The Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) Pune division is adding more electric buses (e-buses) to its fleet. The administration has also decided to add four new e-bus charging stations at the Alandi, Dapodi, Indapur, and Manchar ST depots in the Pune division.
Currently, the MSRTC Pune division has 66 e-buses that are charged at the Swargate ST stand and the main head office premises at Shankarsheth Road.
5000 e-buses to be added
The MSRTC plans to add around 5,000 e-buses in a phase-wise manner, out of which 200 e-buses will be allocated to the MSRTC Pune division. These e-buses will operate in the state under the name ‘e-Shivai’. Some departments have already received e-buses, and e-bus services have been started on some routes.
The first e-Shivai was launched on the Pune-Nagar route in the Pune division in August 2023, after which e-Shivai services were started on the Pune-to-Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Kolhapur, and Solapur routes.
The official said, “As the number of buses is increasing, the new charging stations will also come up. We are getting a good response, so more e-buses will come in the future, and the addition of charging stations will also be done.
