The Cabinet has approved the second phase of the Pune Metro project with a budget of Rs. 3626.24 crore. This new phase will extend the current Vanaz-Ramwadi line and include two new routes: one from Vanaz to Chandani Chowk and another from Ramwadi to Wagholi. These new routes will be elevated and together will cover 12.75 kilometers with 13 metro stations along the way. The aim is to connect fast-growing areas like Chandani Chowk Bavdhan Kothrud Kharadi and Wagholi. The entire project is expected to be completed in four years. The cost of the project will be shared equally by the Central Government the Maharashtra State Government and international funding partners. This extension is part of a bigger transport plan for Pune called the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) which aims to improve East-West travel in the city by making a smooth metro line from Chandani Chowk to Wagholi. The newly approved extensions of the Pune Metro will benefit several important parts of the city including IT parks business areas colleges and residential zones. These routes are expected to encourage more people to use public transport and help increase the overall number of metro passengers. The new corridors will connect with other metro lines at the District Court Interchange Station—specifically with Line-1 (Nigdi to Katraj) and Line-3 (Hinjewadi to District Court). This will make it easier for people to switch between different metro lines and travel smoothly across the city. As part of long-term planning buses coming into Pune from cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru will stop at Chandani Chowk while buses from Ahilya Nagar and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar will connect at Wagholi. This setup will make it simple for passengers from other cities to hop on the Pune Metro and reach their destinations with ease. Once completed the daily number of riders on Line 2 is expected to grow steadily starting at around 96000 people per day in 2027 and rising to nearly 3.5 lakh per day by 2057. The project will be carried out by Maha-Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited) which is responsible for all construction and technical work. Early preparations like land surveys and design work are already underway.