Pune Metro

Pune Metro
Pune Metro
	An aluminium train set manufactured by Titagarh Rail Systems for the Pune Metro.
Overview
Owner	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Area served	Pune; Pimpri-Chinchwad
Locale	Pune Metropolitan Region
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	Operational:; Purple Line; Aqua Line;
Number of stations	53
Annual ridership	45.7 million (2024)
Chief executive	MahaMetro: Shravan Hardikar, MD; PMRDA: Suhas Diwase, IAS, CEO; Pune Metro: Alok Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer;
Website	punemetrorail.org; punerimetro.in;
Operation
Began operation	6 March 2022
Operator(s)	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Character	Elevated & Underground
Number of vehicles	34
Train length	3 coaches
Technical
System length	Total Operational: 32.97 km; MahaMetro: 32.97 km; PMRDA: 0 km; ; 30.95 km (19.23 mi) (Under Construction); 22 km (14 mi) (Approved); 129 km (80 mi) (Proposed)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary (Purple and Aqua Line); 750 V DC Third rail (Line 3)
Average speed	40 km/h (estd.)
Top speed	80 km/h
System map
System map

Pune Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Pune, India. The system comprises three lines with a combined length of 66.27 km (41.18 mi) of which 32.97 km (20.49 mi) on two lines are operational as of November 2024. The extended metro line from Ruby Hall Clinic to Ramwadi - including the Bund Garden, Kalyani Nagar and Ramwadi metro stations - covers a distance of 6 km (3.73 mi). It was inaugurated on 6 March 2024. The 16.59 km (10.31 mi) Purple Line from PCMC Bhavan to Swargate runs on an elevated viaduct between PCMC Bhavan to Range Hills, from where it goes underground. The Aqua Line runs from Vanaz to Ramwadi covering a distance of 14.66 km (9.11 mi) on an elevated viaduct. The 23.33 km (14.50 mi) elevated Line 3 Puneri Metro will run from the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi via Balewadi to Civil Court. All three lines will align at the District Court interchange station.

The foundation stone for the Purple and Aqua lines was laid by prime minister Narendra Modi in December 2016. The two lines with a combined length of 32.97 km (20.49 mi) are being implemented by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro), a 50:50 joint venture of the state and central governments. Sections of the purple and aqua lines were inaugurated in March 2022. Additional sections on both lines became operational in August 2023. Line 3 Puneri Metro is being implemented by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and is a joint venture of Tata Projects and Siemens Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited on a public–private partnership basis. While the foundation stone for Line 3 was laid in December 2018, construction could only commence in November 2021 due to delays in land acquisition.

Currently Mahametro has provided service on two major routes: from Civil court to Swargate Metro line opens for public Swargate to PCMC and from Vanaz to Ramwadi. During the busy morning and evening periods (8-11 AM and 4-8 PM), the wait time between trains has been reduced from 7.5 to 7 minutes. This change adds four additional trips to each route bringing the total to 117 trips on the Pimpri Chinchwad to District Court route and 118 trips on the Vanaz to Ramwadi route. PUNE METRO TIME TABLE 2025 : Detailed metro schedule for PCMC to Civil court route Pune. punenews.org.in