Promises Unkept: Commuters Continue to Wait for Pune-Daund Local TrainResidents of Daund, near Pune, are frustrated by the lack of a local train service between the two cities. Despite the completion of electrification in 2016 and frequent promises from government officials, including Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the local train remains absent. The existing DEMU train, which operates at a...
more... maximum speed of 70 km/h, takes 1 hour and 45 minutes to cover the 74-km journey. This train stops at Hadapsar, 5 km short of Pune, forcing passengers to find alternate transport. Commuter demands include the launch of a local train service, designation of Daund as a Pune suburb, extension of the DEMU to Pune, reinstatement of pandemic-canceled trains, and introduction of two new trains between Daund and Pune. The slow progress and lack of a local train are causing significant inconvenience and frustration for daily commuters.
Pune aur Daund ke beech local train service ka sapna Daund ke residents ke liye khwaab banta ja raha hai. 2016 mein electrification khatam hone ke baad bhi, yeh train abhi tak nahin aayi hai. Central government ke officials ne baar baar waada kiya hai, lekin abhi tak koi action nahin...
more... liya gaya. Existing DEMU train 70 km/h ki maximum speed se chalta hai, jisse 74 km ka safar 1 hour 45 minutes mein khatam hota hai. Ye train Pune se 5 km pehle Hadapsar par ruk jaati hai, jisse passengers ko dusra transport arrange karna padta hai. Commuters ki demands mein local train service start karna, Daund ko Pune ka suburb banaya jaana, DEMU ko Pune tak extend karna, pandemic ke time mein cancel hue trains ko fir se start karna, aur Daund aur Pune ke beech do new trains start karna shamil hain. Local train na aane se daily commuters ko kaafi pareshani ho rahi hai.
