 The metre-gauge Pune-Miraj line was completed in 1886, making the city a rail junction.The Bombay-Poona line was electrified in the 1920s; this cut travel time between the cities to three hours, enabling day trips for events such as the Poona races.Many villages in the west, east and south of the district, such as Lonavla, Uruli Kanchan and Daund, were connected by rail.