Incessant rain disrupts bus service in Pune, grounds intercity trains to Mumbai too
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Pune: Heavy rainfall in parts of Maharashtra has caused significant disruptions for commuters, crippling MSRTC and PMPML bus services and grounding intercity trains between Pune and Mumbai.
MSRTC's Pune divisional controller Arun Siya said heavy rain in Mumbai caused bus delays, especially on the Mumbai-Pune route, leaving passengers frazzled. "But safety is paramount and cannot be compromised. Buses to other cities like Kolhapur and Solapur are also running late," he said.
Siya said the passenger traffic was less, buses on some routes might be reduced, if needed.
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Camp resident Prateek Dalme, who was to visit Mumbai on Tuesday, cancelled the trip after waiting for the bus for around one-and-a-half hours.
"My son called up and told me that the condition was even worse in Mumbai due to the heavy rain and waterlogging," he said.
Mansi Gaud, heading to Shivajinagar from Fatimanagar, waited an hour for a PMPML bus, only to give up and take an autorickshaw amid rain. "PMPML buses are usually late, but today (Tuesday) was unbearable. Hopefully, one day they'll run on schedule," she said.
A student of a Wagholi-based engineering college had a nightmarish ride on a PMPML e-bus, which was leaking profusely.
"The maintenance is questionable. I couldn't even sit in the bus (number 167)," he said, describing his unpleasant journey from Bhekrainagar to Wagholi.
PMPML PRO Kishore Chauhan confirmed 69 bus breakdowns on Monday. "Private contractor buses accounted for the most breakdowns. We don't permit vehicles with leakages to operate. We'll investigate the complaint. Due to heavy traffic and waterlogging on Monday, some trips, especially during late evening hours, had to be cancelled.
We're closely monitoring the situation," he said.
Heavy rainfall severely impacted intercity train connectivity, with multiple services between Pune and Mumbai cancelled. The affected trains include Deccan Express, Intercity Express, Indrayani Express, Pragati Express and Deccan Queen, with specific cancellations applying to each route and direction over Tuesday and Wednesday. "The origin stations of four more trains were changed for Tuesday and Wednesday," a Central Railway official said.
CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat was also cancelled till Wednesday. Four Mumbai-bound trains were short-terminated in Pune due to waterlogging on Mumbai tracks, while three trains were diverted and two rescheduled.
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FLYERS FEEL THE HEAT TOO
Travellers heading to Pune and Mumbai airports were anxious because of the disruptions caused by heavy rainfall
While some flyers planned to leave early to account for potential delays, others were taking precautions to reach the airport well ahead of their flights
Fortunately, Pune airport authorities reported no major flight disruptions, onlyminordelays
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