Daund Junction railway station

For the other station, see Daund Chord Line railway station.

Daund Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Daund railway station
General information
LocationRailway Hospital Road, New Daund, Pune district, Maharashtra
 India
Coordinates18°27′50″N 74°34′44″E / 18.4640°N 74.5788°E / 18.4640; 74.5788
Elevation514 metres (1,686 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Mumbai–Chennai line
Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Daund–Manmad branch line
Daund–Baramati line[1]
Platforms5[2]
Tracks14
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDD
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Pune
History
Opened1858; 166 years ago (1858)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Daund Jn. railway station is located in Maharashtra
Daund Jn. railway station
Daund Jn. railway station
Location in Maharashtra
Daund Jn. railway station is located in India
Daund Jn. railway station
Daund Jn. railway station
Daund Jn. railway station (India)

Daund Junction railway station is a railway junction station on the Mumbai–Chennai route of Indian Railways located in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Daund–Manmad line and the Daund–Baramati branch line start from here. Daund is a major freight redistribution hub.

History

The Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards began in 1865, and the line was extended to Raichur in 1871.[3]

Daund station was established in 1858 or 1859, the Daund-Baramati metre-gauge track was constructed in 1906. Daund became a junction after the broad-gauge Daund-Manmad track was built. Daund got connected to Srigonda by road when in 1928 the bridge over river Bhima was constructed.

Before establishment of Daund Chord Line, trains from Pune, Goa, Hubli, etc., and going to Delhi, Howrah, etc. had to get their engines reversed in opposite direction at Daund Junction, which was a very time-consuming process. To avoid this problem, a new station for halting such trains was established in 2020, named Daund Chord Line.

Since then, trains running on above routes halt at Daund Chord Line, bypassing Daund Junction.[4][5][6] Daund station will now be a part of pune Railway division. 24 stations of daund-Ankai section will be merged with pune Railway division. Currently Daund-Ankai section is under solapur railway division. Merging with pune division will increase the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and pune railway station.[7]

Pune Suburban Railway

The Pune–Daund section was electrified in 2017, but is currently served by DEMUs only. Since March 2017, three DEMUs have started to operate on Pune–Daund route and one DEMU on Pune–Baramati route. Two DEMUs operate on Daund–Baramati route.[8] There are plans to start EMU services on this section.

Amenities

Daund railway station has refreshment stalls serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, retiring room, waiting room and a book stall.

  • Daund Junction railway station
    Daund Junction railway station

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ CD (31 July 2024). "दौंड येथील रेल्वे स्थानकाच्या फलाट क्रमांकांत आजपासून बदल". Marathi News Esakal (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ M, Yasin. "2027002-11: This new line". India Rail Info. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Daund chord line, which will reduce rail travel time by 45 minutes, to be operational by next week". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Pune railway division area to increase, 24 stations to be added". 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Pune-Daund local brings respite for daily commuters". Pune Mirror. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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