Nearly three hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two extended routes of the Pune Metro on Tuesday, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) started operating the rail service on both lines.
Over 12,000 commuters travelled on Pune metro’s extended routes – Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic and Phugewadi to Civil Court – on Tuesday which is almost three times the average daily ridership. The ridership went up to a staggering 30,000 by 9 pm on Wednesday.
