Aqua Line (Pune Metro)

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Line 2 (Aqua Line)
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Pune Aqua line
Overview
StatusOperational
Locale Pune
Termini
Stations16 (Operational)
Service
Type Rapid Transit
System Pune Metro
Operator(s) MahaMetro
Rolling stock Titagarh Firema
History
Opened6 March 2022;3 years ago (2022-03-06)
Completed6 March 2024 (2024-03-06)
Technical
Line length14.66 km (Operational)
CharacterElevated
Route map

Contents

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Chandni Chowk
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Kothrud Bus Depot
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Vanaz
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Aiga railtransportation 25.svgVanaz Depot
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Anand Nagar (Pune)
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Ideal Colony
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Nal Stop
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Garware College
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Deccan Gymkhana
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Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan
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PMC Bhavan
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District Court Pune
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Mangalwar Peth
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Ruby Hall Clinic
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Bund Garden
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Yerwada BSicon BUS3.svg
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Kalyani Nagar BSicon BUS3.svg
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Ramwadi BSicon BUS3.svg
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Viman Nagar
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Somnath Nagar
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Kharadi Bypass
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Tulaja Bhavani Nagar
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Ubale Nagar
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Upper Kharadi Road
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Wagheshwar Temple
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Wagholi
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Siddharth Nagar
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Bakori Phata
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Vithalwadi

Line 2 (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 14.66 km (9.11 mi) and includes 16 stations. It connects with the Line 1 (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

Following is a list of stations on this route-

Aqua Line
#Station nameOpeningConnectionsLayout
English Marathi
1 Chandni Chowk चांदणी चौकApprovedNoneElevated
2Kothrud Bus Depotकोथरूड बस डेपोApprovedNoneElevated
3 Vanaz वनाझ6 March 2022NoneElevated
4 Anand Nagar (Pune) आनंद नगर (पुणे)6 March 2022NoneElevated
5 Ideal Colony आयडियल कॉलनी6 March 2022NoneElevated
6 Nal Stop नळ स्टॉप6 March 2022NoneElevated
7 Garware College गरवारे महाविद्यालय6 March 2022NoneElevated
8 Deccan Gymkhana डेक्कन जिमखाना1 August 2023Deccan Gymkhana PMPML Bus StationElevated
9 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान1 August 2023NoneElevated
10 PMC Bhavan पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन1 August 2023NoneElevated
11 District Court Pune जिल्हा न्यायालय पुणे1 August 2023 Purple Line & Pink Line Elevated
12 Mangalwar Peth मंगळवार पेठ1 August 2023NoneElevated
13 Pune Railway Station पुणे रेल्वे स्थानक1 August 2023 Pune Junction railway station Elevated
14 Ruby Hall Clinic रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक1 August 2023NoneElevated
15 Bund Garden बंड गार्डन6 March 2024NoneElevated
16 Yerwada येरवडा21 August 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
17 Kalyani Nagar कल्याणी नगर6 March 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
18 Ramwadi रामवाडी6 March 2024 Rainbow BRTS Elevated
19Viman Nagarविमान नगरApprovedNoneElevated
20Somnath Nagarसोमनाथ नगरApprovedNoneElevated
21Kharadi Bypassखराडी बायपासApprovedNoneElevated
22Tulaja Bhavani Nagarतुळजा भवानी नगरApprovedNoneElevated
23Ubale Nagarउबाळे नगरApprovedNoneElevated
24Upper Kharadi Roadअप्पर खराडी रस्ताApprovedNoneElevated
25Wagheshwar Templeवाघेश्वर मंदिरApprovedNoneElevated
26WagholiवाघोलीApprovedNoneElevated
27Siddharth Nagarसिद्धार्थ नगरApprovedNoneElevated
28Bakori Phataबकोरी फाटाApprovedNoneElevated
29Vithalwadiविठ्ठलवाडीApprovedNoneElevated

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]

References

  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. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.