Significant Progress in Pune-Miraj Railway Section Doubling Project
The Pune-Miraj railway section doubling project has reached a major milestone, with substantial achievements to date. Here are the key highlights:
Project Overview:
- Total Length: The project spans 279.05 km.
- Doubled: 167.14 km (60%) of the railway section has been successfully doubled.
- Total Cost: The estimated total cost of the project is 4882.53 Crores.
- Expenditure: An impressive 64% of the total budget, amounting to 3122.51 Crores, has already been utilized.
- Overall Progress: The project has achieved an overall physical progress of 84%.
- Land Acquisition: Land acquisition for the project is nearly complete, with 97.04 hectares out of 115 hectares acquired (84.38%).
Completed Sections (60%):
- Pune-Shindawane
- Ambale-Nira
- Adarki-Lonand
- Palsi-Jarandeshwar
- Satara-Koregaon
- Sangli-Shenoli
Near Completion Sections (Likely in this Financial Year) – 29.14%:
- Lonand-Nira
- Palsi-Adarki
- Satara-Jarandeshwar
- Shenoli-Targaon
- Sangli-Miraj
Sections in Progress (10.86%):
- Ambale-Shindawane
- Targaon-Koregaon
Major Achievements:
- Earthwork: 86% completion.
- Blanketing: 47% completion.
- Major bridges: 76% completion.
- Minor bridges/RUB: 75% completion.
- Road Over Bridges (ROB): 70% completion.
- Tunnels: Significant progress, including the completion of the 274 mtr Saphale-Adarki tunnel, the 169 mtr Adarki-Wathar tunnel, and ongoing work on the 110 mtr Ambale-Shindawane tunnel.
- Tunnel Lengths Completed: 86%.
- Station Buildings: 29 out of 32 completed.
- Track Linking: 200 km out of 280 km completed.
- Signalling Electronic Interlocking: 22 out of 32 stations.
- OHE Electrification: 151 out of 280 km electrified.
The completion of this doubling project will greatly enhance train mobility on the Pune-Miraj route, alleviating congestion and improving overall railway efficiency.
