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The metre gauge Miraj–Kolhapur railway line was opened for traffic on 21 April 1891. [1] The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927. [2] 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. [3]
The train also ran from Bengaluru to Miraj Junction as Kittur Express during the Meter gauge Era. The Rani Chennamma Express is commonly referred to as the "Queen of South Western Railways" with train number 16589/90. Due to congestion at Miraj, this train's route was extended to Sangli Railway Station recently.
It is the end point of the Miraj to Kolhapur railway line and falls under Pune division. It has a freight yard called Gur Market with a capacity of five freight trains nearly 4 km (2.5 miles) away from the station. Kolhapur is the centre of trade for southern Maharashtra (with electrification between Miraj and Kolhapur).
Satara railway station is the main railway station in the Satara district, in the city of Satara, Maharashtra. Its code is STR . [ 1 ] The station lies on the Pune–Miraj line of the Central Railways and is administered by the Pune Railway Division .
Pune Division includes four districts of the state of Maharashtra which are Pune, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur.The division includes one A1 class railway station, four A class stations, 1 B class station, 14 C class stations, 10 D class stations, 31 E class stations and 12 F class stations which makes a total of 71 railway stations in the division.
Pune-Satara-Sangli-Miraj-Kolhapur; Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduvadi-Barshi-Osmanabad-Latur-Latur Road; Ballarshah-Majri-Sevagram (formerly Wardha East Jn.)-Nagpur-Amla-Itarsi; One of the oldest and important railway project of central railway zone was Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project, which was in planning stage since British regime.
The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express is India's 63rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the bank city of Kolhapur with the Deccan Plateau city of Pune in Maharashtra. [1] [2] This express train was inaugurated on September 16, 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. [3] [4]
The station is situated near Mahuli about 0.7 km from the Satara bus stand on the Satara Pandharpur road. Satara is On Route from Mumbai to Miraj, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Bangalore (some trains). Sahyadri Express, Koyna Express, Mahalaxmi Express, Maharashtra Express, Goa Express are daily trains that have stops at Satara. [citation needed]