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Hinjewadi metro: opening, fares, timings and every missed deadline

Last checked 6 November 2026. Situations change, so check the sources before you rely on this.

Reports said the Hinjewadi metro, also known as Pune Metro Line 3 or the Pink Line, would start passenger services on 4 November 2026, with 17 of its 23 stations open. It runs from Maan in Hinjewadi to District Court. The first train was due at 6 am. We have not yet seen a post-launch report, so check at the station.

The facts here are serious. The commute remains a matter of satire.

Hinjewadi metro timings and frequency

  • Reported operating hours are 6 am to 11:40 pm.
  • The last train towards District Court was reported at 10:30 pm, and the last towards Maan at 11:40 pm.
  • Trains were reported to run every 6 minutes at peak times and every 12 minutes off-peak.
  • The journey between Hinjewadi and central Pune was reported to take about 45 minutes.

Hinjewadi metro fares

These are the proposed fares reported at launch. The operator is due to review them after six months, so confirm at the station.

DistanceFare
Up to 2 km₹12
2 to 4 km₹25
4 to 8 km₹37
8 to 12 km₹43
12 to 18 km₹49
Over 18 km₹62

Which Hinjewadi metro stations are open?

Punekar News listed these 17 stations for the first phase:

  1. Maan / Megapolis Circle
  2. Maan MIDC Circle / Embassy Quadron Business Park
  3. Maan Bus Depot / Dohler
  4. Hinjawadi Phase 2 Circle 2 / Infosys Phase II
  5. Hinjawadi Phase 2 Circle 1 / Wipro Phase II
  6. Padmabhushan Chowk / Pall India
  7. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk / Shivaji Chowk
  8. Hinjawadi Phase 1
  9. Wakad Chowk
  10. Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex (Balewadi Stadium)
  11. MITCON Balewadi
  12. R. K. Laxman Museum Balewadi
  13. Aundh
  14. Sakal Nagar
  15. Savitribai Phule Pune University
  16. College of Agriculture
  17. District Court / Civil Court

Trains skip the six closed stations. Shivajinagar is one of them, so the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar line opened without the Shivajinagar station. Reports differ on the names of the others and on timing, which ranges from late November 2026 to January 2027.

Why was the Hinjewadi metro delayed?

The project missed several dates, listed here in the order they were reported:

TargetWhat was said
March 2025Original due date, according to Swarajya
March 2026Officials claimed full operations, in November 2025
30 June 2026The earlier target for the first phase
15 July 2026The commissioner said "by 15th July at max"
4 November 2026Reported start of passenger services

Reported reasons include construction through dense areas, a shortage of skilled workers, disrupted supply of electrical and signalling components, an underground water leak and unfinished station structures. Safety authorities gave provisional clearance to the first stretch on 23 July 2026, and officials then spoke of waiting for an inauguration date.

Line details

The elevated line is about 23 km long, with 23 stations. It was reported to cost over ₹8,300 crore. It was built as a public-private partnership by Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, a Tata-Siemens joint venture.

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