WATCH: First trial run of Pune Metro conducted between Vanaz Depot to Ideal Colony
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Pune, July 29: In another major milestone, the Pune Metro undertook its first trial run on the route between Vanaz Depot and Ideal Colony on Friday. The Metro rail covered the 5-km stretch from Vanaz to Garware College.
The flag-off ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, collector Dr Rajesh Deshmukh and BJP leader Chandrakant Patil, Mayor Murlidhar Mohol and other dignitaries.
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The Pune Metro had conducted a ‘technical run’ of the train from Vanaz to Ideal Colony on July 10. Now, it is ready for a trial run on the same stretch. Earlier, Pune Metro had carried out a trial run on the 6-km stretch from Pimpri Chinchwad to Phugewadi, on the route to Swargate.
The Pune Metro project is being executed by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, or Maha-Metro. It is developing two routes in the city – a 16.6-km-long route from Pimpri-Chinchward to Swargate, and a 14.7-km-long route from Vanaz to Ramwadi.
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The Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate route is an elevated one from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Shivajinagar, and then underground till Swargate. The Vanaz to Ramwadi route will be a completely elevated one.
The ruling BJP in Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation wants to start operations of the Pune Metro on the two priority stretches, from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Phugewadi and from Vanaz to Garware College, before the civic polls early next year.