Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Pune Railway Mega Block From September 19 Affects Trains
Railway work will take place in Pune for 15 days.
It will start on September 19 and finish on October 4.
The work is meant to add a third railway line between Hadapsar and Ghorpadi.
Workers will also make changes to railway signals, communications and overhead equipment.
Because some tracks will be unavailable, many trains may be cancelled or sent along different routes.
Some trains may start or end at different stations.
Other services may be delayed or rescheduled.
The report says that train 12116 from Solapur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus will be cancelled on October 3.
Central Railway will conduct a 15-day infrastructure block in Pune from September 19 to October 4.
The work will commission a third railway line between Hadapsar and Ghorpadi.
Engineering, signalling, telecommunication and overhead-equipment work is planned at Pune and Hadapsar yards.
The block is expected to affect long-distance trains, suburban services and DEMU services through cancellations, diversions and other schedule changes.
Train 12116, the Solapur–Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express, is listed as cancelled on October 3.
- Who
- Central Railway will carry out the work, affecting long-distance, suburban and DEMU services.
- What
- A 15-day mega infrastructure block will support commissioning of a third line and related railway works.
- When
- September 19 through October 4; train 12116 is listed as cancelled on October 3.
- Where
- At Pune and Hadapsar railway yards, involving the Hadapsar–Ghorpadi section.
- Why
- To commission the third line between Hadapsar and Ghorpadi and complete engineering, signalling, telecommunication and overhead-equipment work.
- Duration
- 15 days
- Block period
- September 19 to October 4
- Railway authority
- Central Railway
- Main project
- Commissioning of a third line between Hadapsar and Ghorpadi
- Work locations
- Pune and Hadapsar yards
- Reported disruption scope
- 42 cancelled trains and 25 diverted trains are listed in the report headline
- Specific cancellation
- Train 12116, Solapur–Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express, on October 3