Pariksha SaathiPM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of Pune Metro projects worth around ₹21,800 crore; Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar corridor opened
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for Pune Metro projects worth around ₹21,800 crore through video conferencing on 3 November 2026, the Prime Minister's Office said. Recalling that he had laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the Pune Metro ten years ago, he said the inauguration of the Hinjawadi to Shivajinagar corridor will provide superior connectivity to a major IT hub, while the new line initiated that day will further link the old and new parts of the city. He noted that the newly inaugurated corridor has been constructed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model through the combined efforts of the government and the private sector. The Prime Minister said that over the past 12 years India's metro network has expanded to nearly 1,200 kilometres across 26 cities, serving over one crore daily commuters, and that it is counted among the top three metro networks in the world. In Maharashtra, he said, only 10 to 11 kilometres of metro lines were operational in 2014, while nearly 175 kilometres are now in service and construction is under way on over 680 kilometres with an investment exceeding ₹2.5 lakh crore. He referred to the approval of the Urban Challenge Fund in February 2026, backed by one lakh crore rupees in Central assistance to mobilise lakhs of crores in urban investment, and urged local bodies and private sector partners to join the effort in mission mode. He said India had maintained the world's fastest growth rate amid difficult international conditions and, according to the latest World Bank report, had lifted 50 crore citizens out of extreme poverty within 10 to 12 years.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
PIB's release of 2 November 2026 announcing the event said the Prime Minister would inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3, also known as the Pink Line, built at a cost of over ₹8,300 crore. Spanning approximately 23 kilometres, it connects Maan to District Court Metro station and will provide Metro connectivity between the Hinjewadi IT hub and Shivajinagar. The line is to be operated entirely by women train operators, which the release called a first-of-its-kind initiative, and approximately 30% of its total electricity requirements are envisaged to be met through solar power. The Prime Minister was also to lay the foundation stone of Phase-II of Pune Metro, at an estimated cost of around ₹13,500 crore, comprising Lines 2A and 2B (around 12.75 kilometres in total; Line 2A from Vanaz to Chandani Chowk and Line 2B from Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi, extending the existing east-west network), Line 4 (around 25.52 kilometres, Kharadi to Khadakwasla) and Line 4A (6.12 kilometres, Nal Stop to Manik Baug). The new corridors are to integrate with intercity bus services and the existing Pune Metro network through interchange facilities at Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass.
Check yourself: by what other name is Pune Metro Line 3 known, which two stations does it connect, and which four lines make up Phase-II of Pune Metro?
The Pink Line; Maan and District Court Metro station; Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A.
Revision task: from this release, note the total value of the projects, the corridor inaugurated and the model it was built under, the national and Maharashtra metro figures the Prime Minister cited, and the Urban Challenge Fund; from the note, Line 3's other name, cost, length, end stations, operators and solar share, and the estimated cost of Phase-II and its four lines with their end points.
Test yourself
The Pune Metro corridor inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 November 2026, which he said will provide superior connectivity to a major IT hub and which was built under the Public-Private Partnership model, runs between which two places?
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Answer: Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar
The Prime Minister said the inauguration of the Hinjawadi to Shivajinagar corridor will provide superior connectivity to a major IT hub, and noted that the line was constructed under the Public-Private Partnership model through the combined efforts of the government and the private sector. The Pune Metro projects he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for on 3 November 2026 are worth around ₹21,800 crore.
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