[ecis2016.org] Here is everything you need to know about the Kanpur Metro, a landmark project that aims to provide high-speed connectivity in the highly dense city in Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur Metro: PM Modi inaugurates 9-km priority stretch
Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail project at around 1.30 pm, on December 28, 2021. The PM inspected the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and took a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.
You are reading: Kanpur Metro: Route, map, stations, news, project status and tenders
The completed nine-km stretch of the Kanpur Metro, is from IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel. Stations on the Kanpur Metro priority section, which was completed in a record two years’ time, include IIT-Kanpur, Kalyanpur, SPM Hospital, Kanpur University, Gurudev Crossing, Geeta Nagar, Rawatpur, GSVM Medical College and Moti Jheel.
Once fully operational, the Kanpur Metro would provide residents of the city access to a world-class transport system. Kanpur, an industrial city in Uttar Pradesh is home to over 41 lakh people and tit population is expected to reach 46.3 lakhs in 2021, making the metro network a much-needed infrastructure project.
To deal with the problem of rising number of registered vehicles in Kanpur and to provide efficient connectivity to its citizens, the authorities envisaged the construction of the Kanpur Metro. Even though building a mass transit transport network in one of the oldest industrial and densely populated cities is no ordinary feat, this dream is set to become a reality for the citizens of Kanpur. Here is a look at all the important details of the Kanpur Metro.
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Kanpur Metro project
The Uttar Pradesh government approved the Kanpur Metro project in 2016, while the centre gave a go-ahead to the project in 2019. The Kanpur Metro is jointly financed by the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government.
The detailed project report for phase-1 of the Kanpur Metro was approved by the Uttar Pradesh cabinet in March 2016. The project is being implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL). The Kanpur Metro is also the first metro rail network in India to use double T-girders for a metro rail corridor, cutting down cost and time spent.
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Kanpur Metro route
The entire Kanpur metro route will be built in two phases. Under Kanpur Metro phase-1, a network spanning 32.385 kms will be built with two lines – the Red Line and the Blue Line. These lines will connect major public nodes and city cluster areas of Kanpur, thus, cutting down vehicular traffic and pollution. The transport network will also push demand for residential and commercial spaces along these corridors.
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Kanpur Metro map
Source: UPMRCL
Check out this Kanpur Metro route map to find out more about Kanpur Metro stations.
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Kanpur Metro stations: Phase-1
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Under phase-1, two corridors of the Kanpur Metro, the Red Line and the Blue Line will be built. The DPR for phase-1 pegs the total daily ridership in 2024 (when the proposed lines will be fully operational) at 9.4 lakhs, 10.8 lakhs in 2031 and 13.5 lakhs in 2041.
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Kanpur Metro route Red Line
To run between IIT Kanpur and Naubasta, the 23.785-km Red Line of the Kanpur Metro will have 22 stations. While 15.164 kms of this line would be elevated, the remaining 8.621 kms will be underground.
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Kanpur Metro station list on Red Line
- IIT Kanpur
- Kalyanpur Railway Station
- SPM Hospital
- CSJM University
- Gurudev Chauraha
- Geeta Nagar
- Rawatpur Railway Station
- Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital
- Moti Jheel
- Chunniganj
- Naveen Market
- Bada Chauraha
- Nayaganj
- Birhana Road
- Kanpur Central Railway Station
- ISBT Jhakarkati
- Old Transport Nagar
- Kidwai Nagar North
- Kidwai Nagar South
- Yashoda Nagar
- Baudh Nagar
- Naubasta
Kanpur Metro stations on 9-km priority corridor
- IIT-Kanpur
- Kalyanpur
- SPM Hospital
- Kanpur University
- Gurudev Crossing
- Geeta Nagar
- Rawatpur
- GSVM Medical College
- Moti Jheel
The Red Line, with 14 elevated and eight underground stations will pass through the heart of the city, covering several prominent nodes and educational institutions in Kanpur, which is counted among the most populous Indian cities and the largest one in Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur Metro Red line completion deadline
While work on Kanpur Metro Red Line is scheduled to be completed by December 2024, construction of the priority corridor will be over by December 2021.
Kanpur Metro route Blue Line
This 8.6-km elevated Blue Line corridor of the Kanpur Metro will run between Chandra Shekhar Azad University and Jaurali. The Blue Line will have a total of nine stations. The tender for this project is yet to be passed. The corridor, with elevated and underground stations, will provide connectivity to various densely-populated residential areas in Kanpur, including Kakadeo and Govind Nagar.
Kanpur Metro stations on Blue Line
- CSA University
- GSVM Medical College
- Rawatpur Railway Station
- Kakadeo
- Vijay Nagar
- Dada Nagar
- Barra-7
- Barra-8
- Jarauli
Estimated cost of Kanpur Metro
The estimated cost of the Kanpur Metro project is Rs 11,076.48 crores. The project is expected to be completed in five years. About 40 lakh people are expected to be benefitted by the new metro rail project.
Kanpur Metro work progress
2015
September: Kanpur Metro Rail Corporation is formed.
November: DPR for phase-1 is submitted to the state government by LMRC and RITES.
2016
March: Uttar Pradesh government approves phase-1 DPR.
October: Following the centre’s approval for the project, the former urban development minister, M Venkaiah Naidu, laid the foundation stone for the project along with the then Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, at Brijendra Swaroop Park in Benajhabar.
2017
July: Civil work starts for phase-1.
September: Centre seeks changes in the DPR.
December: New DPR is prepared.
2018
March: Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves Kanpur Metro project.
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June: Finance Ministry gives in-principle approval to the Kanpur Metro.
September: DPR sent to the central government.
2019
February: Uttar Pradesh allocates Rs 175 crores in its budget, to start preliminary work; Centre approves Kanpur Metro project.
March: PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the Kanpur Metro project.
July: LMRC invites tender for construction of elevated track and stations.
September: Afcons Infra awarded tender to construct nine stations along with tracks and elevated viaduct.
November: CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates civil work for the Kanpur Metro.
2020
February: CM Yogi Adityanath allocates Rs 358 crores towards Kanpur Metro phase-1.
September: EIB to invest 650 million euros for the project.
2021
February: Uttar Pradesh budget 2021-22 allocates Rs 597 crores for Kanpur Metro rail project.
May: Initial work starts for the 8.621-km underground section of Kanpur Metro.
June: UPMRC completes the track laying work for a stretch of around one km, from IIT Kanpur to Kalyanpur Railway station for the priority corridor.
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Kanpur metro latest news
UP CM flags off trial run for Kanpur Metro
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the trial run of Kanpur Metro on November 10, 2021. The people of Kanpur would soon have access to the best transport system, the CM said during the launch. The inauguration event of the Kanpur Metro was held at the Metro depot in Government Polytechnic.
“The construction work of Kanpur Metro Rail Project was started by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on November 15, 2019. The project has been completed in less than two years,” an official release had earlier said.
“For the last 19 months, the whole world and the country faced the global pandemic of COVID-19. Despite this challenge, the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation has achieved this feat. The central government has also contributed to this entire programme,” the CM said while directing that the commercial operation of the Kanpur Metro be started between December 15 and 20, 2021. However, the official release had stated that the services of the Kanpur Metro were likely to start on December 31, 2021.
Kanpur Metro start date
The nine-km stretch from IIT-Kanpur to Motijheel, on which the Kanpur Metro is started running in December 2021, is part of the Red Line, and it will connect some landmarks in Kanpur. It is also termed the priority corridor.
Recall here that Noida, Ghaziabad and Lucknow are among the cities in UP with an operational metro network.
FAQs
Which is the nodal agency for the Kanpur Metro?
The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) is the nodal agency for the project.
Is Kanpur Metro operational?
Operations on the Kanpur Metro rail started in December 2021.
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