The MRIDC is a joint venture of the Union railway ministry and the Maharashtra government on 50:50 bases. The project is expected to be completed in 1,200 days from the start of actual work and will have 24 stations and 18 tunnels proposed on the route passing through Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts. To start with, the construction of 20 stations in the Pune-Nashik line, including Pune, Hadapsar, Manjari, Wagholi, Alandi, Chakan, Rajgurunagar, Manchar, Narayangaon, Alephata, Bota, Sakur, Ambore, Sangamner, Nimon, Nandur Shingote, Sinnar, Muhdari, Wadgaon and Nashik, has been taken up. The project will provide seamless connectivity to industrial zones of Pune and Nashik, such as Alandi, Chakan, Khed, Manchar, Narayangaon, Sinnar, Satpur. The project also includes the development of container depots along the rail corridor, the development of private freight terminal (PFT), dry port and multimodal and commercial hubs.
