Vanaz metro station

Vanaz
General information
Location	Alkapuri Society, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 411038
Coordinates	18°30′26″N73°48′19″E / 18.50710°N 73.80527°E / 18.50710; 73.80527
System	Pune Metro station
Owned by	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operated by	Pune Metro
Line	Aqua Line
Platforms	2 Side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	VNZ
History
Opened	6 March 2022;3 years ago (2022-03-06)
Passengers
Sept 2024	2,79,044 [1]
Services
Preceding station Pune Metro Following station Terminus Aqua Line Anand Nagar towards Ramwadi
Route map Legend Chandni Chowk Kothrud Bus Depot Vanaz Vanaz Depot Anand Nagar Ideal Colony Nal Stop Garware College Deccan Gymkhana Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan PMC Bhavan District Court Pune Purple Line Pink Line Mangalwar Peth Pune Railway Station Ruby Hall Clinic Bund Garden Yerwada Kalyani Nagar Ramwadi Viman Nagar Somnath Nagar Kharadi Bypass Tulaja Bhavani Nagar Ubale Nagar Upper Kharadi Road Wagheshwar Temple Wagholi Siddharth Nagar Bakori Phata Vithalwadi
Location

Vanaz is the elevated western terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Aqua Line of Pune Metro in Pune, India. The station was opened on 6 March 2022 as an inauguration of Pune Metro. ^[2] From March 2022 to August 2023, the Aqua Line was operational between Vanaz and Garware College. ^[3] The extended section between Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic was inaugurated on 1 August 2023. So the metro operated from Vanaz to Ruby Hall Clinic. ^[4] Later the remaining stretch was completed and the line operates till Ramwadi from 6 March 2024. ^[5]

It is the only station to have 3 levels, two concourses and one platform level. The lower concourse is unfinished and will be opened afterwards.

Station layout

Vanaz track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here P2 P1 to Anand Nagar
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 Eastbound	Towards → Ramwadi Next Station: Anand Nagar
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Train Terminates Here
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L3

The track beyond the station leads to Vanaz Depot and the DPR for a planned extension to Chandani Chowk is underway.

See also

• Pune
• Maharashtra
• Rapid Transit in India

References

1. "Significant Increase in Pune Metro's Daily Ridership in September 2024" (PDF). Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited . 3 October 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
2. "PM Modi inaugurates Pune Metro line; check routes and ticket prices here". Zee News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. "Passenger operations on 12 km routes of Pune Metro launched know all about". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. "It's official, PM to open Pune Metro service on two sections on Aug 1". Hindustan Times. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
5. "Comfortable, convenient & economic: Citizens on Metro launch till Ramwadi". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 7 March 2024.

External links

• Official website