Efforts for Ahilyanagar–Pune Railway Route – Chief Minister

 Efforts for Ahilyanagar–Pune Railway Route – Chief Minister

Speaking to the media after the program, the Chief Minister said that the number of travelers from Vidarbha to Pune is high, but at present passengers have to buy expensive tickets and travel by private vehicles. Moreover, such travel takes more time. Considering these factors, the State Government requested the Railway Minister to start a Nagpur–Pune train service, to which he responded positively, resulting in the launch of this service. The Nagpur–Pune Vande Bharat Express covers the longest distance among all Vande Bharat Express trains in the country.

Currently, the train going to Pune via Nagar–Daund has to take a detour of 100 to 125 km. As a solution, it has been suggested to the Ministry of Railways that if a direct route from Ahilyanagar to Pune is created, the travel distance will be reduced and time will be saved. Planning will be undertaken in this regard in the future. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ahilyanagar, and Pune form an industrial belt, and for its development, it is necessary to construct new railway routes. Accordingly, a new expressway from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to Pune is being constructed, and if the railway route is considered within its right of way, the travel distance can be reduced even further, he said.