Sant Tukaram Nagar metro station

Sant Tukaram Nagar
General information
Location	Old Mumbai - Pune Hwy, Sukhwani Complex, Vallabh Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra 411018
Coordinates	18°36′53″N73°48′57″E / 18.6146°N 73.8158°E / 18.6146; 73.8158
System	Pune Metro station
Owned by	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operated by	Pune Metro
Line	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Swargate Platform-2 → PCMC Bhavan
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	STG
History
Opened	6 March 2022;3 years ago (2022-03-06)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Pune Metro Following station PCMC Bhavan Terminus Purple Line Nashik Phata towards Swargate
Route map Legend Bhakti Shakti Nigdi Akurdi Chinchwad PCMC Bhavan Sant Tukaram Nagar Nashik Phata Kasarwadi Phugewadi Dapodi Bopodi Khadki Range Hills Range Hills Depot Shivaji Nagar Pink Line District Court Pune Aqua Line Pink Line Kasba Peth Mandai Swargate Market Yard Bibwewadi Padmavati Balaji Nagar Katraj
Location

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 ran from PCMC Bhavan to Civil Court. ^[3] On 29 September 2024, the launch of Pune Metro Phase I was completed and the Purple Line was fully operational from PCMC to Swargate. ^[4]

Station layout

Sant Tukaram Nagar track layout
Legend
to PCMC Bhavan P2 P1 to Nashik Phata
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Swargate 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. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Pune
• Maharashtra
• Rapid Transit in India

References

1. "PM Modi inaugurates Pune Metro line; check routes and ticket prices here". Zee News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
2. Pandya, Naomi (6 March 2022). "Passenger operations on 12 km routes of Pune Metro launched know all about". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. Gadkari, Siddharth (27 July 2023). "It's official, PM to open Pune Metro service on two sections on Aug 1". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
4. "PM to inaugurate Pune Metro section of District Court to Swargate". pib.gov.in. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
5. "Shahrukh Khan starrer Jawan becomes the first film to be shot at Pune Metro". Zoom TV. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
6. "Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara begin 10-day shooting for Atlee's film in Pune – Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
7. "Maha-Metro offers location for film, promotion shoots". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

• Official website