BELOGIVAVI: Sejawang is firmly growing among the BELOGIVI-SANGLI commuters for the recommendation of the passenger train drawn in 1971 for the conversion of gauges.
Even after finishing working in 1995, the service was not continued.
Sangli has the largest turmeric market in the world and more than 6,000 people from the BELOGIVI go Sangli to work there.
3,000 people come here for businesses, personal works and others.
At present, five express trains run on the route but three of them are in the morning.
All trains from Sangli to Batalagavi start in the morning except one starting at 9:45 p.m.
“All express trains on this route stop only at Sangli Station, Miraj, Ghataprabha and Belagavi.
Passenger intermediary stations in the District of the BELOGIAVI, such as Gokak, Chikkodi, Ugar.
Shedbal.
Raibag, Kuduchi and others cannot directly reach Sangli,” said Umesh Jhah, member of the Western Maharashtra Pravation Group.
He said that because of the illness of passenger trains directly, people were forced to spend automatic pedicabs to reach the Sangli from Miraj.
The majority of them traveled to Miraj from Batalagiavi by train to reach Sangli.
While returning, they took the train in Miraj.
Previously, the Central Division of the Department of the Railway had quoted several technical issues because it did not start the train, but now the Pravation Group has denied them.
There were around six passenger trains ran to Miraj, but after the pandemic hit only one passenger train that ran until Shedbal.
Trading in Kunyit Market is also affected because the economy is slow.
Commerce Sangli’s room had also written to members of Partavi MP Mangala Angadi who asked him to persuade the train department to run more trains on the route.
Extend Beleagavi-Miraj Trains to Sangli, say nk tourists
