Pune Railway Station To Expand Soon, Four New Platforms To Be Built To Ease Traffic

A proposal to construct four new platforms at Pune station and allow five express trains to make stops at stations other than Pune has been sent by the Pune Railway Division to the Railway Board.

These new platforms are going to be built on Pune railway land in the Maldhakka region, a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) official from the Pune Division stated.

The Pune Division has begun to expand the platforms and enable express train halts at four more stations in addition to Pune station to alleviate train delay and congestion at Pune station. If this plan is accepted, it will be incorporated into the remodelling project for the station.

Pune Railway Station currently has six platforms, and there isn’t room for more. The Pune Division’s DRM, Indu Rani Dubey, asserted that the Maldhakka section of the railway has an abundance of land.

“Once the proposal is approved, we will begin implementing the plan. It has been sent to headquarters and will then be forwarded to the Railway Board,” Dubey said as quoted by The Indian Express. Furthermore, the Pune Railway Department intends to build pedestrian bridges to support this growth.

Pune Division’s DRM, Dubey went on to say that while the concept differs from the Pune station’s renovation design, if the plans are approved, it will be included in the plan. “Till now, it is just a proposal, but there is ample land towards the Mumbai direction at the Railways’ Maldhakka premises. The proposal was passed after a plan was plotted and examined to determine its feasibility,” she added.

Meanwhile, the proposal also calls for allowing stoppages for five express trains which are Azad Hind, Jhelum, Sinhagad, Jammu Tawi, and Pragati Express at extra stations.

According to the DRM, the plan was made in response to the station’s daily traffic of approximately one lakh passengers. Trains headed towards Daund will halt at Hadapsar, while trains heading towards Mumbai will stop at Shivajinagar, Chinchwad, and Talegaon, as per reports. This effort seeks to alleviate the inconveniences experienced by commuters from both East Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.

These express trains currently begin and end in Pune, leading passengers from the surrounding suburbs to congregate at the station. If authorised, the idea will aid in the resolution of traffic congestion and reduce commuter inconvenience.