Final Up to date: March 20, 2024, 12:11 IST
Maha Metro to Increase Final-Mile Connectivity with Extra Feeder Buses. (Picture: Pune.Information)
Maha Metro goals to reinforce the general commuting expertise for residents and guests alike, making public transportation extra accessible and environment friendly in Pune.
Maha Metro, the town’s metro service, plans to enhance last-mile connectivity by increasing feeder bus providers.
Following the current launch of a service from Ramwadi Metro station to Lohegaon airport, Maha Metro goals to strategy the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Restricted (PMPML) to reschedule feeder bus operations from extra stations, as reported by TOI.
Officers from Maha Metro famous that the extension of the bus route has led to a rise in each day footfall. In response, they’re striving to introduce further feeder providers to facilitate commuters’ entry to stations.
Beforehand, PMPML’s feeder buses operated from Civil Courtroom, Nal Cease, and Garware School stations since August final 12 months. Nonetheless, resulting from poor response, the variety of journeys was lowered and finally discontinued. Now, Maha Metro proposes to regulate the providers from these stations.
Common commuters have recommended deploying buses throughout peak hours on close by routes. Residents like Paresh Pansare advocate for smaller buses to attach areas like Karvenagar and Prabhat Highway from Nal Cease station, emphasizing the significance of a complete route research inside a 3-4km radius of the Metro stations.
Yash Mehta, one other commuter, criticized the poor planning of feeder bus routes, suggesting journeys from Garware School station by means of Shastri Highway to Dandekar Bridge and again, connecting folks from the Sinhagad Highway space to the Metro.
Along with enhancing bus providers, share-an-auto providers will quickly be out there at Metro stations. This resolution emerged from a gathering involving a city-based discussion board, transport officers, and autorickshaw unions, indicating a collaborative effort to deal with transportation challenges in Pune.
