The trial runs for the Pune Metro might start soon as a three-coach train with a capacity of 900 passengers has arrived from Nagpur for that purpose on December 28, 2019.

Work on the Pune Metro started in June, 2017, and has been completed in a record 30 months. The ground breaking of the line from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Here is all you need to know about the project.

The routes

Line-I: The 16.65-km route of the Pune Metro will run between Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Swargate. With 15 Metro station, the route will be both elevated and underground. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of this line, which is likely to become operational in 2021.

Plans are also underway to extend the line to Nigdi. The route will have three stations, Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi. In 2018, the detailed project report (DPR) for the extension of the Pimpri-Swargate Metro route to Nigdi was approved by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

Line-II: The 14.7-km Line-II of the Pune Metro will run between Vanaz and Ramwadi. With 16 Metro stations, the route will be completely elevated and will connect with Line-I and Line-III at the Civil Court Station. The work on this route is on and is likely to be operational by 2021.

Line-III: The 23.3-km stretch with 23 Metro stations will be the longest route on the Pune Metro running between Hinjewadi and Shivaji Nagar. This route will be constructed in two phases. The foundation stone of this project was laid by Modi in last year.

Impact on real estate

Line-I and Line-II of the Pune Metro are expected to connect some of the key commercial areas with the residential ones in the city. Localities such as Swargate, Dapodi, PCMC and Nigdi that fall on Line-I route are some of the prime commercial areas that house IT companies, special economic zones and government offices. On the other hand, Line-II has some of key residential localities, including Kalyani Nagar, Mangalwar Peth, Anand Nagar, Ideal Colony, Kothrud, among others.

Meanwhile, Line-III will also be connecting IT parks in Hinjewadi to some of the emerging residential localities of Balewadi and Shivajinagar.

The mix of these three lines will have a positive impact on the prices and monthly rentals both commercial and residential properties in these areas.

Source: Makaan.com