Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Pune Railway Station Set for Rs 442-Crore Capacity Expansion
Pune railway station is getting a major upgrade costing about Rs 442 crore.
The station currently handles around 150 trains each day.
Plans call for increasing the number of platforms from six to 12.
Some existing platforms will be made longer so they can handle longer trains.
New tracks and stabling lines will give trains more space to move or wait.
A third main line toward Hadapsar is also planned.
Bridges, a skywalk, lifts and escalators will improve passenger movement.
An electronic system will help prevent trains from being sent along conflicting routes.
Officials expect the station to handle about 20 more services after the work is finished.
The projects are expected to take about three years.
Around Rs 442 crore has been sanctioned for Pune railway station’s passenger amenities and traffic infrastructure.
The station is planned to expand from six to 12 platforms, with extensions, additional platform lines and stabling lines.
A third main line toward Hadapsar, upgraded rails, modernised signalling and electronic interlocking are included.
About 150 trains currently use the station daily, with officials expecting 20 additional services after completion.
The Pune division’s redevelopment works are expected to take around three years and will support longer trains.
- Who
- The Pune railway division, railway officials and contractors are carrying out the station and yard redevelopment; Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has highlighted the planned platform expansion.
- What
- A Rs 442-crore redevelopment will expand platforms, add tracks and stabling lines, improve passenger facilities, and replace route relay interlocking with electronic interlocking.
- When
- The development projects are expected to take around three years to complete.
- Where
- Pune railway station and its yard, with related infrastructure toward Hadapsar and a separate terminal planned at Alandi.
- Why
- To accommodate longer trains, improve train movement and passenger facilities, and create capacity for about 20 additional services.
- Total investment
- Rs 442 crore
- Investment breakdown
- Rs 202.39 crore for customer amenities and Rs 239.64 crore for traffic facilities
- Planned platforms
- Increase from six to 12 platforms
- Current train movements
- Around 150 trains originate, terminate or pass through the station daily
- Expected additional services
- About 20 services after the works are completed
- Major rail upgrade
- A third main line toward Hadapsar and conversion from a 52-kg to a 60-kg rail layout
- Expected timeline
- Around three years
