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Miraj Junction overflowing due to Ashadi Yatra

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 11, 2022 12:59 IST

Sangli: Miraj Junction, which has been deserted due to lack of trains and passengers for the last two years, ...

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Sangli: Miraj Junction, which has been deserted due to lack of trains and passengers for the last two years, is once again overcrowded. All express trains and some passenger trains have been canceled. The station is also overflowing due to extra trains running for Pandharpur's Ashadi Yatra. Trains are stopped simultaneously on six platforms.

As the train started running on these routes due to Ashadi Yatra, the response from the passengers was overwhelming. Trains are running on Miraj to Latur, Kurduwadi etc. Thousands of devotees from Karnataka, including Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts, are enjoying the journey in the car of God.

By 2011, the passenger train from Miraj to Pandharpur and onwards to Barshi was known as the train of God.

To go After Broadgauge 2011, the speed and number of vehicles also increased. But the faith of Vitthal devotees remains

Is. Miraj Junction was overcrowded due to extra trains running for Pandharpur Yatra. All means six

Trains are parked on the platform and this is the first time in two and a half years.

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