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{{short description|Pune Metro's Purple Line metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kasba Peth
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type = {{Pune Metro Infobox station line|line = Purple}}
| style = Pune Metro
| image = Kasba Peth metro station (71748).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| address = [[Kasba Peth, Pune]], Maharashtra 411011
| borough =
| country =
| coordinates = {{coord|18.52122|73.85953|format=dms|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited]] (MAHA-METRO)
| operator = [[Pune Metro]]
| line = {{rcb|Pune Metro|Purple|croute}}
| distance =
| platforms = [[Island platform]] Platform-1 → [[Swargate metro station|Swargate]] Platform-2 → [[PCMC Bhavan metro station|PCMC Bhavan]]
| tracks = 2
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double track]]
| levels = 2
| parking =
| bicycle =
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| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| code = BPO
| zone =
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| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024|09|29}}
| closed = 
| electrified = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[Overhead line|overhead catenary]]
| passengers =
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Pune Metro|line=Purple|left1=Civil Court|to-left1=PCMC Bhavan|right1=Mandai|to-right1=Swargate}}
| route_map = {{Pune Metro Purple Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Pune Metro|Purple}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

'''Kasba Peth''' is an underground southern terminal metro station on the north–south corridor of the [[Purple Line (Pune Metro)|Purple Line]] of [[Pune Metro]] in [[Pune]], India. The station was opened on 29 September 2024 as the final extension of Pune Metro Phase I.<ref>{{Cite news |title=PM to inaugurate Pune Metro section of District Court to Swargate|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2059884|date=2024-09-28 |access-date=2024-09-29 |work=pib.gov.in}}</ref> During the planning phase, this facility was officially designated as Budhwar Peth metro station. However, it was renamed as Kasba Peth metro station due to its location in [[Kasba Peth, Pune|Kasba Peth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=More |first=Manoj |date=2024-09-05 |title=Names of Bhosari, Budhwar Peth and Mangalwar Peth Metro stations to be changed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/names-of-3-stations-to-be-changed-in-next-15-days-maha-metro-9550773/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

The proposed location of the underground station was met with protests from the residents of Kasba Peth. They wanted the station to be shifted as it would displace the inhabitants and affect the historical structures in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dastane |first=Sarang |date=2018-12-28 |title=Residents protest against Kasba Peth Metro station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/residents-protest-against-kasba-peth-metro-station/articleshow/67278594.cms |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Some also believed that there was no need for a station in Kasba Peth as the [[Civil Court metro station|Civil Court]] and [[Mandai metro station|Mandai]] stations were nearby, further adding that it is mainly a residential area with little commercial activity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-04 |title=Kasba Peth Metro station plan comes under fire |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kasba-peth-metro-station-plan-comes-under-fire/articleshow/68247091.cms |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The people also considered voting boycott at the [[2019 Indian general election]] as their voice was not being heard.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-14 |title=Kasba Peth residents may boycott Lok Sabha polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/maharashtra/news/kasba-peth-residents-may-boycott-ls-polls/articleshow/68869444.cms |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> After a year–long resistance by the localites, [[Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited|MahaMetro]] accepted their demand and the station was shifted to the land allocated for the Dadoji Konddev Primary School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedgaonkar |first=Supriya |date=9 June 2019 |title=Kasba Peth residents have the last word on Metro project |url=https://punemirror.com/pune/cover-story/kasba-peth-residents-have-the-last-word-on-metro-project/cid5089432.htm |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Pune Mirror}}</ref>

The tunneling work for the station began from Civil Court as well Swargate. Two [[Tunnel boring machine|tunnel boring machines]] (TBMs) were deployed from Civil Court side which reached Kasba Peth in July 2021 after digging below the [[Mutha River]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dastane |first=Sarang |date=2021-06-20 |title=Pune: Tunnel-boring machines set to reach Kasba Peth Metro site |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/metros-tunnel-boring-machines-set-to-reach-kasba-peth-site/articleshow/83674377.cms |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-23 |title=Pune Metro's TBM S79 Records Breakthrough at Budhwar Peth |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/07/23/pune-metros-tbm-s79-records-breakthrough-at-budhwar-peth/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> The third TBM from Swargate side completed its breakthrough at Kasba Peth in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=Tata's TBM S79 Records Pune Metro's Final Breakthrough |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/06/05/tatas-tbm-s79-records-pune-metros-final-breakthrough/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> Along with the construction of the train station, a pedestrian subway was also built from Sattoti Chowk to connect with the metro facility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paraste |first=Gunwanti |date=12 July 2023 |title=Pune Metro: Know Traffic Diversion Details At Kasba Peth As Construction Begins For Pedestrian Subway |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-metro-know-traffic-diversion-details-at-kasba-peth-as-construction-begins-for-pedestrian-subway |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Kasba Peth track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Pune Metro|Purple}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = HSTg\HSTf
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Pune Metro|Civil Court}}
*'''P2'''\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*'''P1'''
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Pune Metro|Mandai}}
HSTg\HSTf
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=510 valign=top|Exit/ Entrance
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''M'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|'''Platform 1''' '''Southbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=510|Towards → [[Swargate metro station|Swargate]] '''Next Station:''' [[Mandai metro station|Mandai]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 2''' '''Westbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="510" |Towards ← [[PCMC Bhavan metro station|PCMC Bhavan]] '''Next Station:''' [[Civil Court metro station|Civil Court]]
|}

==Entry/Exit==
{{Empty section|date=September 2024}}

==See also==
* [[Pune]]
* [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Urban rail transit in India#Rapid transit|Rapid Transit in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://punemetrorail.org/station/Kasba%20Peth/}}

{{Pune Metro}}

[[Category:Pune Metro stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2024]]

Kasba Peth metro station - Revision history

JacksonYoo9591 at 12:39, 19 July 2025