Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Pune Metro Extends Services During Ganeshotsav With Overnight Operations
Pune Metro is changing its timetable for Ganeshotsav 2026.
From September 14 to 16, trains will run from 6 am until 11 pm.
From September 17 to 24, trains will run later, until 2 am.
This gives people more time to visit Ganpati celebrations and return home.
September 18 is marked as Gauri Pujan in the timetable.
For Anant Chaturdashi, trains will run continuously for 41 hours.
This service begins at 6 am on September 25 and ends at 11 pm on September 26.
Normal Metro hours will return on September 27.
Pune Metro called the service an eco-friendly way to travel during the festival.
Pune Metro will operate from 6 am to 11 pm between September 14 and 16, 2026.
Services will run until 2 am for eight days from September 17 through September 24.
The extended schedule is intended to help devotees travel for Ganpati darshan during Ganeshotsav.
Metro services will run continuously for 41 hours from 6 am on September 25 to 11 pm on September 26.
Regular operating hours will resume on September 27 after the special festival schedule ends.
- Who
- Pune Metro Rail and passengers travelling during Ganeshotsav.
- What
- Pune Metro will extend operating hours, including late-night services and a 41-hour continuous service period.
- When
- September 14 through September 26, 2026; regular timings resume September 27.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, on the Pune Metro network.
- Why
- To help devotees travel for Ganpati darshan and other festival-related journeys.
- Regular festival hours
- 6 am to 11 pm from September 14 to September 16, 2026.
- Late-night operations
- 6 am to 2 am from September 17 through September 24.
- Gauri Pujan
- September 18, 2026.
- Continuous service
- 41 hours from 6 am on September 25 to 11 pm on September 26.
- Anant Chaturdashi period
- The continuous service is planned for the concluding phase of the festival.
- Return to regular schedule
- September 27, 2026.