Mahatma Phule Mandai (until Dec. 2025 just Mandai) is an underground metro station on the north–south corridor of the 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.[1] It was originally named after the towns district Mandai, which is surrounding it.
As per the initial plan, Mahatma Phule Mandai station is the longest among other Pune Metro stations spanning 248m long.[2] The work on this station began after the commercial establishments which encroached the area were cleared by the Pune Municipal Corporation from the allocated space for construction.[3][4] Two parallel tunnels being dug from Swargate metro station reached here in December 2021.[5] In June 2022, Maha-Metro had placed iron decking on a patch of a road near the site to continue the subway excavation work without affecting the traffic movement.[6] After the inauguration of the metro services at this station, the PMC undertook a Template:Indian rupee crore plan to improve the surrounding area of Mandai.[7]
A fire had broken out at the metro station around midnight on 21 October 2024. It was caused due to the insulating foam material in the air-conditioning ducts which caught the sparks from the ongoing welding work. No injuries were reported due this incident and the train operations resumed at the scheduled time of 6am later in the day.[8]
In December 2025, the station was renamed into Mahatma Phule Mandai to honour the well-known social reformer Jyotirao Phule, which lived nearby.[9][10]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Swargate Next Station: Swargate |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right Template:Access icon | ||
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← PCMC Bhavan Next Station: Kasba Peth | |
See also
References
- ↑ PM to inaugurate Pune Metro section of District Court to Swargate. pib.gov.in(2024-09-28). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ↑ The long and short of underground Metro. The Times of India(2018-07-07). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ 100 vendors sell wares amid Mandai metro station work. The Times of India(2020-03-02). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Mandai metro station work to begin after PMC clears encroachments, Gadkari, Siddharth. Hindustan Times(29 May 2021). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ Tunnelling And Station Work For Metro In Mandai Gain Speed, Dastane, Sarang. timesproperty.com(23 December 2021). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ Maha-Metro places iron decking near Mandai underground metro station, Hindocha, Jigar. Hindustan Times(20 June 2022). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ Mahatma Phule Mandai to Get Rs. 1.25 Crore Makeover Following Metro Inauguration, Urunkar, Salil. The Bridge Chronicle(2024-10-15). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Welding sparks set off fire at Pune’s Mandai Metro station; no one injured. The Times of India(2024-10-21). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Pune: Mali Mahasangha Stages Protest Demanding Mandai Metro Station Be Named After Mahatma Phule. Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Pune Metro Renames Three Stations After Citizen Campaign; Mandai Now Honours Mahatma Phule(2025-12-22). Retrieved 2026-03-19.