Pune Metro Line 3 Pink Line: Routes, Stations, Fares, Women Operators, and Phase-II, Explained

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3, the Pink Line, on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, and to lay the foundation stone for the next phase of the network the same afternoon. The Press Information Bureau said on 2 November that he will do both by video conferencing at 12:30 pm, and that he will address the gathering.

The PIB put the projects together at around Rs 21,800 crore. Of that, the Pink Line itself was built at a cost of over Rs 8,300 crore. Phase-II, which is still at the foundation-stone stage, is estimated at around Rs 13,500 crore.

A quick note on what this page will not do. The PIB release names the terminals and the purpose of the corridor. It does not publish a full station list. Reported fares below are proposed figures from Pune Mirror, as cited by The Economic Times, not a schedule this article is treating as finally notified.

The 60-second version

• When: 3 November 2026, 12:30 pm, by video conferencing. The Prime Minister will inaugurate Line 3, lay the Phase-II foundation stone, and address the gathering. Source: PIB, 2 November 2026.
• The line: Pink Line, over Rs 8,300 crore, approximately 23 km, from Maan to District Court Metro station. It links the Hinjewadi IT hub with Shivajinagar.
• Who operates it: Entirely women train operators, which the PIB called a first-of-its-kind initiative. About 30 percent of electricity requirements are envisaged from solar power.
• What it is for: Integrate with the existing Pune Metro, and, in the PIB's words, help reduce dependence on private vehicles, ease congestion and cut vehicular emissions.
• Fares, as reported: Proposed slabs from Rs 12 (up to 2 km) to Rs 62 (beyond 18 km). The Economic Times, citing Pune Mirror, said the existing network's maximum is Rs 35. These are not presented here as a final official chart.
• Passengers: Hindustan Times reported on 1 November that public service starts at 6 am on 4 November 2026.
• Same day, Phase-II: Foundation stone for Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A, around Rs 13,500 crore. The combined announcement is around Rs 21,800 crore.

What the Prime Minister is inaugurating

The PIB release (PRID 2331557, posted at 3:58 pm on 2 November 2026) said the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of Pune Metro projects worth around Rs 21,800 crore. The inauguration is Line 3. The foundation stone is Phase-II. Both are on the 3 November programme.

The Economic Times, updated at 9:20 pm IST on 2 November, reported the same timetable: a 23 km Pink Line inauguration at 12:30 pm through video conferencing, and a Phase-II foundation stone estimated at around Rs 13,500 crore.

The Economic Times also carried a post by the Prime Minister on X, which described the corridor this way: "23 km connecting Hinjewadi's IT hub with Shivajinagar. Operated by women. Almost a third of the electricity needs planned from solar energy." The post said the Rs 8,300 crore project would be inaugurated the next day.

The Pink Line: Maan to District Court

The PIB said the Pink Line spans approximately 23 kilometres and connects Maan to District Court Metro station. The corridor is meant to give Metro connectivity between the Hinjewadi IT hub and Shivajinagar, which the release called one of Pune's major employment centres. The PIB said it should ease the daily commute of thousands of IT professionals and other commuters.

The same release said the line will integrate with the existing metro network, so that passengers can move across different parts of the city. It said the project will help reduce dependence on private vehicles, ease traffic congestion and vehicular emissions, and improve access to major commercial and residential areas. Those are the stated aims in the government release, not measured results after opening.

On stations, this article stays with what that release actually names. The terminals are Maan and District Court. The corridor's job, as the PIB and The Economic Times both describe it, is the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar link. The 2 November PIB text does not give an intermediate station count or a stop-by-stop list. Naming a number here would be an invention, so this page does not.

Women train operators, and the solar share

The PIB singled out two features.

First, women train operators. The release said the line "will be operated entirely by women train operators, making it a first-of-its-kind initiative," and tied that to women's empowerment and gender-inclusive public transport. The Economic Times used the same description: an initiative described as a first of its kind, with the entire corridor operated by women train operators.

Second, solar power. The PIB said approximately 30 percent of the line's total electricity requirements are envisaged to be met through solar power. "Envisaged" is the release's word. It is a plan for the electricity mix, not a figure this article is treating as already met in published generation data.

The fares Pune Mirror reported

The Economic Times said the new Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar corridor could cost more to ride than the existing Pune Metro lines. Citing Pune Mirror, it said the proposed ticket price goes up to Rs 62 for trips of more than 18 km, against a maximum of Rs 35 on the current network.

The distance slabs, as The Economic Times reported them from Pune Mirror:

Distance	Proposed fare
Up to 2 km	Rs 12
2-4 km	Rs 25
4-8 km	Rs 37
8-12 km	Rs 43
12-18 km	Rs 49
Beyond 18 km	Rs 62

Pune Mirror, via The Economic Times, also described how the first slab was rounded. The base fare for the first 2 km is Rs 10. A calculated amount of Rs 12.36 was rounded down to Rs 12 for ticket collection. The paper said the other distance-based fares were rounded off to the nearest rupee.

Two limits on this table. It is a reported proposed chart, not a fare notification reproduced from the PIB release. And it is higher at the top end than the Rs 35 maximum The Economic Times attributed to the existing network. Passengers should check the operator's published fare on the day of travel before treating Rs 62 as the final full-length price.

When local media say passengers can board

The inauguration and the first day of public service are not the same date in the local reporting.

Hindustan Times, in a report published on 1 November 2026, said passenger services on the corridor will commence at 6 am on 4 November 2026. That is the day after the Prime Minister's inauguration. The PIB release used for this article announces the 3 November inauguration. It does not itself state the 4 November passenger start. The 6 am time is the Hindustan Times report, and it should be read as that.

Phase-II: the foundation stone on the same day

The PIB said the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Phase-II, at an estimated cost of around Rs 13,500 crore. Phase-II comprises Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A. The release said these lines will expand the network across residential, commercial and IT hubs. They are not being inaugurated as open lines on 3 November. The event for them is a foundation stone.

Line	Length (PIB)	Route (PIB)
2A and 2B together	Around 12.75 km	2A: Vanaz to Chandani Chowk. 2B: Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi. Extends the existing east-west network.
4	Around 25.52 km	Kharadi to Khadakwasla
4A	6.12 km	Nal Stop to Manik Baug

The PIB said the new corridors will connect several important locations, including Kharadi, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Swargate, Manik Baug, Nanded City, Pune Cantonment and Warje. It said the eastern extension from Ramwadi to Vitthalwadi will improve connectivity to developing residential, commercial and IT hubs in Kharadi and Wagholi.

On transfers, the release said the corridors will integrate with intercity bus services and the existing Pune Metro network through interchange facilities at Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass.

The Economic Times's account of Phase-II matches those corridors and names the same interchange points: Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass. It also lists Vanaz, Chandani Chowk, Ramwadi, Vitthalwadi, Kharadi, Khadakwasla, Hadapsar, Swargate, Manik Baug and Nanded City among the areas the planned routes will connect.

What to watch next

1. Whether the 12:30 pm video conference happens as the PIB scheduled it, including the inauguration of Line 3 and the Prime Minister's address.
2. Whether passenger service starts on 4 November, and at 6 am, as Hindustan Times reported on 1 November. That clock time is a local report, not a line in the PIB release.
3. Whether the Pune Mirror fare slabs are what passengers are actually charged. They are still a proposed chart in The Economic Times's account, and the top slab (Rs 62) sits above the Rs 35 maximum that report attributed to the existing network.
4. Phase-II after the foundation stone: how Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A move from a 3 November ceremony into construction, including the interchanges at Swargate, Nal Stop and Kharadi Bypass.
5. How the two PIB features show up in service: an operation staffed entirely by women train operators, and the plan that about 30 percent of electricity requirements be met from solar power.

The Pink Line's inauguration is on the Prime Minister's 3 November card. The public opening, the fare card, and the Phase-II build are the three things the next two days have to confirm.

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This explainer is for information only. The inauguration time, the combined project cost, the Pink Line cost, length and route, the women train operators, the solar share, and the Phase-II corridors, lengths, areas and interchanges are from the Press Information Bureau release of 2 November 2026 (PRID 2331557). The proposed fares, the Rs 35 comparison with the existing network, the Rs 10 base and the Rs 12.36 rounding, and the Prime Minister's X post are from The Economic Times on 2 November 2026, citing Pune Mirror for the fare chart. The 4 November passenger start, including the 6 am time, is from a Hindustan Times report published on 1 November 2026. The fare table is a reported proposal, not a final notified schedule.