Pune Metro Expansion: 20-Km Elevated Corridor Planned To Ease Traffic In City's Fastest-Growing Suburbs

Residents of Kondhwa, NIBM road and Yewalewadi could see Metro connectivity by 2030-31, with officials from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) confirming that groundwork for a proposed 20km elevated corridor from Shivajinagar to Yewalewadi is currently underway.

The planned route will pass through Camp and Pulgate, with an additional spur connecting NIBM to Undri.

Atul Gadgil, Director (Works) at Maha Metro, stated that consultants have been appointed to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR).

The alignment is expected to begin at Shivajinagar, move toward the Collectorate, continue through Camp and Pulgate, and then proceed to Kondhwa and Yewalewadi, whilst a branch line has been proposed from Jyoti Square to NIBM Junction and onward to Undri near Bishop's School.

Stations are likely to be spaced approximately one kilometre apart.

The extension is intended to link with the larger Metro Line 3 corridor being developed by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar.

Whilst the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar stretch is being built under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, the extension toward Kondhwa and Yewalewadi will be constructed directly by Maha Metro, as decided by the state government.

The DPR, for which consultants were appointed about two months ago, is anticipated to be completed by May or June, after which the proposal will be placed before the general body of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for approval before being forwarded to the state government.

After state clearance, it will require approval from the Centre. Officials indicated that if all statutory permissions are granted without delay, the corridor could become operational by 2030-31.

The demand for Metro connectivity in the Kondhwa–Yewalewadi belt has been growing amid rapid urban expansion and increasing traffic congestion.

The state government had earlier cleared additional Metro corridors, including a Khadakwasla–Hadapsar–Swargate–Kharadi route aimed at strengthening east-west connectivity.

Officials have also indicated that plans include extending the Hadapsar corridor toward Loni Kalbhor and Saswad under Line 4, potentially improving access to the proposed Purandar airport.

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