Great News for Mumbaikar and Punekar

Central Railway connects Navi Mumbai to Pune

Central Railway (CR) is exploring the possibility of running train services via Harbour line between Kurla (suburban) and Pune's Shivaji Nagar stations. Such a service will be a boon to citizens residing in Navi Mumbai as there's no direct train connectivity between the satellite township and Pune.

At present, commuters from Navi Mumbai have to either rely on road transport or come to Dadar, LTT or CST to board a train to Pune.

In a move to connect the satellite city of Navi Mumbai to Pune, Central Railway (CR) is studying the feasibility of running a train between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar in Pune.

As per the plan, the train will run on the suburban tracks of the Harbour Line from Kurla to Panvel, after which it will be connected to the line going to Pune via Karjat.

Officials said that the project cost would not be expensive. The railways, after conducting a feasibility study, will submit a proposal to the railway board. If sanctioned, the train will see the light of the day very soon.

The CR has planned to run the train from Kurla with halts at Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat and Lonavala.

Theplan, which is in the conceptual stage, will be a boon for travellers, as there is no direct rail connectivity between Navi Mumbai and Pune. Currently, passengers have to option for road transport to reach Pune from Navi Mumbai

The travel time is expected to be around 2 hours 50 minutes.

At present, 33 services run between the cities of Mumbai and Pune, of which 21 are daily trains. If the plan is successful, the train might be the fastest train to run between Mumbai and Pune.

 Deccan Queen, the current fastest train, between the two cities takes around 3 hours and 50 minutes, to reach its destination

 For the proposal to turn into reality, officials will have to make some technical adjustments at Panvel station. A senior CR official said, "Panvel is a major junction for long-distance trains as well as the originating and terminating station for suburban services on Harbour line. A crossover, the point at which trains interchange tracks, will have to be provided to allow movement of trains from the suburban line to the main line to establish connectivity to Shivaji Nagar."

After ascertaining the feasibility of providing a cross-over at Panvel, CR officials will forward the proposal to the railway board for approval. "Funding will not be an issue as the cost of providing a cross-over is not really huge," said another official.

CR officials said they do not want to take the train all the way to Pune as it will result in longer travel time. The official said, "Running such a service up to Shivaji Nagar is sufficient as it is well connected to other parts of Pune."

The distance between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar is 170 km. While the number of services has not yet been decided, CR officials said it will be run using 16 coaches used in mail/express trains. "These coaches have lavatories which are a must for journeys of such durations," said the official. "

The train will halt only at Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat and Lonavla. 

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 Travel time between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar to less than 2 hours and 50 minutes. We cannot provide halt at other stations as that will increase the travel time."

The CR recently started Pragati Express from the Diva-Panvel-Karjat route, instead of the regular Kalyan-Karjat route. With a huge response to the train, CR is contemplating to run more trains to Pune via Panvel.

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