Pune: Low-cost Metro Neo corridor may replace underground Metro stretch on Swargate-Katraj route
Metro Neo is a low-cost urban rail transit system which uses new-generation electric coaches powered by an overhead traction. Updated: December 10, 2020 9:03:20 pm
Earlier, Pune Metro had planned to extend its corridor from PCMC headquarters to Swargate till Katraj. (File photo)
Following a proposal from the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), Pune Metro is examining if the proposed extension of the Swargate-Katraj stretch can be replaced with a low-cost Metro Neo corridor. The idea was discussed at the Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (PUMTA) meeting held on Wednesday, after which Pune Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao, who heads the body, directed Pune Metro to conduct a feasibility study for the proposal.
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