MSRTC, CR to deploy extra buses & trains to Pandharpur
Nashik: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (
MSRTC
) has geared up to deploy 300 additional buses for the Pandharpur pilgrimage during Ashadhi Ekadashi July 2-11. Similarly, the Central Railways (CR) also decided to run special trains to assist the pilgrims.
"There will be to-and-fro buses to Pandharpur. These will be operated from Nashik, Malegaon, Satana, Kalwan, Manmad, Chandwad, Yeola, Lasalgaon, Pimpalgaon Baswant, Nandgaon, Sinner, Igatpuri, and Peth depots," said an MSRTC officer.
The CR also arranged for Ashadi special trains from Nagpur and Bhusawal to Pandharpur.
The Nagpur-Miraj special will leave Nagpur at 8.50am on July 4-5 and reach Miraj at 11.55am the next day.
In return, train no 01206 will leave Miraj at 12.55 pm on July 5-7 to reach Nagpur at 12.25pm the next day.
The New Amravati-Pandharpur special train will leave New Amravati at 2.40pm on July 2-5 to reach Pandharpur at 9.10am the next day. In the return journey, the train will start from Pandharpur at 7.30 pm on July 3 and July 6 to reach New Amravati at 12.50pm the next day. Bhusaval-Pandharpur Unreserved special train will leave Bhusaval at 1.30pm on July 5 and will reach Pandharpur at 3.30am the next day.
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In the return journey, it will start at 10.30pm on July 6 to reach Bhusaval at 1pm next day.
Nashik: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has geared up to deploy 300 additional buses for the Pandharpur pilgrimage during Ashadhi Ekadashi July 2-11. Similarly, the Central Railways (CR) also decided to run special trains to assist the pilgrims.
"There will be to-and-fro buses to Pandharpur. These will be operated from Nashik, Malegaon, Satana, Kalwan, Manmad, Chandwad, Yeola, Lasalgaon, Pimpalgaon Baswant, Nandgaon, Sinner, Igatpuri, and Peth depots," said an MSRTC officer.
The CR also arranged for Ashadi special trains from Nagpur and Bhusawal to Pandharpur.
The Nagpur-Miraj special will leave Nagpur at 8.50am on July 4-5 and reach Miraj at 11.55am the next day. In return, train no 01206 will leave Miraj at 12.55 pm on July 5-7 to reach Nagpur at 12.25pm the next day.
The New Amravati-Pandharpur special train will leave New Amravati at 2.40pm on July 2-5 to reach Pandharpur at 9.10am the next day. In the return journey, the train will start from Pandharpur at 7.30 pm on July 3 and July 6 to reach New Amravati at 12.50pm the next day. Bhusaval-Pandharpur Unreserved special train will leave Bhusaval at 1.30pm on July 5 and will reach Pandharpur at 3.30am the next day. In the return journey, it will start at 10.30pm on July 6 to reach Bhusaval at 1pm next day.
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