PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone for ₹13,500 Crore Pune Metro Phase 2 and Inaugurates ₹8,300 Crore Pink Line (
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for Pune Metro projects worth ₹21,800 crore. The foundation stone was laid for Pune Metro Phase 2, with an estimated cost of ₹13,500 crore.
Phase 2 comprises Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A. Lines 2A and 2B together span 12.75 km. Line 2A will connect Vanaz to Chandni Chowk, and Line 2B will connect Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi. This extends the east-west metro network. Line 4 covers 6.12 km, connecting Nal Stop to Manik Baug. The source does not give the length of Line 4A, contractors, funding structure or completion timeline.
Phase 2 and the other new corridors will connect Kharadi, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Swargate and Manik Baug. They will also serve Nanded City, Pune Cantonment and Warje.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated Pune Metro Line 3, known as the Pink Line. It was built at an estimated cost of ₹8,300 crore.
