Editing Pune (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Pune}}

===Air===
{{main|Pune International Airport}}
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[[Pune International Airport]] at [[Lohagaon]] is one of the busiest airports in India. The airport is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]]. It shares its runways with the neighbouring [[Indian Air Force]] base.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/ |title = Pune City |publisher = St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110825091211/http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/ |archive-date = 25 August 2011 }}</ref> In addition to domestic flights to all major Indian cities, the airport has international direct flights to [[Dubai]], operated by [[Air India Express]],<ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister |title = Pune goes global |date = 13 December 2005 |access-date = 2 March 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister |archive-date = 5 November 2012 |url-status = dead |work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> and [[SpiceJet]], and direct flights to [[Singapore]] operated by [[Vistara]]. [[Pune International Airport]] at [[Lohegaon]] was ranked third best in the category of 5–15 million passengers by Airport Service Quality in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Welankar|first=Parth|date=8 March 2018|title=Pune Airport ranked third best in the category of 5–15 million passengers|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-airport-ranked-third-best-in-the-category-of-5-15-million-passengers/story-5tJhfrYuUHdNJ1keUXoF0O.html|access-date=31 March 2021|work=Hindustan Times|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429004416/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-airport-ranked-third-best-in-the-category-of-5-15-million-passengers/story-5tJhfrYuUHdNJ1keUXoF0O.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[New Pune Airport|new international airport]] has been proposed, due to the limited capacity of the existing airport. A location in the [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]]-[[Rajgurunagar (Khed)|Rajgurunagar]] area was chosen for the airport,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Chakan-airport-gets-state-nod/articleshow/4152574.cms|title=Chakan airport gets state nod|date=19 February 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-19/pune/28020634_1_chakan-airport-state-nod-maharashtra-airport-development-corporation|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/proposed-pune-airport-plan-to-get-push/714599/|title=Proposed Pune airport plan to get push – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|date=23 November 2010|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301174942/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/proposed-pune-airport-plan-to-get-push/714599/|url-status=live}}</ref> but non-availability of land delayed the project for over a decade.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/international-airport-to-come-up-at-purandar-pune-3047023/|title=A decade on, it's official: International airport to come up at Purandar, Pune|date=24 September 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012322/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/international-airport-to-come-up-at-purandar-pune-3047023/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2016 the location was changed to [[Purandar taluka|Purandar]], about  {{convert|20|km|mi}} south-east of the city near the towns of [[Saswad]] and [[Jejuri]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airports-authority-selects-purandar-for-international-airport-near-pune-devendra-fadnavis-1471246|title=Airports Authority Selects Purandar For International Airport Near Pune: Devendra Fadnavis|work=NDTV.com|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192912/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airports-authority-selects-purandar-for-international-airport-near-pune-devendra-fadnavis-1471246|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/aai-selects-purandar-for-greenfield-intl-airport-near-pune-cm-712859-2016-10-06|title=AAI selects Purandar for greenfield intl airport near Pune: CM|website=India Today|date=6 October 2016|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012047/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/aai-selects-purandar-for-greenfield-intl-airport-near-pune-cm-712859-2016-10-06|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Changes in state government, delay or changes called for by the ministry of defence, or the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and local opposition has delayed the project by several years.But with approvals in place from relevant authorities the project is going to be making progress per a statemt made by the civil aviation minister in June 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/111031820.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst | title=DGCA has given clearance for proposed airport in Pune's Purandar, says Murlidhar Mohol | newspaper=The Times of India | date=16 June 2024 }}</ref>

=== Public transport ===

Public transport in Pune include two operational lines of the [[Pune Metro]], bus services operated by [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|PMPML]], the [[Pune Suburban Railway]] and [[auto rickshaw]]s. Work is underway on an additional, [[Line 3 (Pune Metro)|third line]] of Pune Metro connecting the Hinjewadi IT hub to the [[District Court Pune metro station|District Court Pune station]]. This line is expected to open to the public by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.punenow.com/pune-maha-metro-targets-to-complete-pune-metro-by-december-this-year|title=Pune: Maha-Metro targets to complete Pune Metro by December this year|date=13 June 2023|work=PuneNow|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719140315/https://www.punenow.com/pune-maha-metro-targets-to-complete-pune-metro-by-december-this-year/|archive-date=19 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Metro ====
{{Main|Pune Metro}}
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Pune Metro<!-- Please do not add any Indic script in the lead, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> is a [[Rapid transit|mass rapid transit]] system serving the city. The system comprises two operational lines with a combined operational length of {{Cvt|31.25|km}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pune Metro - Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/pune-metro-information-map-updates/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction for a [[Line 3 (Pune Metro)|third line]] is underway, which on completion would increase the combined operational length to 59.1&nbsp;km.<ref name=":1" />

The two operation lines are the [[Purple Line (Pune Metro)|Purple Line]] and the [[Aqua Line (Pune Metro)|Aqua Line]]. The Purple Line starts from the [[PCMC Bhavan metro station|Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation metro station]] and terminates at the [[Swargate metro station]]. The Aqua line starts from the [[Vanaz metro station]] and ends at the [[Ramwadi metro station]]. Both lines pass through the [[District Court Pune metro station]], which as acts as a [[Cross-platform interchange|cross platform interchange]].

The presently under construction Line 3 will plough from Megapolis Circle in Hinjewadi till the District Court Pune station. It will see a cross platform interchange at [[Shivaji Nagar metro station (Pune)|Shivaji Nagar]] (for the Purple Line) and Disctrict Court (for both, the Purple and Aqua lines).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Punenow |date=5 January 2025 |title=Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar Pune Metro Line 3: See actual train photos, route map, list of all 23 stations and likely launch |url=https://www.punenownews.com/hinjawadi-shivajinagar-pune-metro-line-3-see-actual-train-photos-route-map-list-of-all-23-stations-and-likely-launch/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Punenow News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Bus service ====
{{Main|Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|Rainbow BRTS}}
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Public buses within the city and its suburbs are operated by [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|PMPML]] .In January 2019, Pune became the first Indian city to adopt [[Electric bus|e-buses]] and Bhekrai Nagar became the country's first all electric bus depot. As of January 2025, up to 490 electric buses have been deployed across the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2025 |title=PMPML to expand fleet with 1,600 new buses, to launch mobile app for iPhone users too |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pmpml-expand-fleet-buses-mobile-app-iphone-9755058/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

PMPML operates the [[Rainbow BRTS]] system. When launched, it was the first of its kind in India bus rapid transit system in India. The project has turned out to be a failure, receiving little patronage from the local citizenry.<ref>{{cite news |author=Manish Umbrajkar |date=5 March 2009 |title=2 years on, country's first BRTS remains incomplete |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/2-years-on-countrys-first-BRTS-remains-incomplete/articleshow/4225424.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524212108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-05/pune/28035312_1_brts-pilot-project-underpasses-and-pedestrian-crossings |archive-date=24 May 2013 |access-date=29 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> As of 2023 only 16&nbsp;km out of 68&nbsp;km proposed were completed for the project. Due to the then ongoing metro construction related work and high incidences of accidents, dedicated bus lanes from Yerawda to Vimannagar were removed in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gadkari |first=Siddharth |date=29 June 2023 |title=BRTS faces uncertain fate as Pune Metro work picks up pace |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/challenges-faced-by-pune-s-bus-rapid-transit-system-brts-due-to-the-expansion-of-the-metro-in-the-city-101687715062141.html |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=Hindustan times |location=Pune}}</ref>

[[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] runs buses from stations in Wakdewadi, [[Pune Station Bus Stand|Pune station]] and [[Swargate]] to all major cities and towns in Maharashtra and neighbouring states. Private companies also run buses to major cities throughout India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra State Road Transport |url=http://www.indiatransit.com/public_transport/maharashtra_state_road.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904102541/http://www.indiatransit.com/public_transport/maharashtra_state_road.aspx |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=5 March 2010 |publisher=IndiaTransit.com}}</ref>

==== Rail ====
{{Main|Pune Railway Station|Pune Suburban Railway}}
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The [[Pune Suburban Railway]] (popularly called local trains) connects Pune to the industrial city of [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] and the hill station of [[Lonavala]].

Daily express trains connect Pune to Mumbai, [[Nashik]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Nanded]], [[Miraj]]-[[Sangli]], [[Kolhapur]] [[Jaipur]], [[Raipur]], [[Nagpur]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kochi]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Howrah]], [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Goa]], [[Gwalior]], [[Varanasi]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Patna]], and [[Jamshedpur]]. At Pune, there is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric trip shed.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 April 2009 |title=Accolades for Pune division of Central Railway |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/accolades-for-pune-division-of-central-railw/449353/ |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> [[Pune Railway Station]] is administered by the [[Pune Railway Division]] of [[Central Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Central Railways |url=http://203.176.113.182/CR/cr/pune/administration/qwe.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110705101114/http://203.176.113.182/CR/cr/pune/administration/qwe.htm |archive-date=5 July 2011 |publisher=Central Railways |language=hi}}</ref>

===Road transport===
{{Main|List of roads in Pune}}
Pune is well-connected to other cities by [[National highways of India|Indian]] and state highways. [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]] connects it to Mumbai and Bangalore, [[National Highway 65 (India)|National Highway 65]] connects it to [[Hyderabad]] and [[National Highway 60 (India)|National Highway 60]] connects it to [[Nashik]]. [[State Highway 27 (Maharashtra)|State Highway 27]] connect Pune to [[Ahmednagar]].

The [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] is India's first six-lane high-speed expressway, and it was built in 2002. Only four wheeled vehicles are allowed on it. This expressway has reduced travel time between Pune and Mumbai to a little over two hours. Three ring roads are planned around the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/centre-allocates-rs-2-468-crore-for-pune-s-ring-road-project/story-tNahKK43LCQee04O97xP4L.html|title=Centre allocates Rs.2,468 crore for Pune's ring road project|date=13 February 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507092206/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/centre-allocates-rs-2-468-crore-for-pune-s-ring-road-project/story-tNahKK43LCQee04O97xP4L.html|archive-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/in-3-years-pmrda-has-transformed-pune-says-girish-bapat/story-NFfqiRdDn5ZdqUPkL5CghN.html|title=PMRDA has transformed Pune in three years, says Girish Bapat|date=10 April 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173733/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/in-3-years-pmrda-has-transformed-pune-says-girish-bapat/story-NFfqiRdDn5ZdqUPkL5CghN.html|archive-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/PCMC-grants-Rs-6-crore-for-ring-road-project/articleshow/30197.cms|title=PCMC grants Rs 6 crore for ring road project|date=19 June 2003|access-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526165850/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-19/pune/27218250_1_ring-road-development-plan-midc|archive-date=26 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Major highways:'''
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* [[File:NH48-IN.svg|20px]] [[National Highway 48 (India)|Pune–Bengaluru Express highway]]
* [[File:NH60-IN.svg|20px]] [[National Highway 60 (India)|Pune–Nashik Highway]]
* [[File:NH48-IN.svg|20px]]  [[Mumbai–Pune Expressway]]
* [[File:NH65-IN.svg|20px]]  [[National Highway 60 (India)|Pune–Solapur Highway]]
* [[File:NH753F-IN.svg|20px]] [[National Highway 753F (India)|Pune–Ahmednagar Highway]]
* [[File:NH965-IN.svg|20px]] [[National Highway 965 (India)|Pune–Saswad Highway]]
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==== Personal transport ====
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Once known as the "[[Bicycle|cycle]] city of India", Pune has experienced a rapid growth in the number of [[Motorcycle|motorised two wheelers]] replacing the bicycle.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Maunder |first1=David A. C. |last2=Palmer |first2=Christian J. |last3=Astrop |first3=Angela J. |last4=Babu |first4=D. Madhu |date=1997 |url=https://www.gov.uk/research-for-development-outputs/attitudes-and-travel-behaviour-of-residents-in-pune-india-doc-no-pa3216-97 |title=Attitudes and travel behaviour of residents in Pune, India |work=Transportation Research Board, 76th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12–17, 1997 |place=[[Crowthorne]] |publisher=[[Transport Research Laboratory]] |docket=PA3216/97 |citeseerx=10.1.1.572.912 |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> In 2005 the city was reported to have one million two wheelers. The report also stated that the increase in vehicular and industrial activity had led to a 10-fold increase in particulate pollution in some areas of the city.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Safai|first1=Pramod Digambar|last2=Surya Prakasa Rao|first2=Pasumarti|last3=Momin|first3=Gafur Abulal|last4=Kaushar Ali|first4=Kaushar Ali|last5=Chate|first5=Dilip Motiram|last6=Praveen|first6=Puppala Siva|last7=Sattilingam Devara|first7=Panuganti China|date=2005|title=Variation in the Chemistry of Aerosols in two Different Winter Seasons at Pune and Sinhagad, India|url=http://www.aaqr.org/files/article/68/8_AAQR-05-06-OA-0008_115-126.pdf|journal=Aerosol and Air Quality Research|volume=5|issue=1|pages=115–126|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114448/http://www.aaqr.org/files/article/68/8_AAQR-05-06-OA-0008_115-126.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|doi=10.4209/aaqr.2005.06.0008|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 2018 the number of vehicles in the city has exceeded its population with 3.62 million total vehicles, 2.70 million being two wheelers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/pune-now-officially-has-more-vehicles-than-people-heres-more/1123480/|title=Pune now officially has more vehicles than people: Here's&nbsp;more!|date=6 April 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032125/https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/pune-now-officially-has-more-vehicles-than-people-heres-more/1123480/|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/pune/pune-now-has-more-vehicles-than-humans-2097346.html|title=Pune now has more vehicles than humans|date=6 April 2018|work=Zee News|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413125517/http://zeenews.india.com/pune/pune-now-has-more-vehicles-than-humans-2097346.html|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the fiscal year 2017–18 alone 300,000 new vehicles were registered in the city, two-thirds of them two wheelers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/city-gets-nearly-3-lakh-new-vehicles-in-a-year/articleshow/63618240.cms|title=Pune gets nearly 3 lakh new vehicles in a year|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922192101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/city-gets-nearly-3-lakh-new-vehicles-in-a-year/articleshow/63618240.cms|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

A revival of cycling in Pune with {{convert|130|km|mi}} of cycle tracks built was attempted as a part of the [[Bus rapid transit|BRT system]] under the [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]] in 2004. However, a 2011 report revealed that only {{convert|88|km|mi}} of tracks were actually built and most were unusable at the time of the report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parisar.org/what-we-do/analyses-reports/144-cycle-track-assessment|title=Cycle Track Assessment – Report|website=parisar.org|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012109/http://parisar.org/what-we-do/analyses-reports/144-cycle-track-assessment|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-pune-get-back-on-track/article4179089.ece|title=Can Pune get back on track?|last=Byatnal|first=Amruta|date=9 December 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=25 April 2018|issn=0971-751X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227042233/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-pune-get-back-on-track/article4179089.ece|archive-date=27 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the [[Smart Cities Mission]], app based [[Bicycle-sharing system|cycle sharing schemes]] have been launched in the city since late 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cycle-renting-scheme-on-track-with-special-app/articleshow/61897048.cms|title=Cycle renting scheme on track, with special app – Pune Mirror -|work=Pune Mirror|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012147/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cycle-renting-scheme-on-track-with-special-app/articleshow/61897048.cms|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/bicycle-sharing-scheme-a-hit-moves-into-top-gear-in-pune-5086404/|title=Bicycle-sharing scheme a hit, moves into top gear in Pune|date=5 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075908/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/bicycle-sharing-scheme-a-hit-moves-into-top-gear-in-pune-5086404/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cycle-sharing-plan-comes-to-jm-fc-roads/articleshow/62876928.cms|title=Cycle sharing plan comes to JM, FC roads|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620041924/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cycle-sharing-plan-comes-to-jm-fc-roads/articleshow/62876928.cms|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The PMC has devised the Pune Cycle Plan with {{convert|470|km|mi}} of cycle tracks planned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pmc-gives-green-signal-for-pune-cycle-plan-470-km-of-segregated-tracks/story-BxB9eaYdrg0ZGndtaiOURP.html|title=PMC gives green signal for Pune Cycle Plan, 470-km of segregated tracks|date=22 November 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426013252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pmc-gives-green-signal-for-pune-cycle-plan-470-km-of-segregated-tracks/story-BxB9eaYdrg0ZGndtaiOURP.html|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pmc.gov.in/en/bicycle-plan-0|title=Pune Cycle Plan|website=Official Website of the Pune Municipal Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012334/https://pmc.gov.in/en/bicycle-plan-0|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-civic-body-sets-up-bicycle-department/articleshow/63631374.cms|title=Pune civic body sets up bicycle department|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625082836/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-civic-body-sets-up-bicycle-department/articleshow/63631374.cms|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Cycles are also seen as a possible way of improving [[Last mile (transportation)|last mile connectivity]] for the metro system.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pune-metro-rail-project-euro-845-mn-funding-expected-to-close-by-march-2018/926837/|title=Pune Metro Rail project: Euro 845 mn funding expected to close by March&nbsp;2018|date=10 November 2017|work=The Financial Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012225/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pune-metro-rail-project-euro-845-mn-funding-expected-to-close-by-march-2018/926837/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>