Transport in Maharashtra

Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea on the west, Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on the northwest, Madhya Pradesh on the north and northeast, Chhattisgarh on the east, Karnataka on the south, Telangana on the southeast and Goa on the southwest.

Along with walking, cycling accounts for a significant number of commuter trips in rural and urban areas Pune was long known as the bicycle city of India.

Bullock carts have historically been the most common mode of transport in Maharashtra for goods and, to a lesser extent, for people.

[4] Horses (riding and draft), donkeys, and elephants are other animals which have been used in the region for transport.

[5][6] During the British colonial era, the horse-drawn Tanga and Victoria were popular modes of transport in urban areas.

They began to be replaced by motorized, three-wheeled auto rickshaws for intermediate public transport during the 1960s.

Donkeys are still used on building sites for carrying sand, but (unlike the Middle East) are not used for riding.

[9] Maharashtra also has a large state-highway network; in March 2018, 99.5 percent of the state's villages were connected by all-weather roads.

The Yeshwantrao Chavan Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India's first controlled-access toll road, becamee fully operational in April 2002.

Other modes of public road transport, such as the seven-seat Tempo, have become popular in semi-urban areas.

[13][14] Maharashtra is connected to other parts of India with a 5,983-kilometre (3,718 mi) rail network, and contains many IR zone and division headquarters: The Mumbai and Pune Suburban Railways carry about 6.4 million passengers daily.

MADC is leading the planning and implementation of the Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) project.