# Purple Line (Pune Metro)

Purple Line of the Pune Metro is the first line of the city's mass transit network. It runs from PCMC Bhavan to Swargate. The 16.59 km (10.31 mi) line is elevated till Range Hills with 9 stations and further goes underground up to Swargate with 5 stations.

## Route

The line goes via Kasarwadi (Nashik Phata), Khadki and Shivajinagar. The maintenance depot for the Purple Line is located near the Range Hills station on the land acquired from the College of Agriculture.

## Construction

Soil testing and topographical surveys of the concerned areas started in late December 2016. Excavation work for erection of pillars began in early June, 2017. The construction of the first pillar was completed by October 2017 and construction work of up to ten pillars was underway. The first viaduct was completely erected by January 2018. The first batch of tracks were laid between PCMC and Sant Tukaram Nagar in the second week of July 2019.

## List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route:
Purple Line :
| # | Station Name | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout |
| # | English | Marathi | Opening | Connections | Layout |
| 1 | Bhakti Shakti Chowk | भक्ती शक्ती चौक | Under Construction | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
| 2 | Tilak Chowk | टिळक चौक | Under Construction | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
| 3 | Akurdi | आकुर्डी | Under Construction | Rainbow BRTS & Akurdi railway station | Elevated |
| 4 | Chinchwad | चिंचवड | Under Construction | Rainbow BRTS & Chinchwad railway station | Elevated |
| 5 | PCMC Bhavan | पिंपरी-चिंचवड मनपा भवन | 6 March 2022 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
| 6 | Sant Tukaram Nagar | संत तुकाराम नगर | 6 March 2022 | Rainbow BRTS & Vallabhnagar MSRTC Bus Station | Elevated |
| 7 | Nashik Phata | नाशिक फाटा | 6 March 2022 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
| 8 | Kasarwadi | कासारवाडी | 6 March 2022 | Rainbow BRTS & Kasarwadi railway station | Elevated |
| 9 | Phugewadi | फुगेवाडी | 6 March 2022 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated |
| 10 | Dapodi | दापोडी | 1 August 2023 | Rainbow BRTS & Dapodi railway station | Elevated |
| 11 | Bopodi | बोपोडी | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated |
| 12 | Khadki | खडकी | Under Construction | Khadki railway station | Elevated |
| 13 | Range Hills | रेंज हिल्स | Under Construction | None | Elevated |
| 14 | Shivaji Nagar | शिवाजी नगर | 1 August 2023 | Shivajinagar railway station, Shivajinagar MSRTC Bus Station & Line 3 (planned) | Underground |
| 15 | Civil Court | दिवाणी न्यायालय | 1 August 2023 | Aqua Line & Line 3 (planned) | Underground |
| 16 | Kasba Peth | कसबा पेठ | 29 September 2024 | None | Underground |
| 17 | Mandai | मंडई | 29 September 2024 | None | Underground |
| 18 | Swargate | स्वारगेट | 29 September 2024 | Rainbow BRTS & Swargate MSRTC Bus Station | Underground |
| 19 | Pushmangal Chowk | पुष्पमंगल चौक | Proposed | None | Underground |
| 20 | Shankar Maharaj Mutt | शंकर महाराज मठ | Proposed | None | Underground |
| 21 | Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park | राजीव गांधी प्राणीशास्त्र उद्यान | Proposed | None | Underground |

## Infrastructure
### Signalling

The Purple Line utilises the Alstom Urbalis 400 communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system. Alstom was awarded a EUR90 million contract to supply the signalling and telecommunications systems for the Purple and Aqua Lines, as well as Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Line 7.

## Incidents

On 21 October around 12AM, a fire struck at Mandai metro station. Located in the heart of the vegetable market in Pune. Fire Brigade reached the station and reported that the fire was caused by the Welding works at the station. No casualties were reported as no trains were running during the morning hours.