Local Train Journey to Satara | Shindwane Ghats | Kolhapur DEMU Express ♥️

Local Train Journey to Satara | Shindwane Ghats | Kolhapur DEMU Express ♥️ The Pune–Miraj–Londa line is an important railway line connecting Pune in Maharashtra and Londa in Karnataka. It covers a distance of 468 kilometres (291 mi) across Maharashtra and Karnataka. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of Central Railways and the remaining 188 km section under South Western Railway. The Southern Maratha Railway (SMR) completed the metre-gauge Vasco–Guntakal railway line along with the branch from Londa to Pune in 1890. The metre gauge Miraj–Kolhapur railway line was opened for traffic on 21 April 1891. The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927. The Pune to Londa main section was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1971. Gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) of the Miraj–Latur track and extension of the new line to Latur Road was taken up in 1992 and completed in stages. The gauge conversion of the last phase of the 375-kilometre (233 mi) long track was completed in 2008. The Lonand–Phaltan branch line was completed by 2002. Major cities in Western Maharashtra such as Pune, Satara, Sangli and Miraj lie on the Pune–Miraj–Londa line while Kolhapur is connected by a branch line to Miraj. In Karnataka, Belgaum is the major city which lies on the Pune–Miraj–Londa line.