Pune Metro Line 3, to be run entirely by women train operators, readied for opening

2 November 2026

Pune Metro projects worth around Rs 21,800 crore are to be inaugurated and have their foundation stones laid, the Prime Minister's Office has said. Line 3, known as the Pink Line, has been built at a cost of over Rs 8,300 crore and links the Hinjewadi information technology hub with Shivajinagar over about 23 km. The line is to be operated entirely by women train operators, which the release calls a first of its kind, and about 30 per cent of its power is planned to come from solar energy. Foundation stones are to be laid for Pune Metro Phase 2, put at about Rs 13,500 crore, which has Line 2A from Vanaz to Chandani Chowk, Line 2B from Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi, Line 4 from Kharadi to Khadakwasla over about 25.52 km and Line 4A from Nal Stop to Manik Bagh over about 6.12 km. Interchanges are planned at Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass. The corridors will serve Kharadi, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Swargate, Manik Bagh, Nanded City, Pune Cantonment and Warje.