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PM Modi to open Pune metro Line 3 by September-end
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to virtually inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3 from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar by the end of September. The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will open 17…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to virtually inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3 from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar by the end of September. The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will open 17 of the 23 stations initially after the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) clears five more stations next week. Twelve stations have already received safety clearance.
Line 3 runs 23.23 km through Wakad, Balewadi and Baner, linking Pune's IT hub with the city centre. Six stations including Shivajinagar and Hinjewadi will remain closed until pending work is completed. PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari said the inauguration date will be confirmed in a few days after CMRS inspection and the PM's schedule are finalised.
The project faced repeated delays since construction began. Once fully operational, all 23 stations along the corridor will serve passengers.
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Line 3 will cut travel time between Pune's IT hub Hinjewadi and the city centre from over an hour to roughly 40 minutes. The 23-km corridor is Pune's first metro line built under the public-private partnership model, with a consortium of Siemens and Tata Projects executing it. PMRDA estimates daily ridership will exceed 1.5 lakh once fully operational. Safety clearances from the federal Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety are mandatory before any metro line can start passenger services, a process that has historically taken weeks to months after inspection. The next signal is the CMRS visit next week, if it passes five more stations, the PM can inaugurate by month-end.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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