Pune Metro to Cut Train Intervals From 5 to 4 Minutes as Daily Ridership Hits 3.1 Lakh in September
Pune Metro is considering reducing train intervals from the current five minutes to four minutes to address growing passenger numbers and peak hour overcrowding, with daily ridership touching around 3.1 lakh in September partly boosted by Ganeshotsav travel demand but with Metro officials acknowledging a broader sustained upward trend in ridership. The administration is also preparing for a further significant increase following the imminent opening of the Chh. Shivajinagar-Hinjawadi Metro corridor which officials estimate could add nearly 50,000 passengers to the system over the next few months. Maha Metro Managing Director confirmed that more trains are being procured as the network expands and that efforts are underway to improve passenger convenience as footfall continues to grow. A detailed proposal for introducing six-coach trains on both the Vanaz-Ramwadi and Swargate-PCMC corridors has already been prepared and will be submitted to the central government for approval though that is expected to be taken up at a later stage after necessary clearances.
Regular commuters have been urging Maha Metro to consider six-coach trains on existing corridors particularly during busy hours to reduce overcrowding without solely depending on frequency increases. For the immediate term Metro officials said intervals could be brought down to four minutes and potentially further to three minutes depending on passenger demand with frequency increase being the faster and more practical near-term solution compared to the longer approval process for additional coaches. For a city that has been sceptical about Metro ridership for years, 3.1 lakh daily passengers in September and the prospect of 50,000 more from the Hinjawadi line is a genuine inflection point, one that now demands faster trains, more coaches and a network expansion plan that keeps pace with Pune's rapidly growing urban population.
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