PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Pune Metro Rail Project progressed as the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has unveiled the first look of the Pune Metro Line 3 trainset. Pune Metro Line-3, also known as the Puneri Metro, is an elevated metro corridor which spans 23.3 km, connecting Hinjawadi with Civil Court via 23 elevated stations.
After two successful trial runs, Pune Metro Line 3 has unveiled its much-anticipated first look. PMRDA initiated the second trial run on Line 3’s 4 km stretch between Maan Depot and Station PMR04 at the end of July 2025. To know more about this news, Click Here.
Earlier in July, PMRDA successfully completed the first trial run on Line 3 between Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar.
The Pune Metro Line 3 is being developed through a public-private partnership (PPP) model, established by a joint venture between TATA and Siemens under the designation Pune IT City Metro Rail Ltd.
The Government of Maharashtra approved the project on February 9, 2018. The Government of India granted in-principle approval for providing 20% Viability Gap Funding (VGF) on March 7, 2018.
The State Government’s VGF contribution was approved on August 27, 2019, primarily through land transfers from various state agencies (e.g., Dairy Development, Pune Police).
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