MahaMetro Managing Director Brijesh Dixit congratulated the officials and employees for speeding up the work. (Express file photo)Pune Metro is soon going to extend the operation of its rail service from Garware College to Civil Court.
“The elevated line from Vanaz station to Civil Court station will be completed shortly and very soon, the Metro will run on this line. It will take some time to complete the work on Deccan Station, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Station, Pune Municipal Corporation Station and Civil Court Station on this route,” said Pune Metro rail in a statement.
The Pune Metro rail was inaugurated from Vanaz station to Garware College in March and since then, citizens have been hoping that the service would be extended to longer distances.
Congratulating all officials for speeding up the work, Managing Director of Maha-Metro Brijesh Dixit said it has been made possible due to the active support and cooperation of the Central government, state government and Pune Municipal Corporation, and all other government institutions. In the next few months, the Metro will start service for passengers up to the Civil Court station.
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The work on Pune Metro project, being implemented by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro), is going on in full swing. On Tuesday, Pune Metro reached an important landmark with the completion of viaduct work on Reach 2 route.
Pune Metro is spread across a length of 33.2 km and has 30 stations of which five are underground while 25 are elevated stations. To speed up the project, Pune Metro has divided the routes into various parts such as Reach 1 from Pimpri Chinchwad Metro Station to Civil Court Metro Station, Reach 2 from Vanaz Metro
Station to Civil Court Metro Station and Reach 3 from Ramwadi Metro Station to Civil Court Metro Station, Underground Route 1 from Swargate Station to Civil Court Station and Underground Route 2 from Range Hill Station to Civil Court Station.
With the completion of the viaduct till the Civil Court station, Pune Metro will be able to operate the service till the destination in a short span of time, officials said.
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