Pune Metro Line 3 (Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar) officially opened for public passenger services following a virtual inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Marking a major milestone for women in urban transport, the operation of the new line is led by a team of 90 women train pilots who completed months of intensive training.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar were among the dignitaries present on the inaugural run. The inaugural train carrying key leadership was operated by 23-year-old Pragati Birajdar, an electrical engineering graduate from G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Wagholi, who served as the first Train Pilot of the premiere batch.
The official public service commenced at 6:00 AM, piloted by 23-year-old Prerna Chopade. An electrical engineering graduate from Mauli College of Engineering in Shegaon, Chopade cleared campus recruitment and underwent six months of technical training before taking the controls.
The all-women operational team comprises young engineers recruited directly through campus drives across Maharashtra. Among them is Vaishnavi Bathe (23) from Bhor, an electronics and telecommunications diploma holder currently pursuing her final-year engineering degree. Another operator, Tejashri Shinde (23) from Nashik’s Shivadi village and a graduate of KBT College of Engineering, belongs to the second batch of trained pilots navigating the line’s public operations.
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No Men In The Driver’s Seat! 90 Women Train Pilots Take Charge Of #PuneMetro3 Connecting Hinjawadi & Shivajinagar
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