Pune: PMPML Announces Free Bus Travel for Women on 13 Routes for International Women’s Day

Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is offering free bus travel for women on March 8, 2025, to celebrate International Women’s Day. The initiative covers 15 buses operating across 13 specific routes in Pune, ensuring safe and convenient travel for women passengers.

Here are the routes available for free travel:

1. Route 202M: Swarget to Hadapsar Gadital — 5 buses
2. Route 217: Swarget to Dhayari Mandir Dhayari — 2 buses
3. Route 18: Kothrud Depot to Pune Station — 2 buses
4. Route 84: Pune University Gate No. 1 to Manapa Bhavan — 2 buses
5. Route 290: Karjat to Maharashtra Housing Board — 7 buses
6. Route 202: Karjat to Kothrud Depot — 6 buses
7. Route 65: Hadapsar Gadital to Bajaj Malwadi — 2 buses
8. Route 111: Bhakti-Shakti to Manapa Bhavan — 2 buses
9. Route 121: Market Yard to Pimpri-Chinchwad — 2 buses
10. Route 157: Pune Station to Kharadi Bypass — 2 buses
11. Route 212: Nigdi to Mega Polis Hinjewadi — 2 buses
12. Route 375: Bharti Vidyapeeth to Nanded City — 2 buses
13. Route 315: Chinchwad to Dange Chowk — 2 buses

In total, 42 buses will be deployed to facilitate this service. PMPML’s initiative is a step towards empowering women by providing them with safe and free travel options on this special day.