Overview
- Officials report the 23 km elevated corridor is about 94% complete, with trial runs underway and station finishing and safety clearances in progress.
- The first stretch from Hinjewadi to Balewadi, covering roughly 11–12 km with 12 stations, is slated to start service in May.
- The remaining section from Balewadi to Shivajinagar, about 11–12 km with 11 stations, is scheduled to open by July.
- Once this line begins operations, authorities say Pune’s functional metro network will reach roughly 55 km as part of a longer-term push toward a 200 km system.
- The project is being implemented by PMRDA through PPP SPV Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, with execution by a Tata Group–Siemens-led consortium, after earlier deadlines slipped from March 2025 to March 2026 and drew commuter criticism.