Following the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT)'s announcement to introduce public transport bus services across the newly constructed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has also unveiled plans to deploy their buses on the sea bridge between Pune and Mumbai, specifically the Mumbai-Pune Special Shivneri buses.
The Shivneri bus service, operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), has now been extended to the newly constructed "Atal Setu" bridge between Sewri and Nhava Sheva.
As an experimental initiative, two Shivneri buses will be operating from February 20th onwards on the following routes:
- Pune Station to Mantralaya (6:30 AM)
- Swargate to Dadar (7:00 AM)
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), also known as the Atal Setu, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month. The initiative aims to enhance connectivity between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai, and the expansion of public transport services aligns with efforts to make the infrastructure more accessible to the public.
Yesterday (February 18), Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff officially inaugurated the 5-km L&T Sea Bridge Marathon, which took place between 5 am to 12 am on the Atal Setu.