- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Pune Metro will soon be connected to the Pune International Airport and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will prepare a Detailed Project Report for it, informed Union Minister Muralidhar Mohol. The Pune MP added that Kharadi should be developed as an Interchangeable and Multimodal Transport Hub. The minister also proposed a Katraj to Hinjewadi metro line.
The stretch will run from Kharadi to Pune Airport. The section woould be a part of the Khadakwasla-Swargate-Hadapsar-Kharadi line.
“Regarding the metro route from Khadakwasla to Kharadi, a meeting was held with the General Managers of Maha Metro. We also spoke with some officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in that context. Since the topic of airport connectivity falls under the jurisdiction of Maha Metro and the Pune Municipal Corporation, the Corporation should take up the task of preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR),” Mohol said as quoted by an Indian Express report.
“Kharadi and its surroundings are developing rapidly in terms of commercial and residential development and Kharadi is a suitable option for an Interchangeable and Multimodal Transport Hub. If this hub is established in Kharadi, the option of going to Pune Airport through all Metro lines will be available," the minister wrote on X.
Mahol said that the existing four metro routes in Pune will be connected directly to the Pune Lohegaon airport.
“Whether it is the Nigdi to Swargate route, Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar, Vanaz to Ramwadi, people from Pimpri-Chinchwad or any part of the Pune district will have direct metro connectivity to the airport. Planning for this is already underway and it has been instructed that the Municipal Corporation should fund the DPR and Maha Metro should prepare it accordingly,” he added, as per the report.