Miraj Junction railway station







































































Miraj Junction
Indian Railways
Location
Miraj, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates 16°49′11″N 74°38′20″E / 16.81972°N 74.63889°E / 16.81972; 74.63889
Elevation 554 metres (1,818 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Central Railway
Line(s)
Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Miraj – Kolhapur
Latur–Miraj section
Platforms 6
Construction
Structure type At ground
Disabled access
Handicapped/disabled access[citation needed]
Other information
Station code MRJ
Division(s) Pune
History
Opened 1886; 133 years ago (1886)
Electrified No
Location



Miraj Junction is located in India

Miraj Junction

Miraj Junction



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Miraj Junction is located in Maharashtra

Miraj Junction

Miraj Junction



Miraj Junction (Maharashtra)

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Miraj Junction is a Railway Junction station in the city of Miraj, India in Sangli district. The Pune – Yeshwantpur railway line passes through Miraj where it meets the short Miraj – Kolhapur line. The Miraj - Nagpur section starts at Miraj and passes through towns such as Pandharpur, Kurduvadi, Barshi and [[Osmanabad railway station|{usmanabad) is major point of run) Purna, Akola, Nagpur. Also it is major station on Mumbai - Bangalore line and Miraj- Nagpur line (via Kurduwadi, usmanabad, Purna,Akola,Nagpur).


By 2008, the entire Latur–Miraj section was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge linking Miraj with Solapur and beyond. Currently from Miraj Junction, 82 trains are departing each week. Some of the important trains are 12779/Goa Express,19668/Palace Queen Humsafar Express,22498/Tiruchchirapalli - Sriganganagar Humsafar Express,12781/Mysuru - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti SF Express,12630/Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express,11022/Tirunelveli - Dadar Chalukya Express,Hubli-Bhopal Express,Mahalaxmi Express,Kolhapur - Nagpur Express,Rani Chennama Express.
There is a demand for daily train from Kolhapur to Nagpur to connect Marathawada and Vidarbha to Western Maharashtra frequently. This route saves a lot of time of passengers as currently running Maharashtra Express takes a very long time to reach Nagpur via Pune-Daund-Manmad. Also there is a demand to fasten Karad-Chiplun Rail work to have good connectivity between Western Maharashtra and Konkan region as currently passengers are solely dependent on MSRTC.



Jaldoot


Due to the draught the Latur city faced since three consecutive years, the summer of 2016 presented itself with extreme scarcity of water. To overcome this issue, a joint project was then requested by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. After further research, and many changes in plan, Miraj was chosen to transport water to Latur from 342 km.[1] The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 litres of water.[2]



References





  1. ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/how-indias-longest-water-train-is-coming-to-latur-2756820/


  2. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Latur-water-train-completes-100-trips/articleshow/53468263.cms




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