Pune–Miraj–Londa line - Revision history

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	The '''Pune–Miraj–Londa line''' is a railway line connecting [[Pune]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Londa, Karnataka\|Londa]] in [[Karnataka]]. It covers a distance of {{convert\|468\|km\|mi}} across [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of [[Central Railway zone\|Central Railways]] and the remaining 188 km section under [[South Western Railway zone\|South Western Railway]].		The '''Pune–Miraj–Londa line''' is an important railway line connecting [[Pune]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Londa, Karnataka\|Londa]] in [[Karnataka]]. It covers a distance of {{convert\|468\|km\|mi}} across [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of [[Central Railway zone\|Central Railways]] and the remaining 188 km section under [[South Western Railway zone\|South Western Railway]].

	==History==		==History==

	The [[Southern ~~Mahratta~~ 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.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/comm_railways.html#:~:text=Miraj%2DKolhapur%20Route.,by%20ex%2DSouthern%20Maratha%20Railway \|title=RAILWAYS \|website=cultural.maharashtra.gov.in\|access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref> The {{track gauge\|2ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge]] line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html \|title= IR History Part III (1900–1947)\| access-date= 4 December 2013}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/comm_railways.html#:~:text=Miraj%2DKolhapur%20Route.,by%20ex%2DSouthern%20Maratha%20Railway \|title=RAILWAYS \|website=cultural.maharashtra.gov.in\|access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref> The {{track gauge\|2ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge]] line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html \|title= IR History Part III (1900–1947)\| access-date= 4 December 2013}}</ref>

	The Pune to Londa main section was converted from {{track gauge\|1000mm}} to {{track gauge\|1676mm}} [[~~Indian gauge\|~~broad gauge]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Central-Railways-sanctions-Rs-125-cr-for-Pune-Satara-line/articleshow/52100935.cms\|title=Central Railways sanctions Rs 125 cr for Pune–Satara line \| Kolhapur News\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Gauge conversion from {{track gauge\|2ft6in}} to {{track gauge\|5ft6in}} 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 {{convert\|375\|km\|mi\|adj=on}} long track was completed in 2008.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf\| title=Miraj–Kurduwadi-Latur G.C. Work\| publisher=IRICEN, Pune\| access-date=4 December 2013\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141709/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf\| archive-date=4 March 2016\| url-status=dead}}</ref>		The Pune to Londa main section was converted from {{track gauge\|1000mm}} to {{track gauge\|1676mm}} {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Central-Railways-sanctions-Rs-125-cr-for-Pune-Satara-line/articleshow/52100935.cms\|title=Central Railways sanctions Rs 125 cr for Pune–Satara line \| Kolhapur News\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Gauge conversion from {{track gauge\|2ft6in}} to {{track gauge\|5ft6in}} 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 {{convert\|375\|km\|mi\|adj=on}} long track was completed in 2008.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf\| title=Miraj–Kurduwadi-Latur G.C. Work\| publisher=IRICEN, Pune\| access-date=4 December 2013\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141709/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf\| archive-date=4 March 2016\| url-status=dead}}</ref>

	The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Deshmukh \| first=Nikhil \| title=Phaltan–Baramati rly line faces local opposition – Kolhapur News \| website=The Times of India \| date=2015-01-31 \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Phaltan-Baramati-rly-line-faces-local-opposition/articleshow/46075927.cms \| access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref>		The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Deshmukh \| first=Nikhil \| title=Phaltan–Baramati rly line faces local opposition – Kolhapur News \| website=The Times of India \| date=2015-01-31 \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Phaltan-Baramati-rly-line-faces-local-opposition/articleshow/46075927.cms \| access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref>

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The '''Pune–Miraj–Londa line''' is a railway line connecting [[Pune]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Londa, Karnataka|Londa]] in [[Karnataka]]. It covers a distance of {{convert|468|km|mi}} across [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]] and the remaining 188 km section under [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]].

==History==

The [[Southern Mahratta 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/comm_railways.html#:~:text=Miraj%2DKolhapur%20Route.,by%20ex%2DSouthern%20Maratha%20Railway |title=RAILWAYS |website=cultural.maharashtra.gov.in|access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref> The {{track gauge|2ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge]] line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title= IR History Part III (1900–1947)| access-date= 4 December 2013}}</ref>

The Pune to Londa main section was converted from {{track gauge|1000mm}} to {{track gauge|1676mm}} [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Central-Railways-sanctions-Rs-125-cr-for-Pune-Satara-line/articleshow/52100935.cms|title=Central Railways sanctions Rs 125 cr for Pune–Satara line | Kolhapur News|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Gauge conversion from {{track gauge|2ft6in}} to {{track gauge|5ft6in}} 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 {{convert|375|km|mi|adj=on}} long track was completed in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf| title=Miraj–Kurduwadi-Latur G.C. Work| publisher=IRICEN, Pune| access-date=4 December 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141709/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002.<ref>{{cite web | last=Deshmukh | first=Nikhil | title=Phaltan–Baramati rly line faces local opposition – Kolhapur News | website=The Times of India | date=2015-01-31 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Phaltan-Baramati-rly-line-faces-local-opposition/articleshow/46075927.cms | access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref>

==Electrification==

The electrification of the Pune–Miraj–Londa line is under progress as of 2020. The branch line Miraj–Kolhapur was electrified in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/kolhapur-miraj-single-line-electrification-completed/articleshow/72497434.cms|title=Kolhapur-Miraj single line electrification completed | Kolhapur News|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://irctcportal.in/index.php/2016/05/25/doubling-of-pune-miraj-londa-railway-line/|title =Doubling of Pune–Miraj–Londa railway line| publisher= IRCTC|access-date = 2016-06-30 }}</ref> 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 [[Paschim Maharashtra|Western Maharashtra]] such as [[Pune]], [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[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.

==References==
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==External links==

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{{Central Railway}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}

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