How many cities will get metro by 2020?
Metro rail lines in India are composed of both
standard gauge and
broad gauge. Projects like the Delhi Metro used broad gauge for their earliest lines but most new projects in India are on standard gauge as rolling stock imported from Europe is on Standard Gauge. One exception is the Ahmedabad Metro, which will use
Broad gauge, as there is more space available inside the coach.
[4] In the long term, using
Broad gauge may also allow for freight movement of containers from the Indian Railway network on the Metro train network and increased capacity within the train cars.[
citation needed]Although Metro supposed to be mass rapid transit system, Indian metro trains are slower than their counterparts in other parts of the world, as they are not underground and have sharp curves. For example, Bangalore metro has a maximum speed of 40.5 km/h on curves with average speed of 30 km/h and Hyderabad Metro will have average speed of 25 km/h,
[5][6]where as China's Shanghai Metro has been known to reach speeds of up to 501 km/h (311 mph) on test drives but normally operates at speeds of around 431 km/h (268 mph).[
citation needed]
Green background for the systems that are under-construction. Blue background for the systems that are currently in planning.
CitySystemStart of operationsSystem LengthNo of LinesNotes
IO1P2UC3IO1P2UC3
KolkataKolkata Metro24 October 198428.4 km90 km1145First mass rapid transit system in India and one of the 17th Zone of the
Indian Railways.
ChennaiChennai MRTS1 November 199519.34 km1It is planned for the MRTS to be taken over by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited once the
Chennai Metro becomes operational. 2nd mass rapid transit system after Kolkata.
DelhiDelhi Metro24 December 2002192.7 km62India's first modern public transportation system.
BangaloreNamma Metro20 October 20116.7 km35 km121
GurgaonRapid Metro Rail Gurgaon14 November 20135.1 km11India's first fully privately financed metro.
JaipurJaipur Metro201421
ChennaiChennai Metro201445.1 km
[7]2
MumbaiMumbai Metro2014146.5 km
[8]71Implemented partially in EPC and partially in PPP mode.
Navi MumbaiNavi Mumbai Metro2016106.4 km
[9]41
KochiKochi Metro20161
HyderabadHyderabad Metro201571.6 km3It is the only metro in India to be implemented entirely on PPP mode, with the state government holding a minority equity stake.
[10]
Ahmedabad &
GandhinagarMetroLink Express Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA)201783 km
[11]5
BhopalBhopal Metro3
ChandigarhChandigarh Metro20187
IndoreIndore Metro20193
KanpurKanpur Metro20178
LucknowLucknow Metro20183
LudhianaLudhiana Metro2017–182
NagpurNagpur Metro
NasikGreater Nasik MetroProposed Metro line which will connect
Igatpuri,
Deolali,
Nasik Road,
Nasik Central and
Ojhar Airport
[12]
PatnaPatna Metro20162
PunePune Metro20184
SuratSurat Metro20183
MumbaiWestern railway elevated corridor202063.27 km1
GuwahatiGuwahati Metro44.2 km2
National Capital RegionNational Capital Region Metro2017381 km
[13]3The
National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) is proposed as the implementing agency for taking up the RRTS project in the NCR.
[14]