Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Tambe Presses Government for Direct Pune-Nashik Rail Route
Satyajeet Tambe wants a new fast railway between Pune and Nashik to pass through Sangamner.
He has been campaigning for this route for about two years.
The government created a committee led by Dr Anil Kakodkar to study the issue.
The committee was supposed to finish its work in 60 days.
Tambe says 25 days have passed, but the government has not yet given the committee important railway information.
He also wants the committee to visit villages and speak with local people.
People in several nearby talukas support the direct route, according to Tambe.
He says the protest will continue until the railway trains are running.
MLA Satyajeet Tambe is demanding that the Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed railway pass directly through Sangamner.
Tambe said the committee led by Dr Anil Kakodkar was given 60 days to assess the project.
He claimed 25 days had passed without the government providing necessary railway-related information.
Tambe said the government accepted demands that the deadline not be extended and that the committee visit affected talukas and villages.
He said public agitation would intensify and continue until trains operate on the direct Pune-Nashik route.
- Who
- MLA Satyajeet Tambe, the government-appointed committee led by Dr Anil Kakodkar, and residents of affected talukas.
- What
- A campaign is seeking a direct Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed railway route through Sangamner.
- When
- Tambe said 25 of the committee’s 60 days had elapsed; a related protest was held on August 9, with no year specified.
- Where
- The proposed route concerns Pune, Nashik, Sangamner and surrounding talukas including Sinnar, Akole, Junnar, Ambegaon, Shirur and Khed.
- Why
- Tambe argues that excluding the original direct Pune-Nashik route is unjust and wants local public views considered.
- Project
- Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed rail project
- Requested route
- A direct route via Sangamner
- Committee chair
- Dr Anil Kakodkar
- Committee deadline
- 60 days
- Elapsed time
- 25 days, according to Tambe
- Remaining time
- 35 days, according to Tambe
- Protest date
- August 9, observed as Kranti Din; the year was not specified