Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), a 50:50 joint venture between the Union and Maharashtra government, expects to launch trial runs for 11 km stretch of the Nagpur Metro in September while 7 km of first route of Pune metro will be operational by December this year. Maha Metro is currently engaged in the development of projects in Nagpur, Pune, Thane and Nashik with total cost of Rs 32,080 crore.
Of the total 35 km, 13.5 km with a daily rider-ship of 5000 is operational in Nagpur and with the launch of trial runs on 11 km route, 25 km of metro line will be up and running by September.