Miraj Junction railway station
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Miraj Junction
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| Indian Railways | |
| Location |
Miraj, Maharashtra India |
| Coordinates | 16°49′11″N 74°38′20″E / 16.81972°N 74.63889°E |
| Elevation | 554 metres (1,818 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway |
| Line(s) |
Pune–Miraj–Londa--Bangalore line Miraj – Kolhapur Miraj – Latur Road |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At ground |
| Disabled access |  |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MRJ |
| Division(s) | Pune |
| History | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Electrified | No |
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 Miraj Junction
Location within Maharashtra
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Miraj Junction is a Railway Junction station in the city of Miraj, India. The Pune – Yeshwantpur railway line passes through Miraj where it meets the short Miraj – Kolhapur line. The Miraj Latur section of the Dadar Solapur main line starts at Miraj and passes through towns such as Pandharpur, Kurduvadi, Barshi and Osmanabad before reaching Latur.
By 2008, the entire Miraj Latur line was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge linking Miraj with Solapur and beyond.
Due to the draught 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. The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 litres of water.
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