Purple Line (Pune Metro)


Purple Line of the Pune Metro is the first line of the city's under-construction mass transit network. It will run from PCMC building in Pimpri to Swargate. The 16.59-km line will be elevated till Range Hills with 9 stations and will further go underground up to Swargate with 5 stations.

Route

The line will go via Kasarwadi, Khadki and Shivajinagar. The maintenance depot for the Purple Line will be located near the Range Hills station on the land acquired from the College of Agriculture.

Construction

Soil testing and topographical surveys of the concerned areas started in late December 2016. Excavation work for erection of pillars started in early June, 2017. The construction of the first pillar was completed by October 2017 and construction work of up to ten pillars was underway. The first viaduct was completely erected by January 2018. The first batch of tracks were laid between PCMC and Sant Tukaramnagar in the second week of July 2019.

List of Stations

Following is a list of stations on this route-