Aqua Line (Pune Metro)

Aqua Line of the Pune Metro is the second line of the city's mass transit network. It runs from Ramwadi to Vanaz, passing through key locations such as Mangalwar Peth and Deccan Gymkhana. The section from Vanaz to Garware College was inaugurated on 6 March 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The extension from Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic was opened on 1 August 2023, and the remaining stretch to Ramwadi was completed and inaugurated on 6 March 2024.[1]

Aqua Line
Pune Aqua line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocalePune
Termini
Stations16 (Operational)
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemPune Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
Rolling stockTitagarh Firema
History
Opened6 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-06)
Completed6 March 2024 (2024-03-06)
Technical
Line length14.66 km (Operational)
CharacterElevated
Route map

Chandni Chowk
Kothrud Bus Depot
Vanaz
Mainline rail interchange Vanaz Depot
Anand Nagar
Ideal Colony
Nal Stop
Garware College
Deccan Gymkhana
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan
PMC Bhavan
Civil Court
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
Viman Nagar
Somnath Nagar
Kharadi Bypass
Tulaja Bhavani
Ubale Nagar
Upper Kharadi Road
Wagheshwar Temple
Wagholi
Siddharth Nagar
Bakori Phata
Vitthalwadi

Route

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The Aqua Line of the Pune Metro is an elevated line covering a distance of 14.66 km (9.11 mi) and includes 16 stations. It connects with the Purple Line and Line 3 at the District Court interchange station. The maintenance depot for the Aqua Line is situated near the Vanaz station on land previously used as a garbage depot.[2][3]

List of stations

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Following is a list of stations on this route-

Aqua Line
# Station name Opening Connections Layout
English Marathi
1 Chandni Chowk चांदणी चौक Approved None Elevated
2 Kothrud Bus Depot कोथरूड बस डेपो Approved None Elevated
3 Vanaz वनाझ 6 March 2022 None Elevated
4 Anand Nagar आनंदनगर 6 March 2022 None Elevated
5 Ideal Colony आयडियल कॉलनी 6 March 2022 None Elevated
6 Nal Stop नळ स्टॉप 6 March 2022 None Elevated
7 Garware College गरवारे महाविद्यालय 6 March 2022 None Elevated
8 Deccan Gymkhana डेक्कन जिमखाना 1 August 2023 None Elevated
9 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान 1 August 2023 None Elevated
10 PMC Bhavan पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन 1 August 2023 None Elevated
11 Civil Court दिवाणी न्यायालय 1 August 2023 Purple Line &  Line 3  Elevated
12 Mangalwar Peth मंगळवार पेठ 1 August 2023 None Elevated
13 Pune Railway Station पुणे रेल्वे स्टेशन 1 August 2023 Pune Junction railway station Elevated
14 Ruby Hall Clinic रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक 1 August 2023 None Elevated
15 Bund Garden बंड गार्डन 6 March 2024 None Elevated
16 Yerwada येरवडा 21 August 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
17 Kalyani Nagar कल्याणी नगर 6 March 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
18 Ramwadi रामवाडी 6 March 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
19 Viman Nagar विमान नगर Approved None Elevated
20 Somnath Nagar सोमनाथ नगर Approved None Elevated
21 Kharadi Bypass खराडी बायपास Approved None Elevated
22 Tulaja Bhavani तुळजा भवानी Approved None Elevated
23 Ubale Nagar उबाळे नगर Approved None Elevated
24 Upper Kharadi Road अप्पर खराडी रोड Approved None Elevated
25 Wagheshwar Temple वाघेश्वर मंदिर Approved None Elevated
26 Wagholi वाघोली Approved None Elevated
27 Siddharth Nagar सिद्धार्थ नगर Approved None Elevated
28 Bakori Phata बकोरी फाटा Approved None Elevated
29 Vitthalwadi विठ्ठलवाडी Approved None Elevated

Infrastructure

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Signalling

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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.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Comfortable, convenient & economic: Citizens on Metro launch till Ramwadi". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "MahaMetro takes possession of 35 hectares of land for project". The Times of India. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "MahaMetro gets land for depot and multi-modal hub". The Times of India. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Alstom to provide state-of-the-art signalling system for Mumbai Metro and Pune Metro". Financialexpress. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Alstom bags Rs 700 crore contracts from Mumbai, Pune metros". Construction Week. Retrieved 9 July 2023.