PM Modi opens Pune Metro’s ₹8,300-cr Pink Line; 100 women operators to run 23 stations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro’s 23-km Pink Line, connecting Hinjewadi’s IT hub to the District Court station, and laid the foundation stone for four new corridors under Phase II. Built at a cost of over ₹8,300 crore, the Pink Line will feature nearly 100 women train operators, while around 30% of its electricity needs will be met through solar power. The four upcoming corridors involve an estimated investment of ₹13,500 crore. Modi also highlighted India’s metro network expansion from 248 km in 2014 to around 1,200 kms.