page_title: Economy of Maharashtra
section_title: Passenger rail
hierarchical_section_title: Economy of Maharashtra / Transport / Railways / Passenger rail
caption_attribution_description: English: Nagpur - Bhusawal SF Express at Ghoradongri Railway Station
context_page_description: The economy of Maharashtra is the largest in India. It is one of the most urbanised of Indian States.
  Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra is considered the financial capital of India with the headquarters of almost all major banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and mutual funds being based in the city. India's largest stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange, the oldest in Asia, is also located in the city. More than 41% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Maharashtra.
  Maharashtra is India's leading industrial state contributing 13% of national industrial output. Almost 46% of the GSDP is contributed by industry. Maharashtra has software parks in many cities around the state, and is the second largest exporter of software with annual exports over ₹80,000 crores.
  Although highly industrialized, agriculture continues to be the main occupation in many regions of the state.64.14% of the people are employed in agriculture and allied activities.
  As part of its sustainability efforts, the state has started a project for the identification of suitable plantation sites for Jatropha, a drought resistance plant.
context_section_description: There are multiple train services that connect major cities of India to cities in Maharashtra, for example, the Mumbai Rajdhani Express, the fastest rajdhani train, connects the Indian capital of New Delhi to Mumbai. There are also many services that connect cities within Maharashtra such as the Deccan Queen connecting Mumbai with Pune. The Maharashtra Express service which connects the city of Kolhapur in southwestern Maharashtra to Gondia in Northeast Maharashtra holds the current record for the longest distance covered in one state as its entire run of 1,346 km (836 mi) is entirely within Maharashtra. 
  Thane and CST are the busiest railway stations in India, the latter serving as a terminal for both long-distance trains and commuter trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
  Maharashtra also has suburban railway networks in Mumbai and Pune that carry around 6.4 million passengers every day using the same tracks that are used by long-distance passenger and freight trains.
caption: Nagpur - Bhusawal SF Express
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