Tuesday 22 January 2013

Shivaji Nagar, in the heart of Pune City



Shivaji Nagar is one of the important areas in Pune city and which is located in the heart of the city. This region of the city is important because district court, Pune Municipal Corporation, Engineering College, Agricultural College and many important places are situated in this area. Also Shivaji Nagar Bus Stand which connects the city to almost all the parts of the state and Shivaji Nagar Railway Station which is the main rail route within the suburbs.

This region of the city is the origin of Shivaji Road which links this area to swargate. Shivaji Nagar area is popular for colleges and education institutes as there are number of famous colleges which are popular in Pune University.
·         Shivaji Nagar Bus Stand – This bus stand is the main bus stand in Pune city. It connects to almost all parts of the city as well as there are many air conditioned buses for travel outside Maharashtra. Buses are connected to Nagpur, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Jalna, Amaravati, Chandrapur, from this bus stand.
·         Shivaji Nagar Railway Station – Shivaji Nagar Railway Station is a small station with 2 platforms and this is the major halt for the suburban railways. This station is important because it is near to number of important places in Pune and it is also halt for the trains of Mumbai Pune route. Shivaji Nagar Railway Station is always crowded because number of students uses this station for their daily travel.
·         Pataleshwar Caves – This place is situated on Jangli Maharaj road in Shivaji Nagar and the most surprising thing about this place is that it is the quiet and tranquil palce as it is situated in the midst of the city chaos. This is a rock – cut cave temple having the main shrine inside the temple.

·         Jangali Maharaj Mandir – This temple is located next to Pataleshwar caves in Shivaji Nagar. This temple is dedicated to Jangali Maharaj and Samadhi of this Maharaj is kept here who is a disciple of Swami Samarth.
How to Reach?
 Shivaji nagar is very important and popular area in Pune city and located in the centre of the city. The region is easy to reach from every part of the city. Shivaji Nagar Bus stand is the main bus stand in Pune which is connected to almost all parts of the city and outside city. Taxis and auto rikshaws are also available to travel within the city. If you are coming by train then Shivaji nagar railway station is used for local transport in the city through which you can reach here in this region. You can also come by Main Railway Station and after reaching to Pune take taxi or auto rikshaw. Pune airport is the airport by which you can come into the city and then for travelling within the city there are number of choices you have.
Where to Stay?
As Shivaji Nagar is the important part of the city in this region there are number of hotels and lodges are available. Hotels of various ranges are available in this area because many people prefer hotels of various ranges. This region is near to  number of important places so that is why people prefer hotels near Shivaji Nagar as this region is in the centre of the city and every part of Pune is equidistant fron this part of city.

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