Hinjewadi Metro Feeder Roads: What It Means for Property Prices in Hinjewadi

What happened?

The Times of India reported that the government plans about 19.2 km of roads to help commuters reach the upcoming Hinjewadi Metro. In the first phase they would come up at eight of the 12 stations due to open on the initial stretch. The named stations are Megapolis circle, Quadron circle, Dohler, Infosys phase 2, Wipro Technologies, Pall India, Shivaji Chowk and Hinjewadi.

According to the paper, MIDC and PMRDA will build them jointly, with a gram panchayat also involved at Megapolis circle. Shivaji Chowk gets the most roads, totalling 4.9 km, and the paper describes it as likely to be among the busiest points on the line. Megapolis circle follows with 4.06 km, and Quadron circle has 3.7 km. Individual roads run 0.5-1.5 km, with carriageways of 12-30 m.

The Times of India quoted PMRDA's commissioner as saying the roads will serve residential and office clusters within 500 m of the stations, and will include footpaths and a bicycle track. The paper said the work is expected to finish by December, after a meeting in September on proposed works for the IT park.

Which sectors are affected?

• Hinjewadi IT park, Pune
• Hinjewadi Metro station catchments
• Residential and office clusters near the stations
• MIDC and PMRDA infrastructure works

Distance from the projects

Distances as sourced on our research pages.

Potential impact

Metro stations help a locality only if people can reach them easily. Short, wider roads with footpaths and cycle tracks can cut the awkward first and last stretch of a commute. That could make homes and offices close to the stations a little more attractive than those further inside the IT park. The effect should be strongest around the busier stations the report names.

This is still a plan, and the timeline is the publisher's expectation, not a completed project. Road works in Indian cities often run late, and the Metro line itself has to open before any of this matters. Pune's average price in our data is 10500 per sq ft and its rental yield is 3.5%. Any gain near Hinjewadi will depend on how fast the stations and roads actually become usable, not on this announcement alone.