Aqua Line
Pune Aqua line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocalePune
Termini
Stations12 (Operational)
4(under construction)
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemPune Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
Rolling stockTitagarh Firema
History
Opened6 March 2022; 23 months ago (2022-03-06)
Technical
Line length14.66 km (Operational)
CharacterElevated
Route map

Legend
 Vanaz
Mainline rail interchange Vanaz Depot
 Anand Nagar
Ideal Colony
Nal Stop
Garware College
Deccan Gymkhana
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan
PMC Bhavan
Civil Court
Purple Line  Line 3 
 Mangalwar Peth
Pune Railway Station Pune Junction railway station
Ruby Hall Clinic
Bund Garden
Yerwada Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Kalyani Nagar Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Ramwadi Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System

Aqua Line of the Pune Metro is the second line of the city's mass transit network. It will run from Ramwadi to Vanaz via Mangalwar Peth and Deccan Gymkhana. The section from Vanaz to Garware College was inaugurated on 6 March 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The section from Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic was inaugurated on 1 August 2023.

Route

The elevated line will cover a distance of 14.66 km (9.11 mi) and will have 16 stations. It will connect with the Purple Line and Line 3 at the Civil Court interchange station. The maintenance depot for the Aqua Line is located near the Vanaz station on the former garbage depot land.[1][2]

List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route-

Aqua Line
# Station name Opening Connections Layout
English Marathi
1 Vanaz वनाझ 6 March 2022 None Elevated
2 Anand Nagar आनंदनगर 6 March 2022 None Elevated
3 Ideal Colony आयडियल कॉलनी 6 March 2022 None Elevated
4 Nal Stop नळ स्टॉप 6 March 2022 None Elevated
5 Garware College गरवारे महाविद्यालय 6 March 2022 None Elevated
6 Deccan Gymkhana डेक्कन जिमखाना 1 August 2023 None Elevated
7 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान 1 August 2023 None Elevated
8 PMC Bhavan पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन 1 August 2023 None Elevated
9 Civil Court दिवाणी न्यायालय 1 August 2023 Purple Line &  Line 3  Elevated
10 Mangalwar Peth मंगळवार पेठ 1 August 2023 None Elevated
11 Pune Railway Station पुणे रेल्वे स्टेशन 1 August 2023 Pune Junction railway station Elevated
12 Ruby Hall Clinic रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक 1 August 2023 None Elevated
13 Bund Garden बंड गार्डन Under construction None Elevated
14 Yerwada येरवडा Under construction Rainbow BRTS Elevated
15 Kalyani Nagar कल्याणी नगर Under construction Rainbow BRTS Elevated
16 Ramwadi रामवाडी Under construction Rainbow BRTS Elevated

Infrastructure

Signalling

The Aqua Line utilises the Alstom Urbalis 400 communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system. Alstom was awarded a EUR90 million contract to supply the signalling and telecommunications systems for the Aqua and Purple Lines, as well as Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Line 7.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "MahaMetro takes possession of 35 hectares of land for project". The Times of India. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "MahaMetro gets land for depot and multi-modal hub". The Times of India. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Alstom to provide state-of-the-art signalling system for Mumbai Metro and Pune Metro". Financialexpress. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Alstom bags Rs 700 crore contracts from Mumbai, Pune metros". Construction Week. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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