Hemant Sonawane, public relations officer, Maha-Metro, said, “All works on the routes from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Phugewadi and Agriculture College to Civil Court are nearing completion. We plan to start services before the November-end deadline.”

Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maha-Metro, said, “We are expecting to start trials on these two routes immediately. By December, we would be able to run metro corridor from Vanaz to PCMC. Commuters from Kothrud will be able to go to Deccan, PMC, Shivajinagar and PCMC areas by metro.”

Pune Metro is presently running between Vanaz and Garware College and PCMC to Phugewadi.