PUNE (Metro Rail News): Pune Metro Line 3, which connects Maan and Hinjewadi IT Park to Shivajinagar, is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually, on November 3, 2026. Commercial passenger operations on the 23.203-km elevated corridor are scheduled to begin on November 4. This project is worth approximately ₹8,313 crore, which also includes relocating of utilities and services and land acquisition.
This inauguration ceremony is going to be attended by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Ajit Pawar . The venue for this event is decided to be the badminton hall of the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge-Balewadi.
This was announced at a press conference held at the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) headquarters in Akurdi on Saturday. PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhary, additional metropolitan commissioner K Manjulakshmi, Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PITCMRL) CEO Anilkumar Saini and PMRDA chief engineer (special projects) Rinaz Pathan were present.
Abhijit Chaudhary said, “The 23.203-km elevated corridor would connect Maan with the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi and key administrative and commercial areas of Pune, including Shivajinagar.”
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Pune Metro line 3 developed under PPP model
Pune Metro Line 3 is the first metro project in the country to be implemented under the Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) framework through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model under the National Metro Rail Policy, 2017.
The implementing agency for this Metro project is Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PITCMRL), a special purpose vehicle established with collaboration of TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, under a concession agreement with PMRDA.
Passenger operations on Pune Metro Line 3 will initially cover 17 of the corridor’s 23 stations, with services commencing on November 4. Of these, seven stations will have only one staircase accessible to commuters, while the remaining ten stations will have both staircases operational during the initial phase. The ten stations which will have both staircases operational are:
- Hinjewadi Phase 2 Circle 2
- Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Hinjewadi
- Hinjewadi Phase 1
- Wakad Chowk
- Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge
- MITCON in Balewadi,
- RK Laxman Museum in Balewadi
- Aundh
- Sakalnagar and Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Station 13 and 14 have reached their final stage of work and are expected to be completed by the end of November 2026. The remaining stations 15, 16, 20 and 22 will be completed in phases by January 2027. Pune Metro Line 3 will connect with the existing Pune Metro network:
- Line 1: Pimpri-Chinchwad-Swargate.
- Line 2: Vanaz-Ramwadi.
PITCMRL CEO, Anilkumar Saini stated “The last train from Maan towards the District Court will depart at 10.30 pm, while the last service from the District Court towards Maan will leave at 11.40 pm.”
Trains are going to operate in 6 minute intervals during peak hours and in non peak hours at every 12 minutes.
Pune Metro Line 3 corridor inspected by RDSO
The Pune Metro Line 3 corridor has successfully completed the required safety inspections conducted by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO). The initial 12.60-km stretch between Maan (PMR-1) and RK Laxman Museum in Balewadi (PMR-12) was cleared by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on July 23, 2026. Safety approval for the remaining five stations in the first phase was granted on September 23, 2026, paving the way for the corridor’s phased opening to passengers.
A common mobile application has been developed to streamline ticketing for Pune Metro Line 3 and the existing Maha Metro network. The platform will enable commuters to access ticketing services across both metro networks through a single application, simplifying travel and fare transactions.
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