Sant Tukaram Nagar metro station explained

Sant Tukaram Nagar
Style:Pune Metro
Address:Old Mumbai - Pune Hwy, Sukhwani Complex, Vallabh Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra 411018
Coordinates:18.6146°N 73.8158°W
Owned:Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operator:Pune Metro
Platforms:Side platform
Platform-1 → Civil Court
Platform-2 → PCMC Bhavan
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Levels:2
Accessible:Yes
Code:STG
Electrified: overhead catenary
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Sant Tukaram Nagar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Pune Metro in Pimpri Chinchwad, India. The station was opened on 6 March 2022 and was the first to be completed.[1] From March 2022 to July 2023, the Purple Line operated between PCMC Bhavan and Phugewadi,[2] but from 1 August 2023 the section between Phugewadi and Civil Court metro station came into use, so trains run from PCMC Bhavan to Civil Court.[3]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
valign=topL1valign=topMezzaninevalign=topFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Civil Court
Next Station: Nashik Phata
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← PCMC Bhavan
Side platform Doors will open on the left
L2

In popular culture

In 2021, Shahrukh Khan filmed his movie Jawan (2023) at the Sant Tukaram metro station and in the "maha metro train". The filming happened in August-September 2021. The station also appeared in the movie's posters.[4] [5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PM Modi inaugurates Pune Metro line; check routes and ticket prices here. Zee News. 8 March 2022.
  2. News: Pandya . Naomi . 6 March 2022 . Passenger operations on 12 km routes of Pune Metro launched know all about . Urban Transport News . 8 March 2022.
  3. News: It’s official, PM to open Pune Metro service on two sections on Aug 1 . Gadkari . Siddharth . 2023-07-27 . 2023-08-03 . Hindustan Times.
  4. Web site: Shahrukh Khan starrer Jawan becomes the first film to be shot at Pune Metro . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716153955/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/shahrukh-khan-starrer-jawan-becomes-the-first-film-to-be-shot-at-pune-metro-bollywood-news-entertainment-news-article-92086435 . 16 July 2023 . 16 July 2023 . Zoom TV.
  5. News: Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara begin 10-day shooting for Atlee's film in Pune – Times of India . . live . 28 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728213811/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shah-rukh-khan-and-nayanthara-begin-10-day-shooting-for-atlees-film-in-pune/articleshow/85909568.cms . 28 July 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022-06-08 . Maha-Metro offers location for film, promotion shoots . 2023-09-09 . Hindustan Times . en.