The Pune railway administration has submitted the proposal for acquisition of land needed for the fourth platform planned at Hadapsar railway terminal to the Railway Board. The project is part of the expansion plan of the station. Three of the four platforms planned at the station are ready. Land required for the fourth platform is about 5,000 square metres estimated to cost ₹40 crore, said officials, adding that the Railway Board has already cleared ₹135 crore for the project.
Authorities are developing Hadapsar railway station as a fully operational satellite terminal for long-distance trains to decongest Pune railway station that currently sees among the highest train operation volumes in the region.
Special trains became operational from Hadapsar during Diwali apart from regulars like the Hyderabad Express and Jodhpur Express.
The fourth platform, about 450 metres long, will be built on the Magarpatta side and a new road will be laid for better access. A pedestrian bridge will connect all four platforms.