Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAJOR TRAINS FROM PUNE
Express fares are sleeper/2AC; Deccan Queen fares are 2nd class/chair.
DESTINATION
TRAIN NO & NAME
FARE (?)
DURATION (HR)
DEPARTURE
Bengaluru
16529 Udyan Express
414/1735
21
11.45am
Chennai
12163 Chennai Express
465/1880
19½
12.10am
Delhi
11077 Jhelum Express
547/2295
27
5.20pm
Hyderabad
17031 Hyderabad Express
321/1320
13½
4.35pm
Mumbai CST
12124 Deccan Queen
86/355
3½
7.15am
Getting Around
The airport is 8km northeast of the city, and boasts a swanky new building. An autorick-
shaw there costs about ?120; a taxi is ?300.
Autorickshaws can be found everywhere.
A ride from the train station to Koregaon Park costs about ?40 (?80 at night).
Turtle-paced city buses leave the
PMT depot
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(opposite Pune train station)
for Swargate (bus 4) and Shivaji Nagar (bus 5) and Koregaon Park (bus 159).
TOP OF CHAPTER
Around Pune
Sinhagad
The ruined
Sinhagad
(Lion Fort; admission free; dawn-dusk)
, about 24km southwest of Pune, was
wrested by Maratha leader Shivaji from the Bijapur kings in 1670. In the epic battle
(where he lost his son Sambhaji), Shivaji is said to have used monitor lizards yoked with
ropes to scale the fort's craggy walls. Today, it's a sad picture of its past, but worth visit-
ing for the sweeping views and opportunity to hike in the hills.
From Sinhagad village, share jeeps (?50) can cart you 10km to the base of the summit.
Bus 50 runs frequently to Sinhagad village from Swargate (?25, 45 minutes).
