PM Modi to Inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3 on November 3: Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar Services Begin November 4 with 17 Stations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3 on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, at a ceremony at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi. Passenger services on the new corridor will begin the next day, on Wednesday, 4 November.
The corridor, also known as the Puneri Metro or Pink Line, is a 23.3-kilometre elevated line connecting Maan and the Hinjawadi information technology hub with Shivajinagar and the District Court in central Pune. Of its 23 stations, 17 will open to passengers in the first phase, while the remaining six will be commissioned in phases, with two expected by late November or early December and the full corridor operational by January 2027.
The project, estimated to cost Rs 8,313 crore, has been implemented by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority under a public-private partnership through the Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer model. It is being built and run by Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, a special purpose vehicle formed by TRIL Urban Transport and Siemens Project Ventures.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Ajit Pawar are expected at the inauguration ceremony, which is scheduled for 10:30 am. Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol had earlier announced the Prime Minister’s virtual inauguration, underlining the project’s importance for IT professionals, students and thousands of daily commuters.
The line is expected to ease traffic congestion along one of Pune’s busiest commuter routes, linking the Hinjawadi employment centre with residential and commercial areas such as Wakad, Baner, Balewadi, Aundh and Shivajinagar. It will also integrate with Pune Metro’s existing Lines 1 and 2, and had recorded 98.20 per cent physical progress by October 2026.
For commuters who travel daily between the IT park and central Pune, the opening marks a major upgrade in public transport, cutting dependence on road traffic on the Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar stretch and giving the city a faster, modern metro link between its technology hub and its administrative heart.
