To enhance rail connectivity between Pune and Nashik, the Centre has sanctioned the doubling of the 248-km-long Daund-Manmad railway line. Of the total distance, 178 km of the track has already been commissioned, and work for the remaining section is currently underway.

In addition, surveys for three new railway projects have been approved. These include the construction of a new double line between Nashik and Sainagar Shirdi (82 km) and between Pune and Ahmednagar (125 km), and the doubling of the Sainagar Shirdi-Puntamba section (17 km). The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for these projects will be prepared upon the completion of the surveys.