Ratnagiri-Sangli-Miraj-Bijapur-Wadi Railway Line proposed at Indian Railway Forum
Ratnagiri-Sangli-Miraj-Bijapur-Wadi railway line must be laid to connect Konkan rail with South Maharashtra, North Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh.
This route will pass from Ratnagiri to Shirala, Islampur & Sangli. From Sangli, Miraj to Bijapur & Wadi.
- Ratnagiri-Sangli (140 km)
- Sangli-Miraj Jn. (existing line 8 km)
- Miraj-Bijapur-Wadi Jn. (252 km)
Ratnagiri-Wadi Jn. Total Distance 400 km.
This will help industries which are coming up in a major MIDC Industrial Estate at Shirala in Sangli district. Islampur MIDC industrial estate will also directly benefit from this railway project.
Railways will get very good income from Freight (Goods). Two major industrial estates Shirala & Islampur lie directly on this line. Apart from these, 8-10 other industrial estates in Sangli district will benefit from this railway line.
This will provide following important links
- Mumbai-Ratnagiri-Miraj-Bijapur-Wadi-Chennai
- Pune-Miraj-Bijapur-Wadi-Chennai
- Bhubaneshwar-Hyderabad-Wadi-Bijapur-Miraj-Madgaon
- Vishakapatnam-Wadi-Miraj-Mumbai
- Vishakapatnam-Wadi-Miraj-Madgaon
This new rail route will connect many more cities & towns. It will help economic development of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & Andhra Pradesh states & indirectly benefit the whole of India.
Railways can introduce high speed trains on following route
- Mumbai-Panvel-Ratnagiri-Sangli-Bangalore.
- Mumbai-Ratnagiri-Sangli-Bijapur-Wadi-Chennai.
Ratnagiri-Sangli-Bijapur-Wadi link will be a major break through
with multiple advantages:
- Ratnagiri-Sangli railway line via Shirala will be the shortest link between Konkan railway & Central railway.
- Traffic on lot of existing railway lines will be eased.
- Economic Development of Konkan, South Maharashtra & North Karnataka.
- Freight transport between Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh will be more faster.
- Economic Development of many towns & cities along this route will speed up.
- Konkan railway will be linked directly to Bhubaneshwar, Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, Bangalore & Chennai.
- Mumbai-Bangalore & Mumbai-Chennai travel will be faster
- Pune, Satara, Sangli will be directly connected to Ratnagiri, Goa & Kerala via Konkan rail.
- Ratnagiri port will be directly connected with rest of India by the shortest route. Load on Mumbai port will be drastically reduced. It will result in substantial savings for Indian manufacturing companies who are exporting & importing goods.
- Shirala, Islampur & Ashta towns will be connected to the rest of India by railway for the first time.
Map of Proposed Ratnagiri Sangli Miraj Bijapur Wadi Railway Line
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