Green Light for Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Line: Pune Metro Line 3 Launch Set for November 4, PM to Inaugurate
Green Light for Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Line: Pune Metro Line 3 Launch Set for November 4, PM to Inaugurate
Breaking Update & Key Facts
Pune’s major public-private urban transit venture, Pune Metro Line 3 (Pink Line), is officially launching commercial operations, bringing direct rail connectivity between the Hinjewadi tech belt and central Pune.
- Official Inauguration: November 3, 2026 (Virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi; local ceremony at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi).
- Commercial Rollout: November 4, 2026, with passenger services beginning at 6:00 AM IST.
- Initial Phasing: 17 of the corridor’s 23 elevated stations will begin operations following statutory safety clearance, with the remaining 6 completing intermediate works by early 2027.
- Frequency & Ticketing: 6-minute train intervals during peak office hours, backed by integrated ticketing compatibility with the existing MahaMetro network.
Complete Station Lineup (23 Elevated Stations)
- Maan Bus Depot (माण डेपो)
- Megapolis Circle (मेगापोलिस सर्कल)
- Embassy Quadron (क्वाड्रॉन बिझनेस पार्क)
- Dohler (डोहलर)
- Infosys Phase II (इन्फोसिस फेज २)
- Wipro Phase II (विप्रो फेज २)
- Pall India (पॉल इंडिया)
- Shivaji Chowk (Hinjewadi) (शिवाजी चौक)
- Hinjewadi Flyover (हिंजवडी उड्डाणपूल)
- Wakad Chowk (वाकड चौक)
- Balewadi Stadium (बालेवाडी क्रीडा संकुल)
- NICMAR (निकमार)
- Ramnagar (रामनगर)
- Laxmi Nagar (लक्ष्मी नगर)
- Balewadi Phata (बालेवाडी फाटा)
- Baner Gaon (बाणेर गाव)
- Baner Phata (बाणेर फाटा)
- Pashan / University Road (पाषाण रोड)
- Pune University Circle (पुणे विद्यापीठ चौक)
- Raj Bhavan (राजभवन)
- Bremer Chowk / Agriculture College (कृषी महाविद्यालय)
- Shivajinagar Police Ground (शिवाजीनगर पोलीस मैदान)
- Civil Court Inter-modal Hub (दिवाणी न्यायालय इंटरचेंज)
Route & Transit Interchange Overview
[Maan Village Depot / Hinjewadi Phase 3]
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▼ (Elevated corridor along IT Park spine)
[Wakad Bridge / Mumbai-Bengaluru NH 48 Bypass]
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▼ (Baner Road transit link)
[Pune University Integrated Double-Decker Flyover]
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▼ (Ganeshkhind Road)
[Shivajinagar / Civil Court Interchange]
├── Interchange to Line 1: PCMC ↔ Swargate
└── Interchange to Line 2: Vanaz ↔ Ramwadi
The route terminates at the Civil Court Interchange, allowing passengers from the Hinjewadi corridor to transition between all three metro lines on a unified ticketing system without exiting to surface roads.
Regulatory and Compliance Standards
- Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002: Commercial services operate in accordance with Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) track and electrical clearances.
- Public-Private Partnership Framework: Built under the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) structure by Pune IT City Metro Rail Ltd. (Tata-Siemens consortium) in coordination with PMRDA.
- Digital Media & IT Rules, 2021: This report adheres to verification standards and public utility reporting practices without promotional or misleading disclosures.