Aqua Line (Pune Metro) Explained

Aqua Line
Type:Rapid Transit
System:Pune Metro
Status:Operational
Locale:Pune
Start:Vanaz
End:Ramwadi
Stations:16 (Operational)
Operator:MahaMetro
Character:Elevated
Stock:Titagarh Firema
Linelength:14.66 km (Operational)
Map State:collapsed

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]

Route

The Aqua Line of the Pune Metro is an elevated line covering a distance of 14.66km (09.11miles) and includes 16 stations. It connects with the Purple Line and Line 3 at the Civil 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

Following is a list of stations on this route-

Aqua Line
Station nameOpeningConnectionsLayout
EnglishMarathi
1वनाझ6 March 2022NoneElevated
2आनंदनगर6 March 2022NoneElevated
3आयडियल कॉलनी 6 March 2022NoneElevated
4नळ स्टॉप 6 March 2022NoneElevated
5गरवारे महाविद्यालय 6 March 2022NoneElevated
6डेक्कन जिमखाना 1 August 2023NoneElevated
7छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान1 August 2023NoneElevated
8पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन1 August 2023NoneElevated
9दिवाणी न्यायालय1 August 2023 & Elevated
10मंगळवार पेठ1 August 2023NoneElevated
11पुणे रेल्वे स्टेशन1 August 2023Pune Junction railway stationElevated
12रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक1 August 2023NoneElevated
13बंड गार्डन6 March 2024NoneElevated
14येरवडा6 March 2024Rainbow BRTSElevated
15कल्याणी नगर6 March 2024Rainbow BRTSElevated
16रामवाडी6 March 2024Rainbow BRTSElevated

Infrastructure

Signalling

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2024-03-07 . Comfortable, convenient & economic: Citizens on Metro launch till Ramwadi . 2024-03-07 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  2. News: MahaMetro takes possession of 35 hectares of land for project. April 27, 2018. The Times of India. 2018-05-04.
  3. News: MahaMetro gets land for depot and multi-modal hub. March 17, 2018. The Times of India. 2018-05-04.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-01 . Alstom to provide state-of-the-art signalling system for Mumbai Metro and Pune Metro . 2023-07-09 . Financialexpress . en.
  5. Web site: Alstom bags Rs 700 crore contracts from Mumbai, Pune metros . Construction Week . 9 July 2023.