Going long to bring Mumbai, Pune closerA new rail alignment between Mumbai and Pune has been approved to bypass the steep ghats and 28 tunnels, aiming for a gentler slope of 1:100. This 'Sreedharan grade' will eliminate the need for banker locomotives, potentially reducing travel time between the two cities. The new alignment will be a...
more... longer detour of about 20 km, but it will be a faster route due to the elimination of delays caused by attaching and detaching banker locomotives. The minister also approved the construction of a third and fourth line between Pune and Lonavala, which will be built on the UP side of the existing double line to minimize land acquisition.
Mumbai aur Pune ke beech mein ek nayi rail alignment ko approval mil gaya hai, jisse steep ghats aur 28 tunnels ko bypass kiya jaayega. Isme 1:100 ka gentle slope rahega, jisko 'Sreedharan grade' ka naam diya gaya hai. Isse banker locomotives ki zarurat nahi rahegi, aur Mumbai aur Pune ke...
more... beech ka travel time kam ho sakta hai. Nayi alignment 20 km ka longer detour hoga, par yeh existing mainline se faster route hoga, kyonki banker locomotives ko attach aur detach karne mein hone wala delay nahi hoga. Minister ne Pune aur Lonavala ke beech mein third aur fourth line banane ke proposal ko bhi approval diya hai, yeh existing double line ke UP side mein banaya jaayega jisse land acquisition kam hoga.