Pune metro in October 2026: what runs, what is approved, and what a brochure may not say

Rules and rates as of 13 October 2026.

Pune project brochures often name a metro line in the first line of the ad: the two Maha-Metro corridors that most buyers know as the Purple and Aqua lines, or PMRDA's Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar Line 3. Some of these lines carry passengers. Others are approved on paper, with completion years still to come. Here is what the official record shows as of 13 October 2026, and how to price the difference.

What is running: Maha-Metro's two Phase-1 corridors

Maha-Metro's route map calls the two lines Corridor 1 and Corridor 2, not Purple and Aqua. Corridor 1 runs from PCMC to Swargate through Shivaji Nagar and District Court. Corridor 2 runs from Vanaz to Ramwadi through Pune Railway Station.

The PIB release of 29 September 2024 says the Prime Minister inaugurated the underground District Court–Swargate section, at a cost of around ₹1,810 crore, and that this completed Pune Metro Phase-1. An earlier PIB release of 6 March 2024 records the inauguration of the Ruby Hall Clinic–Ramwadi stretch.

As of today, the Pune Metro home page gives 2 lines, a network length of 33.1 km, and 29 of 30 stations as operational. It does not say which station is not yet open, so ask before you rely on a particular one.

Line 3, Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar: cleared in part, no official opening notice found

PMRDA's project page (last modified 12 October 2026) describes a 23.203 km elevated line with 23 stations, built on a public-private partnership basis at a cost of ₹8,313 crore. It says physical work was about 94.58% complete by the end of March 2026. The original completion date was 25 March 2025, later extended to 31 March 2026.

PMRDA's home page lists an item dated 4 August 2026 reporting that the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) has approved the Maan–Balewadi stretch. We found no PMRDA, PIB or state government notice that passenger services have started on any part of Line 3, and no official fare for it. Press reports have given several opening windows, but none of them appears on an official page, so we treat Line 3 as not confirmed open. The line may have opened after our check; the editor will re-check before publication.

What is approved but not built

• Swargate–Katraj (Line 1 extension): 5.46 km, fully underground, three stations (Market Yard, Padmavati, Katraj). The Cabinet approval of 16 August 2024 puts the cost at ₹2,954.53 crore and the completion date at February 2029.
• Vanaz–Chandani Chowk (2A) and Ramwadi–Wagholi/Vitthalwadi (2B): 12.75 km and 13 elevated stations at ₹3,626.24 crore, approved on 25 June 2025 and due within four years.
• Kharadi–Khadakwasla (Line 4) and Nal Stop–Warje–Manik Baug (4A): 31.636 km and 28 elevated stations at ₹9,857.85 crore, approved on 26 November 2025 and due within five years.

So a brochure in Wagholi, Kharadi, Warje or Katraj that says "on the metro line" is pointing at an approved corridor, not a working one. Going by the official timelines, the earliest of these approvals is not due until 2029.

Line	Stretch	Status (13 Oct 2026)	Official source
Corridor 1 (Maha-Metro)	PCMC–Swargate	Operational; Phase-1 completed 29 Sep 2024	PIB, 29 Sep 2024; Pune Metro website
Corridor 2 (Maha-Metro)	Vanaz–Ramwadi	Operational; Ruby Hall–Ramwadi opened 6 Mar 2024	PIB, 6 Mar 2024; Pune Metro website
Line 3 (PMRDA, PPP)	Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar, 23.2 km	CMRS approval for Maan–Balewadi reported; opening not confirmed	PMRDA website
Line 1 extension	Swargate–Katraj, 5.46 km	Approved; due Feb 2029	PIB, 16 Aug 2024
Lines 2A and 2B	Vanaz–Chandani Chowk; Ramwadi–Wagholi/Vitthalwadi	Approved 25 Jun 2025; four years	PIB, 25 Jun 2025
Lines 4 and 4A	Kharadi–Khadakwasla; Nal Stop–Manik Baug	Approved 26 Nov 2025; five years	PIB, 26 Nov 2025

Worked example: what a gap between brochure and metro costs

Maha-Metro's fare chart is published only as an image, which we could not read. Every rupee figure below is therefore an illustrative assumption, not an official fare or tariff.

Take a hypothetical flat 1.8 km by road from a planned station, with an office 15 km away, 22 working days a month and two trips a day.

monthly cost = cost per trip × 2 × 22

• No metro yet: cab at an assumed ₹22 per km, so 15 × ₹22 = ₹330 a trip and ₹330 × 2 × 22 = ₹14,520 a month.
• Metro open: an assumed ₹50 auto to the station plus an assumed ₹35 fare, so ₹85 a trip and ₹85 × 2 × 22 = ₹3,740 a month.
• Gap: ₹14,520 − ₹3,740 = ₹10,780 a month. A three-month delay costs ₹32,340, and six months costs ₹64,680.

Walking that 1.8 km at 4.8 km/h takes 1.8 ÷ 4.8 × 60 = 22.5 minutes each way, which is worth knowing when a brochure says "5 minutes to metro".

How to check a brochure's metro claim

• Ask for the station name and line. Then find it on the Maha-Metro route map or PMRDA's Line 3 page.
• Match the status to the table above. "Approved" means sanctioned money and a target year. It does not mean trains.
• Keep a dated copy of the brochure. If a connectivity claim shaped your decision, a lawyer can tell you whether it can be raised with MahaRERA.

We will update this report when PMRDA or the CMRS publishes an official notice of Line 3 passenger services.