Pune–Nashik Semi HSR

Pune–Nashik Semi HSR is an approved 234.6 km semi-high-speed rail corridor being built by MahaRail (Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation) to connect Pune and Nashik. Its route map, stations, cost and latest updates are below.

The Pune-Nashik corridor is a proposed 235 km semi-high-speed rail line linking two of Maharashtra’s major cities via Ahmednagar, promoted by MahaRail (the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation), a state-Railways joint venture. Designed for broad-gauge running at up to 250 km/h, unusually fast for a semi-HSR line, it would connect an industrial and agricultural belt currently without a direct rail link.

The project was approved and advanced to land acquisition, but has since seen alignment revisions and delays.

Why it matters

Pune-Nashik is a marker for the state-led semi-HSR model, projects driven by state infrastructure corporations rather than the Centre’s NHSRCL or NCRTC. Its 250 km/h broad-gauge design also blurs the line between semi-high-speed and true HSR, making it a technically distinctive test of what “semi-HSR” means in India.

Key facts

• Operator: MahaRail (Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation)
• Length: 234.60 km; broad gauge
• Speed: up to 250 km/h; depot at Nashik Road
• Status: Approved in principle; alignment revised and timeline uncertain

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Official source: www.mahroad.com