The residents of Pune will soon be able to travel on the modern high-speed Neo Metro service across the city. The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) has submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the metro to the Pune Municipal corporation.
Neo Metro is a mass rapid transit system providing low-cost, energy-efficient and eco-friendly urban transport solutions for tier 2 and tier 3 cities. It has three to five times more carrying capacity than public buses and will run on electricity at a speed of 90 km per hour.
Pune’s Neo Metro will cover a 43.84 km stretch in the city on an elevated platform. It will have 45 stations. The officials are hoping to kickstart the project by December next year and will be completed by 2028-29. The estimated cost of the project is fixed at Rs 4940 crore.
According to Maha Metro MD Brijesh Dixit, the civic body had approached them for converting the proposed High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) into a Metro Neo project.
