Pune Metro News & Updates

Pune’s long-awaited Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar Metro Line 3 has missed its December 2025 deadline, pushing the project into another phase of delay. However, to avoid prolonging commuter inconvenience, especially for IT professionals travelling to and from Hinjewadi—the administration is now considering starting metro services on completed sections while work continues on unfinished stations.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the expansion of the Pune Metro Rail Project under Phase 2. The approved project includes the construction of Line 4 and its associated spur Line 4A. The approved Line 4 is 25.52 km long and connects Kharadi to Khadakwasla via Hadapsar and Swargate through 22 elevated stations. Spur Line 4A will cover an additional 6.12 km between Nal Stop and Warje-Manik Baug, with six elevated stations. In total, the two corridors will be 31.64 km long and have 28 stations.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an investment of Rs 9,857.85 crore for the Pune Metro Phase 2 project, which will add 31.64 km of new corridors across two lines with 28 elevated stations. Lines 4 and 4A in Pune Metro Phase 2 will take the city's approved metro rail network beyond 100 km, and connect major IT hubs, commercial areas, educational institutions and dense residential areas in east, south and west Pune.

With an aim to expedite the work on Pune's Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Line-3, the Maharashtra government has approved the permanent transfer of 48,600 square metres of land in Yerwada to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).

The city is set to create history with the Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PITCMRL) being awarded a 10-year operating contract under which every metro train on the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar corridor will be operated exclusively by women.

Colossus Infra Projects has received the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from Maha-Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited) to provide train operation and station control services for the Pune Metro Rail Project. The financial bids were opened on 7 November 2024, while the financial evaluation took place on 8 September 2025, which revealed that Colossus Infra Projects is the lowest bidder for this contract. On 9 September 2025, Colossus Infra Projects received the LoA from Maha-Metro for this contract.

The DPR outlines several new routes aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving public transport connectivity The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), in collaboration with the Pune Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro), held a meeting at the Phugewadi Metro office on Monday to discuss the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed expansion of the metro network in Pimpri Chinchwad, officials said.

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has successfully conducted the first trial run of the Pune Metro Line 3 from Maan Depot to Balewadi Stadium station. The recent trials conducted by the PMRDA are a major milestone for the Pune Metro Line 3 as it has successfully carried out its trials beyond Hinjewadi for the first time.

Pune Metro has announced extended service timings to ease travel of devotees and visitors and reduce traffic congestion during Ganeshotsav. During the festivals, Pune Metro services will continue till late night. On festival days, trains will run till 2 am, while on the last day of the festival, Anant Chaturdashi, the metro will run continuously for 41 hours without stopping.

The state government has approved the revised cost for extending the Vanaj-Ramwadi Metro line to Chandni Chowk in the west and Wagholi in the east, paving the way for implementation of the long-pending project.

The 35 per cent hike in bus fares in the city by the Pune Mahanagar Transport Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) from June this year has created an unusual situation. Pune Metro fares are now cheaper than bus fares for the same journey on longer routes. The new fare chart of PMPML buses has 11 steps. Rs 10 for a journey up to five kilometres, Rs 20 for five to 10 kilometres, Rs 30 for 10 to 15 kilometres, and so on. The minimum fare for a journey up to one or two stations in the Pune Metro is Rs 10 and the maximum fare for travelling a longer distance (including line changes) is Rs 35. The Metro fares increase in steps of Rs 5.

Pune Metro has decided to run trains at an interval of six minutes during peak hours (8 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm) from August 15. The decision has been taken after passengers demanded to increase the frequency of trains due to congestion during peak hours.

There has been progress in the Pune Metro Rail project as the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has released the first look of the Pune Metro Line 3 trainset. The Pune Metro Line-3, also known as Puneri Metro, is an elevated metro corridor that is 23.3 km long and connects Hinjewadi to Civil Court via 23 elevated stations.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has suggested extending the Pune Metro line beyond Loni Kalbhor to Uruli Kanchan, citing rapidly increasing population and traffic congestion on the Pune-Solapur highway.

Pune Metro is expediting work on the Phase One extension from PCMC to Bhakti Shakti in Nigdi, aiming to complete the 4.4 km elevated corridor six months ahead of schedule. The extension will add new stations at Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi. Although the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narender Modi in March 2024, construction began in August that year.

There has been progress in the Pune Metro Rail project, as the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has started the second trial run on a 4 km stretch of Line 3 between Maan Depot and station PMR04. Pune Metro Line-3, also known as Puneri Metro, is a 23.3 km long elevated metro corridor designed to connect Hinjewadi to Civil Court through 23 elevated stations.

Maha-Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation) has issued bids for the electrical and mechanical contract of Pune Metro's Purple Line extension from PCMC to Nigdi, which spans 4.413 km through 4 elevated stations.

Pune Metro's distinctive Omkareshwar pedestrian bridge, designed in the shape of a veena, is almost ready and is expected to open to the public in August. Built over the Mula river near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden, this cable-stayed bridge will connect the metro station to Shaniwar Peth, providing easy access to thousands of commuters from the historic centre of the city.

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) is preparing to increase the frequency of trains on two busy routes - Vanaz to Ramwadi and PCMC to Swargate. Currently, metro trains come every seven minutes during peak hours and every ten minutes during quiet hours. However, this is set to change soon and trains are planned to run every five minutes.

Maha-Metro has received 6 bids for the first civil contract, Package P1A-UGC(R), of Pune Metro's Purple Line extension from Swargate to Katraj, which stretches for 5.464 km. Package P1A-UGC(R) is a part of the Pune Metro Phase 1 Extension Project (Phase 1A) and will include twin tunnels and 5 underground metro stations, namely, Market Yard (Gultekdi), Bibwewadi, Padmavati, Balaji Nagar and Katraj.