Pune railway division to add two more platforms at Khadki railway station

Pune railway division to add two more platforms at Khadki railway station for long-distance trains headed for Mumbai to terminate or commence from Khadki.

PUNE: The Pune railway division has decided to add two more platforms at Khadki railway station due to which long-distance trains headed for Mumbai will now be able to terminate or commence from Khadki railway station.

As per the information shared by the railway sources, two platforms will be added at the Khadki station to reduce congestion at Pune railway station. Passengers too will be relieved. Lakhs of passengers travel through Pune railway station every day, whereas about 200 to 300 trains arrive and depart from there every day. As such, Pune railway station is overburdened and several trains are delayed. There is a huge rush of passengers due to which, the railway administration and passengers have to face many problems.

Considering the overcrowding at Pune railway station and its surrounding areas due to heavy passenger movement, the railway administration is now planning to increase the number of platforms at railway stations and is emphasizing on developing alternative railway stations in Pune city as terminals, like Delhi and Mumbai.

According to this, the railway is working to develop Hadapsar and Khadki stations near Pune railway station as terminals. If these stations are fully developed in future, the load on Pune railway station will reduce. In this regard, works are being carried out by the Pune division of the railway and as part of the same, two platforms will be added at Khadki terminal. Therefore within a period of about three months, Khadki railway station will have 3 platforms instead of one, for which a fund of ₹35 crore has been approved by the Railway Board. Accordingly, the length of the existing platform here will be increased, while a new platforms will be constructed.

Indu Dubey, Pune divisional railway manager (DRM), said, “Khadki terminal 2 platform will be extended to reduce increasing congestion of trains at Pune railway station. The approval of the Railway Board has been received for this. Also, a fund of ₹35 crore has been approved. The action plan for the work is ready and the tender process will be started soon. There will be three platforms in total when the work is completed. This will provide great convenience to passengers.”