Pune Metro's Pink Line Opens: Modi Inaugurates Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar Line 3 and Lays Foundation for Phase II
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Pune Metro's 23 km Line 3, the Pink Line from Maan to District Court, on Tuesday and laid the foundation stone for four Phase-II corridors — projects worth a combined Rs 21,800 crore. Passenger services on the new line began on Wednesday.
Pune's metro network took its biggest single step on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the city's Metro Line 3 — the Pink Line — by video conference and laid the foundation stone for four new corridors under Phase II. Together, the projects inaugurated and launched that day are worth about Rs 21,800 crore.
The Pink Line: Hinjewadi gets its rail link
Line 3 runs for about 23 km from Maan to the District Court station, giving the Hinjewadi IT hub a direct metro connection to Shivajinagar for the first time. The elevated corridor, built at a cost of over Rs 8,300 crore, has 23 stations and passes through Wakad, Balewadi, Baner and Aundh before reaching the Savitribai Phule Pune University area and the city centre. For the thousands of professionals who commute into Hinjewadi's IT parks from across Pune, it is the first rail alternative to some of the city's most congested roads.
The line was developed under a public-private partnership by Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, a joint venture involving Siemens and the Tata group's transport arm, under the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Two features drew particular mention at the inauguration: the line is operated entirely by women train operators, and, according to the Prime Minister's Office announcement, about 30 per cent of its power requirement is met from solar energy. Passengers using Lines 1 and 2 can change to the Pink Line at District Court station, where a pedestrian bridge connects the lines.
Services have begun, in phases
Passenger services on the Pink Line began on Wednesday, 4 November, the day after the inauguration. Reports of the opening indicate that 17 of the 23 stations were available to passengers initially, with the remaining stations to be brought into use in phases over the following weeks. Commuters should check the Pune Metro's own channels for the current station list before planning a journey, as the phased opening means the full 23-station service is not yet the everyday picture.
Phase II: four more corridors
Alongside the inauguration, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for Phase II of the Pune Metro: four new corridors — Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A — estimated at about Rs 13,500 crore. The expansion is intended to extend metro coverage to more residential neighbourhoods, commercial districts and employment hubs across the metropolitan region, building on the three lines now in operation.
Why it matters beyond one line
Pune's growth has been led by its IT corridor in the west, while its rail-based public transport has historically lagged behind its road network. The Pink Line is the first metro built specifically around that west-side employment belt, and its success or failure will shape how quickly the Phase-II corridors move from foundation stones to construction. For now, the immediate change is practical: a Hinjewadi commute that no longer has to begin and end in traffic.