Pune Metro To Run Every 5 Minutes During Peak Hours For Ganeshotsav Rush
Pune: Pune Metro services are set to become more frequent during peak hours from Ganeshotsav as Maha Metro plans to run trains every five minutes. The current interval between trains is six minutes. The decision comes as Metro ridership continues to rise, with daily passenger numbers reaching nearly 2.80 lakh. Maha Metro has already started trial runs of the five-minute frequency, and the tests…
Pune Metro is set to increase its train frequency to five minutes during peak hours of the Ganeshotsav festival. Currently, the interval between trains is six minutes. This move aims to handle the surge in ridership, with daily passenger numbers reaching nearly 280,000. The trial of the five-minute frequency has been underway for three days, and all 33 three-coach rakes in the fleet will be deployed to meet the expected demand.
At present, 30 rakes are in regular service. The revised schedule will see 17 rakes operating on the Vanaz–Ramwadi route and 16 on the Pimpri Chinchwad–Swargate corridor. This will increase the number of trips during busy hours, reducing waiting times and easing crowding at stations and inside trains. Non-peak hours will retain a frequency of 10 minutes.
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