26/1/2018
PUNE: The
alignment of the Metro route from the Civil Court to
The MahaMetro authorities claimed the route alignment had been
changed on request by the railway administration. The latter stated that it
wished to utilize the space at the main entrance of the station and the
alignment of Metro line would lead to further chaos. Instead of the main
entrance, the railway administration proposed realignment from the Raja Bahadur
Mill Road entrance.
"The proposal was discussed by the authorities of
MahaMetro and railways. It was amicably decided to realign the Metro route. The
Metro will have a connection with railway station at the Raja Bahadur Mill Road
entrance. This will assist commuters of railways and Metro to switch
services," another MahaMetro official said.
According to the plan, the Metro will start from Civil Court
and travel up to Kamgar Putala junction. It will cross the railway line and hit
the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway near Sangam bridge.The MahaMetro plans to construct
a bridge on the river parallel to the existing Sangam bridge to cross the river
and further travel towards Pune station. The official said the length of the
route would remain almost the same even after the change in alignment. The
entire route would be elevated up to Ramwadi.
The railways and MahaMetro have signed a memorandum of
understanding to ensure coordination while implementing the Metro project.
Similar joint efforts are planned at Shivajinagar for smooth interchanging of
services among Metro, railways, MSRTC and PMPML.The MahaMetro authorities also
claimed that they had completed all necessary surveys of the Civil Court to
Ramwadi route. The tenders of the route are likely to be floated next month.
Earlier this month, MahaMetro started constructing the first
station at Sant Tukaramnagar on Pimpri-Swargate route. The approximate cost of
constructing the station is Rs50 crore. Its construction work is expected to be
over by December 2019.The pedestrians will be able to use the FOB freely to
cross the Pune-Mumbai highway. The entry into the Metro station will be
restricted to people having Metro tickets.
MahaMetro is constructing the 16.589km-long Pimpri-Swargate
Metro route for connecting twin cities of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Of it,
11.57km stretch would be elevated and the rest would be underground. Around
8km-long elevated stretch from Pimpri to Harris bridge (Dapodi) would be in the
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation limits.
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