Editing Pune (section)

=== Public transport ===

Public transport in Pune include two operational lines of the [[Pune Metro]], bus services operated by [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|PMPML]], the [[Pune Suburban Railway]] and [[auto rickshaw]]s. Work is underway on an additional, [[Line 3 (Pune Metro)|third line]] of Pune Metro connecting the Hinjewadi IT hub to the [[District Court Pune metro station|District Court Pune station]]. This line is expected to open to the public by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.punenow.com/pune-maha-metro-targets-to-complete-pune-metro-by-december-this-year|title=Pune: Maha-Metro targets to complete Pune Metro by December this year|date=13 June 2023|work=PuneNow|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719140315/https://www.punenow.com/pune-maha-metro-targets-to-complete-pune-metro-by-december-this-year/|archive-date=19 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Metro ====
{{Main|Pune Metro}}
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Pune Metro<!-- Please do not add any Indic script in the lead, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> is a [[Rapid transit|mass rapid transit]] system serving the city. The system comprises two operational lines with a combined operational length of {{Cvt|31.25|km}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pune Metro - Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/pune-metro-information-map-updates/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction for a [[Line 3 (Pune Metro)|third line]] is underway, which on completion would increase the combined operational length to 59.1&nbsp;km.<ref name=":1" />

The two operation lines are the [[Purple Line (Pune Metro)|Purple Line]] and the [[Aqua Line (Pune Metro)|Aqua Line]]. The Purple Line starts from the [[PCMC Bhavan metro station|Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation metro station]] and terminates at the [[Swargate metro station]]. The Aqua line starts from the [[Vanaz metro station]] and ends at the [[Ramwadi metro station]]. Both lines pass through the [[District Court Pune metro station]], which as acts as a [[Cross-platform interchange|cross platform interchange]].

The presently under construction Line 3 will plough from Megapolis Circle in Hinjewadi till the District Court Pune station. It will see a cross platform interchange at [[Shivaji Nagar metro station (Pune)|Shivaji Nagar]] (for the Purple Line) and Disctrict Court (for both, the Purple and Aqua lines).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Punenow |date=5 January 2025 |title=Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar Pune Metro Line 3: See actual train photos, route map, list of all 23 stations and likely launch |url=https://www.punenownews.com/hinjawadi-shivajinagar-pune-metro-line-3-see-actual-train-photos-route-map-list-of-all-23-stations-and-likely-launch/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Punenow News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Bus service ====
{{Main|Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|Rainbow BRTS}}
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| caption2          = Phule Nagar BRT Station
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Public buses within the city and its suburbs are operated by [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited|PMPML]] .In January 2019, Pune became the first Indian city to adopt [[Electric bus|e-buses]] and Bhekrai Nagar became the country's first all electric bus depot. As of January 2025, up to 490 electric buses have been deployed across the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2025 |title=PMPML to expand fleet with 1,600 new buses, to launch mobile app for iPhone users too |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pmpml-expand-fleet-buses-mobile-app-iphone-9755058/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

PMPML operates the [[Rainbow BRTS]] system. When launched, it was the first of its kind in India bus rapid transit system in India. The project has turned out to be a failure, receiving little patronage from the local citizenry.<ref>{{cite news |author=Manish Umbrajkar |date=5 March 2009 |title=2 years on, country's first BRTS remains incomplete |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/2-years-on-countrys-first-BRTS-remains-incomplete/articleshow/4225424.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524212108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-05/pune/28035312_1_brts-pilot-project-underpasses-and-pedestrian-crossings |archive-date=24 May 2013 |access-date=29 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> As of 2023 only 16&nbsp;km out of 68&nbsp;km proposed were completed for the project. Due to the then ongoing metro construction related work and high incidences of accidents, dedicated bus lanes from Yerawda to Vimannagar were removed in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gadkari |first=Siddharth |date=29 June 2023 |title=BRTS faces uncertain fate as Pune Metro work picks up pace |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/challenges-faced-by-pune-s-bus-rapid-transit-system-brts-due-to-the-expansion-of-the-metro-in-the-city-101687715062141.html |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=Hindustan times |location=Pune}}</ref>

[[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] runs buses from stations in Wakdewadi, [[Pune Station Bus Stand|Pune station]] and [[Swargate]] to all major cities and towns in Maharashtra and neighbouring states. Private companies also run buses to major cities throughout India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra State Road Transport |url=http://www.indiatransit.com/public_transport/maharashtra_state_road.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904102541/http://www.indiatransit.com/public_transport/maharashtra_state_road.aspx |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=5 March 2010 |publisher=IndiaTransit.com}}</ref>

==== Rail ====
{{Main|Pune Railway Station|Pune Suburban Railway}}
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The [[Pune Suburban Railway]] (popularly called local trains) connects Pune to the industrial city of [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] and the hill station of [[Lonavala]].

Daily express trains connect Pune to Mumbai, [[Nashik]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Nanded]], [[Miraj]]-[[Sangli]], [[Kolhapur]] [[Jaipur]], [[Raipur]], [[Nagpur]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kochi]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Howrah]], [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Goa]], [[Gwalior]], [[Varanasi]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Patna]], and [[Jamshedpur]]. At Pune, there is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric trip shed.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 April 2009 |title=Accolades for Pune division of Central Railway |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/accolades-for-pune-division-of-central-railw/449353/ |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> [[Pune Railway Station]] is administered by the [[Pune Railway Division]] of [[Central Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Central Railways |url=http://203.176.113.182/CR/cr/pune/administration/qwe.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110705101114/http://203.176.113.182/CR/cr/pune/administration/qwe.htm |archive-date=5 July 2011 |publisher=Central Railways |language=hi}}</ref>