As people have started flocking tourist spots in and around the city, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Pune division, has now started a special bus service from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad areas.

People can avail of the service to travel to Mahabaleshwar, Konkan Darshan, Ashtvinayak Darshan, Bhimashankar, Raigad fort and several other tourist spots.

“There is a huge rush at Mahabaleshwar, Bhimashankar, Sinhagad fort and several other tourist spots in the district. So, we have started a special bus service to various tourist and pilgrim spots in and around Pune,” said Ramakant Gaikwad, MSRTC Pune divisional controller.

“Some of the new trips include Konkan Darshan, Ashtvinayak Darshan, Raigad fort one day trip, Mahabaleshwar trip and some other two-day trips,” said Gaikwad.

“We are allowed to run buses at full capacity. We also have plans to increase the destinations like Nashik – Trimbakeshwar, Shirdi and other prominent forts in the state,” he said.

Currently, this new bus service is available from Swargate, Shivajinagar and Chinchwad ST stands.