Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate Maan-District Court Metro Line 3 and lay the foundation stone for other stretches worth around Rs21,800 crore on Tuesday afternoon.Christened “Pink Line”, Metro Line 3 was built at a cost of over Rs8,300 crore. The 23km corridor would link the Hinjewadi IT hub with Shivajinagar. Pink Line’s public operations will start from 17 stations on Wednesday. Two more stations are likely to open at the end of Nov and the remaining four between Jan and March in 2027.Pink Line would be operated entirely by women train operators, a first-of-its-kind initiative in gender-inclusive public transport. About 30% of its electricity is expected to come from solar power.Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone of Pune Metro Phase-II, estimated at around Rs13,500 crore. It comprises four lines that will expand the Metro network across residential, commercial and IT hubs.Line 2A will connect Vanaz to Chandni Chowk and Line 2B will connect Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi, extending the existing east-west Metro corridor.Metro Line 4 project will stretch from Kharadi to Khadakwasla, about 25.5km. Line 4A (6.12km) will extend from Nal Stop to Manikbaug.Together they will serve Kharadi, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Swargate, Manikbaug, Nanded City, Pune Cantonment and Warje. The eastern extension from Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi will improve connectivity to the fast-growing residential, commercial and IT hubs of Kharadi and Wagholi.The new corridors will link with the existing Metro network and intercity bus services through interchange facilities at Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass.
