Pune Metro’s Longest Route Planned: 41 km Link from Bhakti Shakti to Chakan via Wakad
Pune Metro’s Longest Route Planned: 41 km Link from Bhakti Shakti to Chakan via Wakad
Proposed ₹10,383.89 crore elevated corridor to connect entire Pimpri-Chinchwad and industrial hub
Pune: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (Maha-Metro) has prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for what could become the longest Pune Metro corridor — a 41-km elevated route linking Bhakti Shakti in Nigdi to Chakan via Wakad, Pimple Saudagar, Nashik Phata and Bhosari. The plan aims to connect all of Pimpri-Chinchwad with the nearby industrial town, offering direct links to existing and upcoming Metro lines.
According to Hemant Sonawane, Executive Director, Pune Metro, the proposed Bhakti Shakti–Wakad–Nashik Phata–Chakan line will feature 31 stations, run at speeds of up to 80 km/h, and is expected to cost ₹10,383.89 crore. Ridership is projected at 3.38 lakh passengers per day by 2031, rising to 7.81 lakh by 2061.
The DPR also proposes skywalks at Wakad and Sant Tukaramnagar for convenient transfers to the Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar and Swargate–Pimpri-Chinchwad lines, respectively. A depot-cum-workshop is planned at Bhosari on land owned by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).
Land acquisition will be jointly undertaken by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and the Maharashtra government, as the route spans areas under PCMC and PMRDA.
Stations on the proposed route include: Bhakti Shakti, Transport Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Mukai Chowk, Ravet, Punawale Gaon, Punawale, Tathawade Gaon, Tathawade, Bhumar Chowk, Bhujbal Chowk, Wakad, Vishal Nagar Corner, Kokane Chowk, Pimple Saudagar, Pimple Gurav, Nashik Phata, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Vallabh Nagar, Gavli Matha Chowk, Bhosari MIDC, Bhosari District Centre, Godown Chowk, PIEC, Bharatmata Chowk (Moshi), Chimbali Phata, Bargevasti, Kuruli, Alandi Phata, Nanekarwadi and Chakan.
The proposal is awaiting approvals from PCMC and PMRDA before being forwarded to the state government. Central government clearance will be required before work can begin. If approved, the corridor will surpass the 31.63-km Khadakwasla–Kharadi route as the city’s longest.
