The train also ran from Bengaluru to Miraj Junction as Kittur Express during the Meter gauge Era.

The Rani Chennamma Express is commonly referred to as the "Queen of South Western Railways" with train number 16589/90.

Due to congestion at Miraj, this train's route was extended to Sangli Railway Station recently.

Then, post-doubling, electrification & demands, the train was extended to Miraj Junction with halts at Jejuri, Satara, Karad & Sangli on a weekly basis.

En route, it stops at Sangli, Kirloskarwadi, Karad, Satara, Lonand, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai road, etc.

As the importance of the Miraj station in the Sangli district came to the attention of the South Maratha Railway Company, the company decided to rapidly expand the Miraj station and the trains running through this route.

A new railway line from Kudachi to Bagalkote is under construction to further develop railway connectivity from Miraj to important cities of Karnataka like Vijayapura/Bijapur, Bagalkote, Jamkhandi, Athani, Gadag due to huge footfall of Passengers to Miraj for Medical Treatments.

Miraj had a Steam loco shed in the past near the current Miraj- Bangalore line.

After the steam Locomotives were discontinued from service in the '90s, the Miraj loco shed was permanently closed.

All DEMU trains of Miraj-Kolhapur, Miraj-Pune, Miraj-Parali, Miraj-Satara, and Miraj-Kurduwadi routs are maintained here.

Due to the drought the Latur city faced for three consecutive years, the summer of 2016 presented itself with extreme scarcity of water.

[1] The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 liters of water.