpa Adarki 110 120 Wathar Palsi 129 138 Jarandeshwar Satara 145 156 Koregaon Rahimatpur 166 178 Targaon Masur 190 196 Shirravde Karad 204 217 Shenoli Bhavani Nagar 226 232 Takari Kirloskarwadi 239 246 Amnapur Bhilavdi 253 260 Nandre Madhavnagar 269 272 Sangli Vishrambag 274 00 280 Miraj Jaysingpur 12 to Latur Road Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 20 288 Vijaynagar Hatkanangale 28 Maharashtra Karnataka border Rukadi 35 297 Shedbal Panchganga River 307 Ugar Khurd Valivade 42 Krishna River Gur Market 45 314 Kudachi Kolhapur 48 to Bagalkot 321 Chinchli 333 Rayabag 347 Chikodi Road 354 Bagewadi 362 Ghataprabha 368 Gokak Road 377 Parkanhatti 384 Pachhapur 393 Suldhal 405 Sulebhavi 412 Sambre 421 Belgaum 432 Desur 439 Idalhond 448 Khanapur 460 Gunji 468 Londa Junction Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section to Goa│to Hubli km km Source: Google, Pune-Kolhapur DEMU and Miraj–Londa Passenger

History

The Southern Maratha Railway (SMR) 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.^[1] The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.^[2]

The Pune to Londa main section was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1971.^[3] Gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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 375-kilometre (233 mi) long track was completed in 2008.^[4]

The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002.^[5]

Electrification

The electrification of the Pune–Miraj–Londa line is under progress as of 2022. The branch line Miraj–Kolhapur was electrified in 2019.^[6][7] The Pune–Miraj line was electrified in 2022.^[8] Miraj–Londa line electrification is in progress.^[9] The branch line Lonand–Phaltan is also being electrified.

Speed limit

The main-line and the branch lines are classified as 'Group D' lines, and the speeds are limited to 110 km/h.

Loco sheds

Pune diesel loco shed houses 175+ locos. These include WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDP-4D and WDG-4 locos. Pune trip shed houses WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7, WCAM-2/2P, WCAM-3 and WCAG-1 locos. Pune has one trip shed for WDS-4 shunters.

Major stations

Major cities in Western Maharashtra such as Pune, Satara, Karad, Sangli and Miraj lie on the Pune–Miraj–Londa line while Kolhapur is connected by a branch line to Miraj. In Karnataka, Belgaum is the major city which lies on the Pune–Miraj–Londa line.