Mahatma Phule Market Metro Station
As per the initial plan, Mandai station is the longest among other Pune Metro stations spanning 248m long. The work on this station began after the commercial establishments which encroached the area were cleared by the Pune Municipal Corporation from the allocated space for construction. Two parallel tunnels being dug from Swargate metro station reached here in December 2021. In June 2022, Maha-Metro had placed iron decking on a patch of a road near the site to continue the subway excavation work without affecting the traffic movement. After the inauguration of the metro services at this station, the PMC undertook a ₹1.25 crore plan to improve the surrounding area of Mandai.
A fire had broken out at the metro station around midnight on 21 October 2024. It was caused due to the insulating foam material in the air-conditioning ducts which caught the sparks from the ongoing welding work. No injuries were reported due this incident and the train operations resumed at the scheduled time of 6am later in the day.
Station layout
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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| G | Street level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Swargate Next Station: Swargate |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right 
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| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← PCMC Bhavan Next Station: Kasba Peth | |
Entry/Exit
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See also
References
- ^ "PM to inaugurate Pune Metro section of District Court to Swargate". pib.gov.in. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Pune: Mali Mahasangha Stages Protest Demanding Mandai Metro Station Be Named After Mahatma Phule". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "The long and short of underground Metro". The Times of India. 7 July 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Dastane, Sarang (2 March 2020). "100 vendors sell wares amid Mandai metro station work". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Gadkari, Siddharth (29 May 2021). "Mandai metro station work to begin after PMC clears encroachments". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Dastane, Sarang (23 December 2021). "Tunnelling And Station Work For Metro In Mandai Gain Speed". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Hindocha, Jigar (20 June 2022). "Maha-Metro places iron decking near Mandai underground metro station". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Urunkar, Salil (15 October 2024). "Mahatma Phule Mandai to Get Rs. 1.25 Crore Makeover Following Metro Inauguration". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Welding sparks set off fire at Pune's Mandai Metro station; no one injured". The Times of India. 21 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 October 2024.