Pune Metro

Pune Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Pune, India. The system comprises 3 lines with a combined length of 54.14 km (33.64 mi),^[6][7] of which 21.75 km (13.51 mi) on two lines are operational as of August 2023.^[8][9] 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.^[10] The 23.33 km (14.50 mi) elevated Line 3 will run from the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi via Balewadi to Civil Court. All three lines will align at the Civil Court interchange station.^[4][5]

Pune Metro
An aluminium train set manufactured by Titagarh Rail Systems for the Pune Metro.
Overview
Owner	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Area served	PCMC, PMC & Hinjawadi Phase I, II, III
Locale	Pune Metropolitan Region
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	Purple Line Aqua Line
Number of stations	MahaMetro: 20 (operational), 10 (under-construction) PMRDA: 23 (under-construction)
Chief executive	MahaMetro: Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD PMRDA: Suhas Diwase, IAS, CEO^[1]
Website	Pune Metro Puneri Metro (Line 3)
Operation
Began operation	06 March 2022; 19 months ago (06 March 2022)
Operator(s)	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited PMRDA
Character	Elevated & Underground
Rolling stock	Titagarh Firema (MahaMetro) Alstom (PMRDA)
Number of vehicles	34
Train length	3 coaches^[2]
Technical
System length	Total Operational: 33.2  km MahaMetro: 33.2 km PMRDA: 0 km^[3]^[4]^[5] 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
Average speed	40 km/h (estd.)
Top speed	80 km/h
System map Legend  Line 3  Megapolis Circle Quadron Dohler PCMC Bhavan  Purple  Infosys Phase II Sant Tukaram Nagar Wipro Technologies Nashik Phata Pall India Kasarwadi Shivaji Chowk (Hinjewadi) Phugewadi Hinjewadi Dapodi Wakad Chowk Bopodi Balewadi Stadium Khadki NICMAR Range Hills Ramnagar Laxmi Nagar Balewadi Phata Baner Gaon Ramwadi  Aqua  Baner Kalyani Nagar Indian Agricultural Research Institute Yerwada Sakal Nagar Bund Garden Savitribai Phule Pune University Ruby Hall Clinic Reserve Bank of India Pune Railway Station Agriculture College Mangalwar Peth  Purple  Shivaji Nagar Shivaji Nagar UG  Line 3   Purple   Aqua   Line 3  Civil Court PMC Bhavan Budhwar Peth Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan Mahatma Phule Market Deccan Gymkhana Swargate  Purple  Garware College Nal Stop Ideal Colony Anand Nagar  Aqua  Vanaz

The foundation stone for the Purple and Aqua lines was laid by prime minister Narendra Modi in December 2016.^[11] The two lines with a combined length of 31.25 km (19.42 mi) are being implemented by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro), a 50:50 joint venture of the state and central governments.^[12] Sections of the purple and aqua lines were inaugurated in March 2022.^[8] Additional sections on both lines became operational in August 2023.^[13] Line 3 is being implemented by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and the joint venture between Tata Realty and IRB on a public–private partnership basis.^{[14][15][3][16]} 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.^{[17][18][19][20]}

Background

Pune has witnessed enormous industrial growth since the 1990s. Rapid urbanisation in the recent past has put the city's travel infrastructure in stress. With an increase in small scale, medium scale as well as heavy industries, the traffic in the city is rising at alarming rates. The roads in the city, cater to various kinds of vehicles simultaneously. Such roads, at an optimum can carry 8,000 peak hour peak direction traffic (PHPDT). Being a densely populated area, Pune's traffic needs cannot be met by road-based system and additional flyovers.^{[citation needed]} Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd. (PMPML), the public transport provider that operates buses and BRT services in Pune has failed to meet the transport needs.^{[21][22][23][24]} This has mainly contributed to an unhealthy growth of vehicles on roads. According to reports published in April 2018, the number of vehicles registered in the city stands at 3.62 million surpassing the population of the city.^[25][26] Such a high density of traffic has put the urban transport system in Pune under severe stress leading to longer travel time, increased air pollution and rise in number of road accidents.^[27] In light of this, a strong public transport system has been discussed in Pune since the early 2000s. Initially, Skybus Metro, a prototype suspended railway system developed by the Konkan Railways, was being considered on a 7.5 km (4.7 mi) route between Swargate and Pune Railway Station.^[28] However, following a tragic mishap in September 2004, the project took a back seat.^[29]

On 15 August 2008, the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) work was undertaken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and submitted their report.^[30] In 2010, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) delayed submitting the proposal to the Union government to make provisions in the annual budget for the project. The initial project consisting of two lines with a combined length of 31.25 km (19.42 mi) was approved by the State in June 2012.^[31][32] However, it received the final approval from the Central Government only on 7 December 2016, almost 4.5 years later.^[33] PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on 24 December 2016.^[11] MahaMetro is implementing the two lines,^[12] viz. the partly elevated and partly underground Purple line from Pimpri & Chinchwad to Swargate and the completely elevated Aqua line from Vanaz to Ramwadi.^[34] MahaMetro expects to complete the project in 2021.^[35] Days after the foundation stone for the MahaMetro lines was laid, PMRDA approved Line 3 (Hinjawadi Phase-I, II, III - Shivajinagar) on 29 December 2016.^[4][5][36] The project will be implemented by PMRDA on a PPP basis.^[3] It was approved by the State on 2 January 2018 and by the Centre on 7 March 2018.^[4]

MahaMetro Line 1 and 2

 Purple Line  (PCMC Bhavan – Swargate)

Main article: Purple Line (Pune Metro)

 

Purple line metro train at PCMC Bhavan metro station.

 

Civil Court metro station is India's deepest metro station.

 

The structure of Shivaji Nagar metro station is inspired by Shaniwar Wada

 

PCMC Bhavan metro station

 

Pune metro rake heading towards depot

Route length – 16.59 km (10.31 mi)
Number of stations (Elevated and Underground) – 14

#	Station Name	Opened	Connections	Alignment
1	Nigdi	Approved	Rainbow BRTS	Elevated
2	Akurdi	Approved	Rainbow BRTS
3	Chinchwad	Approved	Rainbow BRTS
4	PCMC Bhavan	6 March 2022	Rainbow BRTS
5	Sant Tukaram Nagar	6 March 2022	Rainbow BRTS
6	Nashik Phata	6 March 2022	Rainbow BRTS   Kasarwadi railway station
7	Kasarwadi	6 March 2022	Rainbow BRTS
8	Phugewadi	6 March 2022	Rainbow BRTS
9	Dapodi	1 August 2023	Rainbow BRTS   Dapodi railway station
10	Bopodi	1 August 2023	None
11	Khadki	Under Construction	Khadki railway station
12	Range Hills	Under Construction	None
13	Shivaji Nagar	1 August 2023	Shivajinagar railway station  Line 3  (under construction)	Underground
14	Civil Court	1 August 2023	Aqua Line  Line 3  (under construction)
15	Budhwar Peth	Under Construction	None
16	Mahatma Phule Market	Under Construction	None
17	Swargate	Under Construction	Rainbow BRTS

Purple Line runs from PCMC Bhavan in Pimpri to Swargate. The 16.59 km (10.31 mi) line is elevated till Range Hills with 9 stations and goes underground up to Swargate with 5 stations.^[37][38] This route runs via Nashik Phata, Khadki and Shivajinagar.^[39][40] The maintenance depot for this line will be located near the Range Hills station on the land acquired from the College of Agriculture.^[41][42] The 5.09 km (3.16 mi) long underground section of Purple Line from Agriculture College to Swargate is being carried out in two packages: 1. Agriculture college to Budhwar Peth; 2. Budhwar Peth to Swargate.^[43][44] Mahametro has invited separate tenders for these two packages each involving the design and construction of the stations and associated tunnels.^[44][45] The following firms submitted bids: L&T, Tata Projects-Gulermark JV, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering, J Kumar and Afcons.^[46] The underground station at Swargate will be a part of a multimodal transit hub integrating intra- and inter-city bus services run by PMPML and MSRTC, autorickshaws, as well as parking facility for private vehicles.^[47][48] The project is being undertaken by MahaMetro on a PPP basis at a cost of ₹1,600 crore (equivalent to ₹21 billion or US$270 million in 2023).^[49] In August 2018, J Kumar Infraprojects was awarded the contract for the hub.^[50] In April 2018, MahaMetro began construction in the Kharalwadi and Morwadi area on the elevated stretch of the line between PCMC Bhavan and Range Hills. For the construction, the barricades on the newly built BRTS lane were removed. MahaMetro claimed it to be temporary and revealed that an earlier plan to construct the pillars on the footpath was dropped due to utility lines running below the surface.^[51][52] However, the PCMC conducted trials on the BRTS route in April 2018 and intended to launch services soon and therefore ordered MahaMetro to stop construction.^[52][53] As a result, MahaMetro revised the alignment in May 2018, one year after construction began on the line.^[54][55]

Ever since the Centre gave its nod for the first two metro corridors, there has been a demand for extending the Purple line from PCMC Bhavan to Bhakti Shakti Chowk, Nigdi.^[56][57] In light of these demands, PCMC decided to prepare DPRs for the extensions in their respective jurisdictions and bear the cost for it.^[58] However, on 18 January 2018, MLA and Pune's Guardian Minister Girish Bapat announced in his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony for the first metro station at Sant Tukaram Nagar that work on the extension would be taken up only in the "second phase" of the project without mentioning a timeline.^[59] As a result, confusion ensued and social organizations in Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi held a token hunger strike in February 2018 to press their demand for extension.^[60] In April 2018, PCMC earmarked a sum of ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹67 crore or US$8.4 million in 2023) so that MahaMetro could prepare a DPR for the Nigdi extension.^[61] In October 2018, MahaMetro submitted the DPR for the 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long extension to the PCMC with an estimated cost of ₹947 crore (US$120 million). The DPR was approved by the state in February 2021 and is awaiting the nod from the centre.^[62][63] There have also been demands for extending the line from Swargate to Katraj.^[64] The DPR prepared by MahaMetro for the 5.4 km (3.4 mi) long extension was approved by the PMC in September 2021. The extension is planned to be entirely underground and will have 3 stations at Gultekdi market yard, Padmavati and Katraj. The extension is expected to cost ₹4,020 crore (US$500 million).^[65][66]

 Aqua Line  (Vanaz - Ramwadi)

Main article: Aqua Line (Pune Metro)

 

Titagarh Rolling stock running on Pune Aqua line

 

Nal Stop metro station influenced by Film and Television Institute of India

 

Deccan Gymkhana metro station.

 

PMC Bhavan.

Route length – 14.66 km (9.11 mi)
Number of stations (All Elevated only) – 16

#	Station Name	Opened	Connections	Alignment
1	Vanaz	6 March 2022	None	Elevated
2	Anand Nagar	6 March 2022	None	Elevated
3	Ideal Colony	6 March 2022	None	Elevated
4	Nal Stop	6 March 2022	None	Elevated
5	Garware College	6 March 2022	None	Elevated
6	Deccan Gymkhana	1 August 2023	None	Elevated
7	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan	1 August 2023	None	Elevated
8	PMC Bhavan	1 August 2023	None	Elevated
9	Civil Court	1 August 2023	Purple Line  Line 3  (under construction)	Elevated
10	Mangalwar Peth	1 August 2023	None	Elevated
11	Pune Railway Station	1 August 2023	Pune Junction railway station	Elevated
12	Ruby Hall Clinic	1 August 2023	None	Elevated
13	Bund Garden	Under Construction	None	Elevated
14	Yerwada	Under Construction	Rainbow BRTS	Elevated
15	Kalyani Nagar	Under Construction	Rainbow BRTS	Elevated
16	Ramwadi	Under Construction	Rainbow BRTS	Elevated

Aqua line runs from Ramwadi to Vanaz via Mangalwar Peth and Deccan Gymkhana. The line is so named because a section of it passes through the Mula-Mutha river bed. The elevated line covers a distance of 14.66 km (9.11 mi) and has 16 stations. It connects with the Purple line and Line 3 at the Civil Court interchange station. The maintenance depot for the Aqua line is located near the Vanaz station on the former garbage depot land.^[67][68] In November 2015, a revised proposal submitted to the PMC by the DMRC suggested realigning the route along the Mutha river as against the earlier alignment along Jangali Maharaj Road to reduce the project cost. The route length now is 14.66 km (9.11 mi), reducing the length by 260 m (853 ft).^[69] The alignment of Line 2 was once again revised in January 2018 due to Indian Railways' expansion plans.^[70] In September 2018, the National Monument Authority rejected permission sought by MahaMetro to build near Aga Khan Palace in the prohibited area of the monument.^[71][72] No construction is permitted within 100 m (328 ft) of a monument under AMASR Act, 1958. This led to a third revision in the alignment of line 2, for which MahaMetro has suggested the PMC three alternative alignments for the Civil Court to Ramwadi section near the monument.^[73][74][75] A diversion from Kalyani Nagar which increased the route length by 60 m (197 ft) and the cost by ₹135 crore (equivalent to ₹181 crore or US$23 million in 2023) was approved.^[76][77] Although the Aqua line currently terminates at Vanaz in the west, it was decided to extend the line till Chandani Chowk. The decision came in February 2018, when a longstanding dispute over the erstwhile garbage depot land in Kothrud was resolved by allotting it to MahaMetro for the development of a metro depot. A permanent exhibition depicting the life of Shivaji - the Shivsrushti (Marathi: शिवसृष्टी) project - which was also planned at the same location, will instead be built on the land reserved for a biodiversity park near Chandani Chowk.^[78] The station at Chandani Chowk will bear the name of the Shivsrushti project. A DPR is being prepared for the 2 km (1.2 mi) long extension and an additional station between Vanaz and Shivsrushti (Chandani Chowk) at Bhusari Colony is being contemplated. MahaMetro will bear the costs for this extension.^[79] There have been demands for the extension of the line from Ramwadi to Wagholi as well as a connection to the Pune International Airport.^[80][81][82]

Rolling Stock

The purple and aqua line of the Pune Metro use standard gauge rolling stock manufactured by Titagarh Firema. The trains consist of 3 coaches each, have a total capacity of 970 passengers and can reach a maximum speed of 95 km/h (59 mph).^[83][84] The aluminium-bodied coaches are 21.34–21.64 m (70 ft 0 in – 71 ft 0 in) long, 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) wide, and 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in). Each coach has a capacity of 320 passengers with longitudinal seating for 44 passengers. The trains are fully air-conditioned and feature CCTV, panic buttons, emergency doors, public address systems and audio-visual systems for indicating opening and closing of doors. One coach in each train is reserved for women and there are dedicated spaces for passengers in wheelchairs.^[85][86]

Coach type	Length	Width	Height	Axle load	Seating arrangement	Passenger capacity
						Seating	Standing	Total
Driver Trailer coach (DTC)	21.64 m (71 ft 0 in)	2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)	16 tonnes	Longitudinal	43	207	250
Motor coach (MC)/Trailer coach (TC)	21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)					50	220	270

Cost

The MahaMetro lines were estimated to cost ₹11,522 crore (US$1.4 billion), a hike of ₹653 crore (US$82 million) from the 2014 estimate.^[87] The PMC and PCMC will each bear 5% of the cost, while the state government and the central government will each bear 20% of the cost. The remaining 50% will be obtained as loans. The state government's share of 20% includes the expenses of acquiring land, including government land, at market price.^[88] The delay in the execution of the project has resulted in an upward revision of ₹ 700 crores (US$107.8 million) in the draft civic budget for 2015-16 presented by Municipal Commissioner Kunal Kumar.^[89]

On 17 September 2016, the central government had approved a proposal seeking loan of ₹6,325 crore (US$790 million) from the World Bank and China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the project.^[90] However, as of March 2018, MahaMetro was negotiating loans worth ₹4,500 crore (US$560 million) and ₹2,000 crore (US$250 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Development Agency (Agence française de développement, AFD).^[91] On 28 January 2019, the Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Centre and the AFD signed a facility framework agreement to extend bilateral funding of ₹2,000 crore (US$250 million).^[92][93]

Fares

An integrated fare system has also been planned to facilitate seamless transfers,^{[94][95][96][97]} however, exact fares for the same travel distance will vary based on the operator.^[98] MiCard (Marathi: मी कार्ड), the smart card currently being used on the bus and BRTS services run by the PMPML, will be used as the common mobility card on the metro services as well as parking facilities.^[99][100]

Fare structure (2020–21)

Distance (km)	Fare (₹)
0–2	10
2–4	20
4–12	30
12–18	40
>18	50
This fare structure was suggested by DMRC in the DPR for MahaMetro lines.^[101]

Puneri Metro Line 3

 Line 3  (Hinjawadi – Civil Court)

Main article: Line 3 (Pune Metro)

 

Red line construction work near Bank of Maharashtra Pune Main branch.

Route length – 23.30 km (14.48 mi)
Number of stations (Elevated only) – 23

#	Station Name	Opened	Connections	Alignment
1	Megapolis Circle	Under Construction	None	Elevated
2	Quadron
3	Döhler
4	Infosys Phase II
5	Wipro Technologies
6	Pall India
7	Shivaji Chowk
8	Hinjawadi
9	Wakad		Rainbow BRTS
10	Balewadi Stadium		None
11	NICMAR
12	Ramnagar
13	Laxmi Nagar
14	Balewadi Phata
15	Baner Gaon
16	Baner
17	IISER
18	Sakal Nagar
19	Savitribai Phule Pune University
20	Reserve Bank of India
21	College of Agriculture
22	Shivaji Nagar	1 August 2023	Purple Line
23	Civil Court	1 August 2023	Purple Line Aqua Line

Line 3 aka Puneri Metro is under construction and will run from Civil Court, Pune to Megapolis Pune (including Maan and Bhoirwadi) in Hinjawadi. The 23.3-km line will be completely elevated and will have 23 stations and will align with the MahaMetro lines at the Civil Court interchange station.^[4][5] The construction will be taken up in three phases, the section between Hinjawadi and Balewadi is expected to be taken up first followed by the section between Balewadi and Civil Court, Shivajinagar. A metro car shed will be built in Maan, Hinjawadi. The MIDC will provide 55 acres of land in Hinjawadi for setting up a Metro rail depot.^{[39][102][103]} The line will also connect to the multimodal transit hub planned along the National Highway 48 in Balewadi which will integrate the inter- and intra-city bus services and BRTS operated by the MSRTC and PMPML.^[104][105] The hub will be constructed on a PPP basis under the Smart City mission and is expected to cost ₹1,251 crore (US$160 million). The hub will comprise a built-up space of 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m²) including 1,750,000 square feet (163,000 m²) of commercial office space, parking space for 80 buses, 1942 cars and 3884 two-wheelers.^[104][106] As of October 2018, offers from international and national real estate developers have been invited for the hub and the PMC is in the process of land transfer to the executing agency, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. (PSCDCL).^[104][107] PMRDA has announced that the line would be extended from the Civil Court intersection up to Phursungi IT Park via Hadapsar.^[108][109] The DPR for the extension is being prepared by DMRC. This would add another 11.8 km of elevated corridor to the network and 12 additional stations.^[110][111]

Cost

The line is estimated to cost ₹8,313 crore (US$1.0 billion) and will be implemented by PMRDA on a PPP basis. The private partner will bring in 60% of the funds, 30% in equity and 70% in debt, while the rest 40% will be provided together by the Centre, State and PMRDA. The Centre has already approved a sum of ₹1,300 crore (US$160 million) as viability gap funding, while the State will provide ₹812 crore (US$100 million) and PMRDA will come up with the rest.^[16] The private partner will build, operate and maintain the line for 35 years.^[112] On 31 July 2018, the State government allotted 5.1 hectares (13 acres) of land with a market value of ₹153 crore (US$19 million) for Line 3. This land located in Balewadi will be monetized by the bidder for financial viability and forms a part of the costs to be borne by the State.^[113][114]

Network

 

Pune Metro Map

  Purple Line

  Aqua Line

  Red Line

MahaMetro and PMRDA

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) had proposed to take over the Metro project, which was declined by the PMC and PCMC.^[115][116] The opposing representatives said that the Metro rail is going to be implemented by Special Purpose Vehicle. Instead, the civic bodies suggested inclusion of PMRDA in the SPV to increase the reach of the Metro rail. PMRDA will execute only Line 3 i.e. Shivajinagar to Hinjawadi (Phase-I, II, III) line. They will follow PPP model for the project.^[117] For the implementation of the initial two lines, the former Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation was reconstituted to form Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro).^{[118][119][120]}

Line	Opening date	Terminals		Length (km)	Stations	Implemented by	Operator
Purple	2022	PCMC Bhavan	Swargate	16.59 km (10.31 mi)	14	MahaMetro	MahaMetro
Aqua	2022	Vanaz	Ramwadi	14.66 km (9.11 mi)	16
Line 3	2026 (estd.)^[5]	Civil Court	Hinjawadi	23.33 km (14.50 mi)	23	PMRDA	TBD
Total				54.58 km (33.91 mi)	53

Operational network

Main article: List of Pune Metro stations

Pune Metro: Current Network
Line Name	Operator	Terminal		First operational	Last extension	Length	Stations	Rolling Stock	Track Gauge	Electrification
Purple Line	MahaMetro	PCMC Bhavan	Civil Court	6 March 2022	1 August 2023	13.90 km (8.64 mi)	9	Titagarh Firema	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Aqua Line		Vanaz	Ruby Hall Clinic	6 March 2022	1 August 2023	9.70 km (6.03 mi)	11
Total						23.79 km (14.78 mi)	20

Future Lines

Under Construction

  UC → Under construction

Line Name	Operator	Est. Opening	Terminal		Length	Stations	Rolling Stock	Track Gauge	Electrification
Purple Line	MahaMetro	April 2024	Civil Court	Swargate	2.69 km (1.67 mi)	5	Titagarh Firema	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Aqua Line		April 2024	Ruby Hall Clinic	Ramwadi	4.96 km (3.08 mi)	5
Line 3	PMRDA	April 2026	Civil Court	Hinjawadi	23.30 km (14.48 mi)	23	TBD
Total					30.95 km (19.23 mi)	33

Approved

  APR → Approved

Line Name	Operator	Terminal		Length	Stations	Rolling Stock	Track Gauge	Electrification
Purple Line	MahaMetro	PCMC Bhavan	Nigdi	5 km (3.1 mi)	4	Titagarh Firema	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
		Swargate	Katraj	6 km (3.7 mi)	4
Aqua Line		Vanaz	Chandni Chowk Interchange	3 km (1.9 mi)	3
		Ramwadi	Wagholi	8 km (5.0 mi)	6
Total				22 km (14 mi)	17

Expansion

Phase 2

Pune Metro has started the preparation for the second phase of the metro. The routes from Khadakwasla to Kharadi via Swargate and Hadapsar metro rail route (25.862 km), Paudphata to Manikbaug via Warje route (6.118 km), Vanaz to Chandni Chowk route of (1.112) km and Ramwadi to Wagholi route of (11.633 km) have been approved by Pune Municipal Corporation. The Detailed Project Report is further sent to state and center government for approval

Proposed lines

The following routes have been proposed:

  Proposed

Line Name	Route	Length	Rolling Stock	Track Gauge	Electrification
TBD	Wagholi - Shikrapur	21 km	TBD	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
TBD	Wakad - Nashik Phata - Chakan^[121]^[122]	28 km
TBD	Swargate Interchange - Hadapsar^[123]^[124]	9 km
TBD	Savitribai Phule Pune University - Nal Stop - Warje - Khadakwasla	12 km
TBD	Kharadi - Khadakwasla Dam^[125]^[123]	30 km
TBD	Swargate - Khadi Machine Chowk	10 km
TBD	Hinjawadi - Pirangut	8 km
TBD	Chandni Chowk - Pirangut	11 km
Total		129 km

Issues

Delay in Implementation

The citizens and city based NGOs have regularly raised questions over the intention of the state governments as to whether they actually want to implement the project. The project was proposed way back in 2007 by the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, but did not move ahead due to many reasons. The DPR was itself approved only on 12 June 2012.^[126] At an event in 2013 during his tour of the city, the Metroman E. Sreedharan blamed the people involved in planning and implementing the project for the long delay, stating that "Pune lost five valuable years in unnecessary discussions instead of executing the project."^[127]

Alignment Issue

Initial plans were to build a few sections underground and the rest elevated. However, citizens of Pune did not want elevated routes as they felt that the roads could not bear the increased traffic that would result from the construction. Most roads were too narrow to accommodate the pillars of elevated routes. It was decided that all the routes in the city would be underground, although the map and the details of phases showed elevated routes. In November 2011, the state government declared that all the routes would be underground. However, in April 2012, the PMC declared that all routes will be as per the DMRC report, mostly elevated and partially underground in core city areas.^[128] On 27 May 2015, the then Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs stated that underground metro was not a feasible option and that Pune, like other cities, will have to get an elevated metro as suggested by the DMRC. But as per the city activists, elevated metro is not possible due to presence of some flyovers along the route of metro and narrow roads on the metro corridor, which will cause traffic congestion and interruption.^[89] To alleviate the confusion, Chief Ministers of Maharashtra announced that Pune will get "mixed-metro", as the alignment of some routes does support elevated sections.^[129]

Metro phase I was criticized by Pimpri Chinchwad Citizens Forum, Pune (PCCF), believing that the project will not benefit nearly 70 per cent area of PCMC Administration, as it will not serve the Akurdi, Chinchwad and Nigdi stretch.^[130] Adding further, the citizens group supported their cause by stating that it would take another 5 years after phase II gets approval from Union Cabinet for metro to reach core PCMC administered areas. Since infrastructure projects take a lot of time to get approvals, they fear the metro will not reach Nigdi before 2025.

Environment Interest Litigation

In May 2016, an environment interest litigation (EIL) was filed in the western zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the realignment of Line 2 from Jangali Maharaj Road to the Mutha River bed.^[69][131] The litigants MP Anu Aga, Sarang Yadwadkar, Arti Kirloskar and Dileep Padgaonkar expressed concerns over free flow of the river being obstructed by the pillars supporting the 1.7-km stretch of the metro viaduct.^[131] In October 2016, the Biodiversity Monitoring Committee of the PMC reported that the metro project could be catastrophic for the riverbed ecology, corroborating the EIL.^[132] The NGT put an interim stay on metro construction in the river bed on 2 January 2017, days after the foundation stone was laid on 24 December 2016.^[133][134] The stay, however, was put on hold by the Supreme Court.^[135][136] Subsequently, after the MahaMetro was formed and became a respondent in the EIL, it unsuccessfully moved the Supreme Court challenging the NGT's jurisdiction on the case.^[137] In October 2017, the NGT resumed the hearing and appointed an expert committee convened by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to study the impact of the metro project on the river bed.^[138] In January 2018, the report was submitted and stated that the construction would not damage the river.^[139] However, the case is still pending in the NGT. Since 1 February 2018, the NGT's western zone bench in Pune is unable to function following a Supreme Court order restricting single-member benches of the NGT from hearing cases.^{[140][141][142]} The case is expected to be heard in July 2018, when the circuit bench of the NGT will hear cases for three weeks in Pune.^[143][144] On 3 August 2018, the principal bench of the NGT cleared metro construction on the river bed. The clearance is subject to MahaMetro complying with the recommendations made by the three-member expert committee, which had concluded that the construction would not damage riverbed hydrology.^{[145][146][147]}

FSI Debate

The DMRC had proposed 4 FSI on either side of the corridor to achieve greater population densification through vertical development of residential and commercial properties. The PMC will raise money for the metro and needed civic amenities to support the higher density. Furthermore, PMC hopes to increase the use of metro.

Some members of the planning committee have suggested that three FSI be granted not only within a 500-m radius along the metro corridor but also in the entire city. Members have suggested that the amount collected through the premium on additional FSI should be turned into an urban development fund. A 60% share of this fund should be used for the metro project, while 15% for the PMPML and high capacity mass transit road and monorail and 25% for developing basic infrastructure.^[148]

But as per several urban planners, NGOs and experts, the FSI introduction will have more drawbacks than benefits for the city.^[149]

1. Even if half of the landowners along the metro corridor take advantage of the 4 FSI proposal, it will lead to 20 km² of built up area in coming years, which is more than the total housing needs of Pune for the next 20 years.
2. The PMC would raise ₹37,000 crore (US$4.6 billion) from the sale of FSI whereas it needs just ₹3,000 crore (US$380 million).
3. In the area studied, most of the plots which could consume the 4 FSI were at the edge of the corridor away from the stations, while many plots next to the tracks and the stations would remain as they are, since they are too small to accommodate the extra FSI. This plan might backfire as the distance of these plots from the nearby metro corridor might encourage the residents to use private vehicles and thus, defeat the purpose of metro.
4. Given the prevailing land costs, the new development that comes up will be of the "premium" category. Thus any new housing that comes up through this extra FSI will cater to the more affluent segment, which is the group least likely to use the Metro.
5. The open space per capita in the city will be reduced to half or less of what it is at present. The space required for other public amenities like hospitals, schools, clinics etc. will also fall short since very few plots are large enough to come under the "amenity" space rules under which the landowners have to give small portion to the city for providing amenities.^[150]

In July 2018, the Department of Defence of the MoD notified height restrictions in a six-kilometer radius of the National Defence Academy and the Lohegaon airport. This area accounts for approximately 50% of the city's area. The notification restricts the construction of high-rise buildings and has made 4 FSI along the metro corridor under the transit-oriented development policy impossible.^[151]

In popular culture

In 2021, the first-ever movie to be shot in Pune metro was the Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara starrer film Jawan.^[152] The film was shot in Sant Tukaram Nagar metro station.^[153]

Network map

 

See also

• Urban rail transit in India
  • Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited
    • Nagpur Metro
• Transport in Pune
• Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited

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