Pune Metro – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates

Information

Pune Metro is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) with 3 lines under construction in the city of Pune, Maharashtra by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).

31.254 km Pune Metro Phase 1 project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) with 2 metro lines and 29 stations was prepared & submitted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in July 2009, revised in January 2013, August 2014, and finally once again in November 2015 to reflect current prices.

Although the State Government approved the project in 2012, it had run into red tape, politics and opposition from local NGOs & activists over its mostly elevated nature. The project received a final approval from the Union Government’s Cabinet on December 7, 2016.

Commercial operations on the first 2 sections of Phase 1 were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 6, 2022. The final section (District Court – Swargate) was inaugurated on September 29 2024.

In addition, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is developing a 3rd line connecting Hinjewadi – Civil Court on the public–private partnership (PPP) model. This is being executed by a consortium of TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (a Tata Group Company), and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services).

Pune Metro Phase 2 project’s detailed project report (DPR) has not been prepared yet, but is expected to comprise of new corridors and extensions of existing metro lines to Katraj, Chandni Chowk, Kharadi, Hadapsar, Loni Kalbhor, Katraj, Khadakwasla, Warje.

System Specifications

Top Speed: 80 kmph
Average Speed: 34 kmph
Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1435 mm
Electrification: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC OHE
Signalling: Communications-based Train Control (CBTC)

Key Figures

Operational: 31.25 km | Under Construction: 27.85 km | Approved: 5.46 km | Proposed: 101.1 km

Daily Ridership: 100,000 / day (July 2024)
Rolling Stock: 104 coaches (26 trains of 2 cars) to be supplied by Titagarh-Firema for Phase 1 and 66 coaches (22 trains of 3 cars) to be supplied by Alstom for Line 3

Pune Metro Operational Lines (Phase 1)

Line-1 (Purple Line): Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) – Swargate (16.59 km, 12 stations)
Line-2 (Aqua Line): Vanaz – Ramwadi (14.665 km, 16 stations)

Pune Metro Under Construction Lines (Phase 1A + Line-3)

Line-1 (Purple Line): Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) – Nigdi (4.519 km, 4 stations)
Line-3: Hinjawadi – Civil Court (23.33 km, 23 stations)

Pune Metro Approved Lines (Phase 1A)

Line-1 Extension (Purple Line): Swargate – Katraj (5.464 km, 3 stations) – See in-depth information on Phase 1 Extension’s page

Pune Metro Proposed Lines (Phase 2)

Line-2 Extension (Aqua Line): Vanaz – Chandni Chowk (1.5 km, 2 stations)
Line-2 Extension (Aqua Line): Ramwadi – Wagholi (12 km, 11 stations)
Line-4: Civil Court – Loni Kalbhor (Kadam Wakwasti) (18 km, PPP mode) – Note: This line may function as an extension of Line-3 (Hinjawadi – Civil Court). Its detailed project report (DPR) for prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Spurs are planned to be built to Saswad and Swargate
Line-5: Khadakwasla – Kharadi (25.65 km, PPP)
Line-5’s Spur Line: SNDT – Warje – Manik Baug (8 km) – see information within Phase 2’s page
High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR or Ring Line): Ambedkar Chowk – Siddhi Garden – Lulla Nagar – Viman Nagar- Deccan College – Kirloskar (36 km) – see in-depth information within Phase 2’s page

Pune Metro Route Map (Phases 1 & 1A & Line-3)

The embedded map below shows the location of all stations for Phase 1 (exact), Phase 1A (indicative), Line-3 (indicative), and can be zoomed into!

An official PDF route map of Pune Metro will be added here when available.

Pune Metro Future Route Map (2030)

Phase 1 Project Overview Video

Pune Metro Fares (Ticket Prices)

Pune Metro Tenders

Latest Pune Metro (Maha-Metro) tender notices can be viewed on Maha-Metro’s website. News on these notices, their bidders, awarded tenders and contracts are covered in further detail on the news & construction page.

A list of Phase 1’s contractors can be viewed here and Line-3’s contractors can be viewed here.

Pune Metro History (Key Dates)

Phase 1
• 6 March 2022: PCMC – Phugewadi (Purple Line) – 6 km
• 6 March 2022: Vanaz – Garware College (Aqua Line) – 4.35 km
• 1 August 2023: Phugewadi – Civil Court (Purple Line) – 8.03 km
• 1 August 2023: Garware College – Ruby Clinic Hall (Aqua Line) – 5.45 km
• 6 March 2024: Ruby Clinic Hall – Ramwadi (Aqua Line) – 5.94 km
• 29 September 2024: District Court – Swargate (Purple Line) – 3.30 km

Page last updated: October 19, 2024. Have a question or spot an error? Let me know here.