New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Pune's 23.2-km Metro Line 3, connecting Maan and Hinjewadi IT Park with Shivajinagar, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 3. Passenger services on the elevated corridor, also known as the Puneri Metro or Pink Line, will begin at 6 am on November 4, the Hindustan Times reported.

The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 10.30 am at the badminton hall of the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge-Balewadi. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Ajit Pawar are expected to attend.

The announcement was made at a press conference at the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) headquarters in Akurdi on Saturday...