Pune (Metro Rail News): Finally the wait is over. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the underground section of Pune Metro’s Purple Line from the civil court to Swargate, which spans 3.3 km, on 29 September. This section includes three underground stations: Kasbhapeth (earlier Budhwar Peth), Mandai and Swargate.
Furthermore, he also laid the foundation stone for Pune Metro Phase 1A, which comprises the Purple Line’s extension from Swargate to Katraj, spanning 5.46km.
Completion of Phase 1
With this development, the entire Pune Metro Phase 1 has come to an end, and finally, the operations have begun on the Purple Line from Civil Court to Swargate. Now, the operational length of the Purple Line is 16.59 km from PCMC to Swargate.
Pune Metro Phase 1
Pune Metro Phase 1 consists of two corridors (Line 1& Line 2) spanning 31.254 km with 29 stations in total.
- Line 1 (Purple Line): Line 1 spans 16.59 km, providing seamless connectivity between Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and Swargate through 12 stations.
- Phase 1A: Phase 1A consists of an extension of the Purple Line from Swargate to Katraj, spanning 5.464 km with three stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the same.
- Line 2 (Aqua Line): Line 2 provides connectivity from Vanaz to Ramwadi, spanning 14.665 km via 16 stations.
Till date, Pune Metro has become the 9th largest metro system with a 31.25km long network beating the Noida Metro system.
