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]
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]
Following is a list of stations on this route-
Aqua Line | |||||||
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Station name | Opening | Connections | Layout | ||||
English | Marathi | ||||||
1 | वनाझ | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | |||
2 | आनंदनगर | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | |||
3 | आयडियल कॉलनी | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | |||
4 | नळ स्टॉप | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | |||
5 | गरवारे महाविद्यालय | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | |||
6 | डेक्कन जिमखाना | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | |||
7 | छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | |||
8 | पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | |||
9 | दिवाणी न्यायालय | 1 August 2023 | & | Elevated | |||
10 | मंगळवार पेठ | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | |||
11 | पुणे रेल्वे स्टेशन | 1 August 2023 | Pune Junction railway station | Elevated | |||
12 | रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | |||
13 | बंड गार्डन | 6 March 2024 | None | Elevated | |||
14 | येरवडा | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated | |||
15 | कल्याणी नगर | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated | |||
16 | रामवाडी | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
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]