Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra, with over 5 million people. It has experienced rapid growth in vehicles, which has led to increased traffic and pollution problems. Pune has various transportation options, including roads, railways, an international airport, and public buses. However, the non-motorized infrastructure such as footpaths and cycle tracks has not expanded accordingly, despite many residents relying on walking and cycling for transportation. Initiatives are underway to improve public transit and build new transportation infrastructure, but Pune continues to face challenges from its growing population and vehicle usage.
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is the eighth largest
metropolis in India and the
second largest in the state of
Maharashtra.
the population is 5,049,968 as
per the 2011 Census of India.
Over 1.5 million vehicles are
currently registered with the
Regional Transport Office
(RTO) at Pune.
Pune is amongst the most
polluted cities in India.
The number of 2-wheelers
and 4-wheelers has increased.
Pune traffic has become
increasingly unruly and
dangerous.
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NH 4 connects it to Mumbai, Bangalore and
Kolhapur. NH 9 to Hyderabad, and NH 50 to Nashik.
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India's first six-lane
high-speed expressway, was built in 2002.
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Ring road covers 29
villages of Pune district in
Pune's neighbourhood
length of 161.73 km.
Public buses within the
city and its suburbs are
operated by the Pune
Mahanagar Parivahan
Mahamandal Limited
Pune is served by two
intra-city highways: Old
Pune-Mumbai
Highway and KatrajDehu Road Bypass
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The Mumbai - Pune railway
line was completed in 1856
It is a railway junction with
on the Mumbai Chennai railway line
Local trains connect Pune to
the industrial town
of Pimpri-Chinchwad and
the hill station
of Lonavala, while daily
express trains connect Pune
to Mumbai, Hyderaad, Delhi.
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Station is connected with an information
booth, an internet cafe and computerized ticket
booking office.
Plan for high-speed railway service
to Mumbai and Ahmedabad and To increase
platforms from 6 to 9.
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Pune airport having the
runway of 2535 m long
which is control by
Airport Authority of
India.
From 12 December,
2005 Pune Airport is
notified as
International Airport
at Lohegaon.
It is located 10 km
north-east of Pune in
the state of Maharashtr
a, India.
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New Pune International
Airport Pune is started
because of a growing
center of
the automobile, educatio
n and Information
technology industries
The airport project site is
located 40 km north
of Pune, 14 km west of
Rajgurunagar.
Pune Metro Rail Project
is also proposed which
will connect this airport
to Vanaz via Deccan
Gymkhana.
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Almost all parts of the city
are connected by the
PMPML city buses.
Major city bus stands
include Corporation, Shivaji
Nagar, Swargate, Kothrud
depot, Nigdi, Hadapsar, Kat
raj and Deccan. Shivaji
Nagar is believed to be the
busiest bus stand in the state
of Maharashtra.
The fare is calculated by
distance, and ranges from Rs
5 to Rs 22.
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At present, the PMPML has a fleet of 1000
buses, transporting about 800 thousand
commuters daily.
The organization runs buses in 282 routes across
the Pune metropolitan limits, and has 10 bus
depots and 20 major bus stations
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Currently, the non-motorized
transport infrastructure in
Pune consists of a some cycle
tracks and footpaths
A 2005 study conducted by
the PMC found that about
37% of trips in Pune were
walking trips and 18% of trips
were cycling trips.
Now the existing cycle tracks
and footpaths are neither
usable nor adequate.