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Dussehra-Diwali travel ease: 275 extra buses to run from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
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News18•14-10-2026, 13:46
Dussehra-Diwali travel ease: 275 extra buses to run from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- •MSRTC has made special travel arrangements to handle the massive passenger rush during Dussehra and Diwali holidays.
- •A total of 275 buses will now be operated instead of the usual 184 buses across four major routes.
- •Extra buses include 50 for Pune, 30 for Nagpur, 6 for Mumbai, and 5 for Nashik, totaling 91 extra services.
- •The special planning aims to assist IT professionals and students traveling back to their hometowns from Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- •The increased bus frequency will significantly reduce travel inconvenience and passenger rush during the festive season.
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The ST corporation will operate a total of 275 buses instead of the usual 184 buses across four major routes during the Dussehra and Diwali holidays from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Extra buses will be operated on four routes, with a maximum of 50 deployed on the Pune route, 30 on the Nagpur route, 6 for Mumbai, and 5 for Nashik, totaling 91 extra buses for these destinations.
Many people and students from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar work or study in Pune's IT sector, leading to a heavy passenger rush and potential travel difficulties when returning home for Dussehra and Diwali.
