Pune Metro: On Sunday, at least 21,000 people took their first ride on Pune Metro’s inaugural day. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two stretches of the metro network totalling 12 kilometres. The PM on the metro ride from Garware college station to Anandnagar station was accompanied by students of Garware school and students from a school for special children, according to an IE report. At present, Pune Metro trains will be run on two routes- 5 kilometres from Garware college to Vanaz station and 7 kilometres from PCMC to Phugewadi, both routes comprising five mero stations. The minimum fare is of Rs 10 while the maximum fare is of Rs 20. The fare for the return journey is of Rs 30. The train frequency is of 30 minutes. The metro facility will be open daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
