Miraj Junction railway station

Miraj Junction railway station is a major junction railway station in the city of Miraj, Maharashtra, India in Sangli district. The PuneYeshwantpur railway line passes through Miraj where it meets the MirajKolhapur Branch line. The Miraj - Nagpur section starts at Miraj and passes through towns such as Pandharpur, Kurduvadi, Barshi, Latur, Parli Vaijnath and Osmanabad. Also it is major Junction on Mumbai - Bangalore line and Miraj- Nagpur line (via Kurduvadi, Osmanabad, Purna.

Miraj Junction
Indian Railways
LocationMiraj, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates16°49′11″N 74°38′20″E
Elevation554 metres (1,818 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Pune–Miraj–Londa line
MirajKolhapur
Latur–Miraj section
Platforms6
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
Disabled access
Other information
Station codeMRJ
Division(s) Pune
History
Opened1886 (1886)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Miraj Junction
Location within India
Miraj Junction
Miraj Junction (Maharashtra)

Background

Before 1994, Miraj had a unique combination of 3 different gauges:

By 2008, the entire Latur–Miraj section was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge linking Miraj with Solapur and beyond. After gauge conversion completed, Miraj have only broad gauge lines.

Miraj had Steam loco shed in past near current Miraj- Bangalore line . Locomotives of Miraj loco shed was played up to Dharmawaram.After steam Locomotives was discontinued from service in 90's decade,Miraj loco shed was permanently closed.Trains like Bangalore Mail,Poona Mail,Kittur Express,Mandovi MG Express,Gomantak MG Express,Goa Express and Koyna Express once originated From Miraj Junction.

Even today the legendary train Rani Chennamma express originates from Miraj Jn.

Jaldoot water train

Due to the drought the Latur city faced since three consecutive years, the summer of 2016 presented itself with extreme scarcity of water. To overcome this issue, a joint project was then requested by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. After further research, and many changes in plan, Miraj was chosen to transport water to Latur from 342 km.[1] The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 litres of water.[2]

References

Originating Trains of Miraj Jn.

▪ Banglore - Miraj Jn - Banglore Rani Chennamma express.

▪ Solapur - Miraj Jn SF Express.

▪ Miraj Jn - SSS Hubballi Express

▪ Miraj Jn - Castlerock Express

▪ Miraj Jn - Parli Express.

▪ Miraj Jn - Belagavi Passenger

▪ Miraj Jn - Londa Passenger

▪ Miraj Jn - Kolhapur passenger

▪ Miraj Jn - Kurduwadi Passenger

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