Overview
- Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, the Tata–Siemens concession on PMRDA’s PPP project, has signed an operations and maintenance agreement with Keolis for the Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar line.
- The 10-year contract assigns Keolis to maintain 22 Alstom trainsets, run ticketing, and manage 23 stations on the 23-km corridor.
- Keolis says trains will be driven exclusively by women, with about 100 female pilots to be recruited and a total operating workforce of roughly 1,000.
- Project work is reported at about 87% complete, with commercial service targeted by March 2026.
- Reports differ on trial runs, with some coverage stating they are complete and other reporting that they are still underway.