Festival rush: PMPML will operate 770 extra buses

PUNE: To clear the rush of passengers during the Ganesh festival, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has pressed into service more than 770 additional buses till September 12. 

Last year during the festival the PMPML ran 819 buses and in 2017, it was 469 buses. 

Extra buses will also run at night as ‘Yatra Service’. An additional charge of Rs 5 will be levied on fares and the buses will start plying after 10 pm, said  PMPML spokesperson Subhash Gaikwad. However, travel passes will be valid only till midnight.

The PMPML, in a press statement, said due to the festival, the internal roads in the city will be closed by the police to avoid traffic jams and the buses will ply on alternative roads.

“The service started from September 2. In the first phase, from September 3 to 4 and on September 11 the PMPML will run 170 additional buses. Similarly, from September 5 to 10 and 12 they will ply 600 extra buses.

ROUTE CHART
Swargate Bus Stand: Dhankawadi, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Ambegaon, Upper Indira Nagar, Sukhsagar Nagar, Market Yard, Pune Station and as per need buses will run to Sangvi to Alandi.
Natraj Hotel/Sinhagad Road: Vadgaon, Dhayari.
Swargate Bus Stand: Hadapsar, Kondhwa.
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Stand (Pul Gate): Kondhwa Khurd, Kondhwa Budruk, Salunke Vihar.
Hadapsar Gadital Bus Stand: Swargate, Pune station, PMC building, Saswad, Urali Kanchan, Manjari Theur, Vadki Gaon, Phursungi, Uruli Devachi.
Moledina Hall/ Sassoon Road Bus Stand: Vishrantwadi, Dhanori, Vidya Nagar, Viman Nagar, Vadgaon Sheri, Alandi.
Dengle Pul Bus Stand: Lohegaon, Vadgaon Sheri, Mundhwa Gaon/Keshav Nagar, Shubham Society, Anand Park, Talegaon Dhamdhere, Hadapsar.
PMC and Petrol Pump: Bhosari, Chinchwad, Nigdi, Devachi Alandi, Dehugaon, Vishrantwadi, Vidya Nagar, Pashan, Sutarwadi, Balewadi, Mahalunge, Talegaon Dabhade, Sangvi, Pimple Gurav, Pradhikaran, Khadki Bazar.
Congress Bhavan Bus Stand: Karve Nagar, Malwadi, Kondhwa Gate, Kothrud Depot.
Deccan Gymkhana/Sambhaji Pul Corner: Karve Nagar, Malwadi, Kondhwa Gate, Gokhale Nagar, Kothrud Depot.
Katraj Bus Stand: Swargate.
PMC Riverside Bus Stand: Balewadi, Pashan, Sutarwadi. 
Upper Depot Stand: For Swargate.
Nigdi Bus Stand: For PMC.
Bhosari Bus Stand: For PMC.
Chinchwad Bus Stand: For PMC.