**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on May 25, 2026, officially expands the Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-2. It exercises powers under the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, to add two specific alignments—Corridor 2A and Corridor 2B—to the project schedule. This legal inclusion facilitates the construction and maintenance of elevated metro infrastructure across several key localities in the Pune Metropolitan area.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal and Regulatory Framework**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 32(1)(a) of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978.
* **Extended Legislation:** The provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, and the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, are formally extended to the Pune Metropolitan area in Maharashtra.
* **Notification Reference:** This order builds upon the initial notification (S.O. 2732 (E)) dated October 20, 2014.
**Phase-2 Corridor Details**
* **Corridor 2A (Vanaz to Chandani Chowk):** This route includes stations at Kothrud Bus Depot and Chandani Chowk.
* **Corridor 2B (Ramwadi to Wagholi/Vitthalwadi):** This route covers a wide range of stations including:
* Viman Nagar, Somnath Nagar, and Kharadi Bypass.
* Tulaja Bhavani, Ubale Nagar, and Upper Kharadi Road.
* Wagheshwar Temple, Wagholi, Siddharth Nagar, and Bakori Phata.
* Vitthalwadi (Terminal point).
**Infrastructure Specifications**
* **Corridor Type:** The project map specifies that the newly added routes will consist of an "Elevated Corridor."
* **Station Type:** All stations marked along the Corridors 2A and 2B are designated as "Elevated Stations."
**Impact Analysis**
**Pune Metro Rail Project Authorities**
**Impact**
The authorities gain the legal mandate to execute construction and manage operations for the specified Phase-2 corridors. The document provides the official geographical scope for the project's expansion.
**Action Required**
The project executors must proceed with the development of the elevated corridors and stations in accordance with the notified alignments.
**Residents and Commuters of Pune Metropolitan Area**
**Impact**
Residents in areas including Kothrud, Viman Nagar, Kharadi, and Wagholi are identified as the primary beneficiaries of the expanded mass rapid transit system.
**Action Required**
No direct action is required, though the notification serves as public notice regarding the forthcoming metro infrastructure in these localities.
**Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs**
**Impact**
The Ministry acts as the regulatory body providing the necessary legal framework for urban transport expansion in Pune.
**Action Required**
The Ministry is responsible for the formal publication and record-keeping of this addition to the Metro Railways Act schedule.
Key Entities Referenced
Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-2: The specific phase of the metro rail project whose alignment is being expanded to include Corridor 2A (Vanaz to Chandani Chowk) and Corridor 2B (Ramwadi to Wagholi/Vitthalwadi).
Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978: The primary legislation under which the Central Government adds the new metro alignments to the project schedule for the Pune Metropolitan area.
Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002: A key regulatory act extended to the Pune Metropolitan area to govern the operations and maintenance of the metro system.
Pune Metropolitan area, Maharashtra: The central geographic location defined for the applicability of the metro rail acts and the extension of the project corridors.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2565] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, मई 26, 2026/ज्र् ष्े ठ 5, 1948
No. 2565] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026/JYAISTHA 5, 1948
आवासन और िहरी कार् य मत्रं ालर्
(मास रैजपड राजं िट जसस्ट्टम-II)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2657(अ).— जबकि केन्द्रीर् सरिार ने अपनी अधिसचू ना संख्या िा.आ. 2732(अ), किनांि 20 अक्टूबर,
2014 द्वारा, जो भारत िे राजपत्र, असािारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii) म ें किनांि 21 अक्टूबर, 2014 िो प्रिाधित
हुई थी, भूजमगत रेल (संकमय संधनमााण) अधिधनयम, 1978 (1978 िा 33) (धजसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त अधिधनयम िहा
गया ह)ै तथा मेट्रो रेल (पररचालन और अनुरक्षण) अधिधनयम, 2002 (2002 िा 60) िे प्राविानों िो महाराष्ट्र राज्य िे पणु े
महानगरीय तक जवस्ट्ताररत कर दिर्ा ह;ै
अतः, अब केन्द्रीर् सरिार उक्त अधिधनयम िी िारा 32 िी उपिारा (1) िे खंड (ि) द्वारा प्रित्त िधक्तयों िा प्रयोग
िरत ेहुए, उक्त अधिधनयम िी अनुसूची म ेंपणु ेमहानगरीय क्षत्रे िे संबंि म ेंपणु ेमेट्रो रेल पररयोजना चरण-2 िे धनम्नधलधखत
मेट्रो संरेखण िो, अथाात ् िॉररडोर 2ए: वनाज स े चांिनी चौि तथा िॉररडोर 2बी: रामवाडी स े वाघोली/जवठ्ठलवाडी, को
एतिद्वारा िोडती ह,ै अर्ायत्—
3735 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
"पणु ेमट्रे ो रेल पररयोजना चरण -2 िॉररडोर 2 ए: वनाज़ स ेचािं नी चौि और िॉररडोर 2 बी: रामवाडी स े
वाघोली/जवठ्ठलवाडी
िॉररडोर 2ए: वनाज़ स ेचांिनी
िोथरुड बस धडपो, चांिनी चौि।
चौि।
िॉररडोर 2बी: रामवाडी स े धवमान नगर, सोमनाथ नगर, खराडी बायपास, तलु जा भवानी, उबाले नगर, अपर
वाघोली/जवठ्ठलवाडी। खराडी रोड, वाघेश्वर टेम्पल, वाघोली, धसद्धाथ ा नगर, बिोरी फाटा, जवठ्ठलवाडी।
[फा. स. ं के.14011/03/2026-एमआरटीएस-II]
िर्िीप, जविेष कार् य अजधकारी (िहरी पररवहन)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(Mass Rapid Transit System-II)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th May, 2026
S.O. 2657(E).— Whereas the Central Government, vide its notification number S.O. 2732 (E), dated the
20th October, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the
21st October 2014, has extended the provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (33 of 1978)
(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), and the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (60 of 2002)
to the Pune Metropolitan area in the State of Maharashtra.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said
Act, the Central Government hereby adds to the Schedule of the said Act, the following metro alignment of Pune Metro
Rail Project Phase-2 Corridor 2A: Vanaz to Chandani Chowk and Corridor 2B: Ramwadi to Wagholi/Vitthalwadi in
respect of Metropolitan area of Pune, namely: —
“Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-2 Corridor 2A: Vanaz to Chandani Chowk and Corridor 2B: Ramwadi to
Wagholi/Vitthalwadi
Corridor 2A: Vanaz to
Kothrud Bus Depot, Chandani Chowk.
Chandani Chowk.
Viman Nagar, Somnath Nagar, Kharadi Bypass, Tulaja Bhavani, Ubale Nagar,
Corridor 2B: Ramwadi to
Upper Kharadi Road, Wagheshwar Temple, Wagholi, Siddharth Nagar, Bakori
Wagholi/Vitthalwadi.
Phata, Vitthalwadi.
[F. No. K.14011/03/2026-MRTS-II]
JAIDEEP, Officer on Special Duty (Urban Transport)
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