The Hon’ble Guardian Minister Shri Chandrakant Dada Patil visited the Pune metro’s Shivaji Nagar underground metro station, Operation Control Centre (OCC) of Maha-Metro at Range Hill Car depot and took a train ride from Garware College metro station to Vanaz metro station. Pune Metro’s officials briefed him about the project progress.
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- Overall 85% of the Pune Metro work has been completed. 12KM of the total 33.2 km stretch is commercially operational from PCMC to Phugewadi in Corridor 1 and Garware College to Vanaz in Corridor 2.
Shivaji Nagar Underground Metro Station:
- The Shivaji Nagar metro station is the first underground metro station to be completed. The overall 85% has been completed.
- The station is planned with Multi-Modal Integration. The station’s entry/exit is integrated with Shivaji Nagar Railway station, PMPL & MSRTC bus depots, and with Hinjewadi metro line.
- The Façade of the station will depict the prestigious heritage of Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj era-fort, which will align with the name of the station Shivaji Nagar Metro Station.
- The Pedestrian subway network connects the old Mumbai-Pune Highway at Akashwani (AIR) Pune Shivaji Nagar railway station. The two subways are proposed to increase the reach of the metro station.
- One of the subways leads towards Shivaji Nagar Railway station and another to interchange entry/egress at Dr. Kapote Junction.
- The Shivaji Nagar metro station will have 5 lifts of which 3 lifts have been installed and 12 escalators of which 6 have been installed.
- The road and traffic junctions will be redesigned at Shivajinagar with a modern look.
- The underground stretch is part of Corridor-1 and starts from Range Hill Depot towards Swargate. There are a total of Five Underground Stations planned, namely Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, BudhwarPeth, Mandai, and Swargate.
Civil Court Entry Gate:
- The Civil Court gate is designed as a focal point to direct the commuters to the stations. Conceptually it is a grand entry and architecturally it is a contextual modern design depicting the grandness of the station.
- The design element has been taken from the station i.e use of Basalt stone and GRC Jali for the gate design.
Range Hill Entry Gate:
- The Gate is designed as a focal point for the future property development. The design is a contemporary modern with space above.
Source: Pune Metro- Press Release | Images Credit: Pune Metro
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