Shivneri to start Mumbai-Pune bus service via Atal Setu: Check details

[{"selector":"#anim-fbdc2dc6-9a09-4bd1-97d4-4badb743b96f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.03323369211486%, 0, 0) translate(2.3809523809523836%, 1.8110440769948022%) scale(0.9523809523809523)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] CNBC TV18 By Priyanka Deshpande Published Feb 19, 2024

[{"selector":"#anim-e96d2faa-feef-475e-aa80-9412d7b4aa47 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(24.966524745959592%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on February 19 announced that its Mumbai-Pune buses will now operate on the newly built Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL).

[{"selector":"#anim-b862a8ac-f379-4de5-85c4-21f14f10a486 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.994907334434515%, 0, 0) translate(2.3809523809523836%, 2.3809518030513837%) scale(0.9523809523809523)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] MSRTC will operate the Shivneri buses on the Atal Setu bridge, connecting Sewri and Nhava Sheva, for the Mumbai-Pune route. Image: MSRTC/X

[{"selector":"#anim-055e1b14-a5a6-4f5b-95f9-a9ee83e71fc3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.994907334434515%, 0, 0) translate(2.3809523809523836%, 2.3809518030513837%) scale(0.9523809523809523)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76268bee-232a-47a8-b92f-f25c9103b2d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8ec184e-dad0-445e-b5a9-c1e66a8e5182","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] MSRTC in a post on social media platform X said that two Shivneri buses will be operational from February 20 onwards.

[{"selector":"#anim-56571ab8-d4c1-4f94-9743-f1a676cd50d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(16.37118430187851%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] One of the buses will start its journey from Pune station to Mantralaya at 6:30 am. Image: Wikimedia Commons

[{"selector":"#anim-cefb1dd3-4010-4602-b23a-aaa79fac31ec [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(5.604422589451846%, 0, 0) translate(-2.3809523809523836%, 2.3809518030513837%) scale(0.9523809523809523)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The second bus will run from Swargate to Dadar, beginning at 7:00 am. Image: MSRTC/X

[{"selector":"#anim-28d4bcca-d872-4d16-ac34-fbec706e586f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-14.604830825973245%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The initiative aims to cut travel time by about an hour, following the route via Panvel Nhava Sheva Sewree Marg.

[{"selector":"#anim-7bf97b11-5ba6-4686-9c87-bc332ff3dc10 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.637962510267947%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] In order to maintain affordability for passengers, there will be no change in the fare for Shivneri buses traveling between Mumbai and Pune via Atal Setu.

[{"selector":"#anim-be99fbdd-687c-4f16-b5b9-410f03cbc1b6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(5.64411078366053%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Built at cost of about ₹17,840 crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the MTHL on January 12, 2024. It is longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in the country.

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