Purple Line (Pune Metro)

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Purple Line of the Pune Metro is the first line of the city's mass transit network.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It runs from PCMC Bhavan to Swargate. The 16.59 km (10.31 mi) line will be elevated till Range Hills with 9 stations and will further go underground up to Swargate with 5 stations.[7][8]

Purple Line
Purple Line Metro Train
Overview
StatusOperational
LocalePune Metropolitan Region
Termini
Stations16 (Operational)
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemPune Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
Rolling stockTitagarh Firema
History
Opened6 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-06)
Technical
Line length16.59 km (Operational)
9.2 km (Under Construction)
CharacterElevated & Underground
Route map

PCMC Bhavan Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Sant Tukaram Nagar Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Nashik Phata Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Kasarwadi Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit SystemKasarwadi railway station
Phugewadi Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
Dapodi Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit SystemDapodi railway station
Bopodi
Khadki Khadki railway station
Range Hills
Mainline rail interchange Range Hills Depot
Shivaji Nagar Shivaji Nagar railway station
 Line 3 
Civil Court
Budhwar Peth
Mahatma Phule Market
Swargate Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System

Route

The line will go via Kasarwadi (Nashik Phata), Khadki and Shivajinagar.[1][2] The maintenance depot for the Purple Line will be located near the Range Hills station on the land acquired from the College of Agriculture.[3][4]

Construction

Soil testing and topographical surveys of the concerned areas started in late December 2016. Excavation work for erection of pillars began 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.[5] The first batch of tracks were laid between PCMC and Sant Tukaram Nagar in the second week of July 2019.[6]

List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route:

Purple Line
#Station NameOpeningConnectionsLayout
EnglishMarathi
1Bhakti Shakti Chowkभक्ती शक्ती चौकUnder ConstructionRainbow BRTSElevated
2Tilak Chowkटिळक चौकUnder ConstructionRainbow BRTSElevated
3Akurdiआकुर्डीUnder ConstructionRainbow BRTS & Akurdi railway stationElevated
4ChinchwadचिंचवडUnder ConstructionRainbow BRTS & Chinchwad railway stationElevated
5PCMC Bhavanपिंपरी-चिंचवड मनपा भवन6 March 2022Rainbow BRTSElevated
6Sant Tukaram Nagarसंत तुकाराम नगर6 March 2022Rainbow BRTS & Vallabhnagar MSRTC Bus StationElevated
7Nashik Phataनाशिक फाटा6 March 2022Rainbow BRTSElevated
8Kasarwadiकासारवाडी6 March 2022Rainbow BRTS & Kasarwadi railway stationElevated
9Phugewadiफुगेवाडी6 March 2022Rainbow BRTSElevated
10Dapodiदापोडी1 August 2023Rainbow BRTS & Dapodi railway stationElevated
11Bopodiबोपोडी1 August 2023NoneElevated
12KhadkiखडकीUnder ConstructionKhadki railway stationElevated
13Range Hillsरेंज हिल्सUnder ConstructionNoneElevated
14Shivaji Nagarशिवाजी नगर1 August 2023Shivajinagar railway station, Shivajinagar MSRTC Bus Station &  Line 3  (planned)Underground
15Civil Courtदिवाणी न्यायालय1 August 2023Aqua Line &  Line 3 Underground
16Budhwar Pethबुधवार पेठUnder ConstructionNoneUnderground
17Mahatma Phule Marketमहात्मा फुले मंडईUnder ConstructionNoneUnderground
18Swargateस्वारगेटUnder ConstructionRainbow BRTS & Swargate MSRTC Bus StationUnderground
19Pushmangal Chowkपुष्पमंगल चौकProposedNoneUnderground
20Shankar Maharaj Muttशंकर महाराज मठProposedNoneUnderground
21Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Parkराजीव गांधी प्राणीशास्त्र उद्यानProposedNoneUnderground

Infrastructure

Signalling

The Purple 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 Purple and Aqua Lines, as well as Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Line 7.[9][10]

References