Nagpur Metro Rail Project

       Nagpur Metro Rail Project 

   With the Nagpur Metro Rail Project receiving clearance from the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the project today (August 21, 2014). The project, being set up with the objective to reduce the traffic congestion in the urban parts of the city, is expected to be completed by December 2016. The Nagpur metro network has been designed to enhance the city's transportation system, and thereby, help in the fast development of the 13th largest city of the country. 

The Nagpur metro rail network will be spread across a length of about 38.21 km. It will be functional on two corridors, namely the North-South Corridor and the East-West Corridor. The 19.65 km long North-South Corridor will be running from Automotive Square to MIHAN, while the East-West Corridor which is 18.55 km in length will be constructed from Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar. Total number of stations on Corridor No. 1 and Corridor No. 2 would be 17 and 19, respectively.

As per the project estimates, Rs 8,680 crore will be invested in the Nagpur Metro Rail Project, out of which Rs 1,555 crore will be contributed by the Government of India. The Government of India will contribute financially to the project in the form of subordinate debt and equity. Also, the project will receive financial support from the Nagpur Improvement Trust, the City and Industrial Development Corporation, Maharashtra Airport Development Company, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. 

The project will be carried out under the supervision of the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation, which will be chaired by the Urban Development Secretary. For the post of the Directors on the Board of the company, there will be 10 nominees, out of which five will be nominated by the Government of India and five by the state government. Also, the Managing Director of the company will be a nominee of the Maharashtra government.

Corridor 1 (North-South): Automotive Square - Mihan
Route Length - 19.658 kilometers
Number of Stations - All Elevated except Airport to MIHAN City route
Link to other Corridors - At Munje Square

S.No	Station	Route
1	Automotive Square	Elevated
2	Nari Road	Elevated
3	Indora	Elevated
4	Kadbi Square	Elevated
5	Gaddigodam Square	Elevated
6	Kasturchand Park	Elevated
7	Zero Mile	Elevated
8	Sitabuldi	Elevated
9	Congress Nagar	Elevated
10	Rahate Colony	Elevated
11	Neeri	Elevated
12	Dev Nagar	Elevated
13	Mayuresh Apartment	Elevated
14	Shankar Nagar	Elevated
15	Old Airport	Underground
16	Mihan City	Underground
17	Metro Depot	Elevated

Corridor 2 (East West): Prajapati Nagar - Lokmanya Nagar
Route Length - 18.557 kilometers
Number of Stations - All Elevated
Link to other Corridors - At Munje Square

S.No	Station	Route
1	Prajapati Nagar	Elevated
2	Vaishno Devi Chowk	Elevated
3	Ambedkar Chowk	Elevated
4	Telephone Exchange	Elevated
5	Mayo Hospital	Elevated
6	Chitaroli Square	Elevated
7	Agrasen Square	Elevated
8	Railway Station	Elevated
9	Netaji Market	Elevated
10	Jhansi Rani Square	Elevated
11	Institute of Engineers	Elevated
12	Bank of India, Shankar Nagar	Elevated
13	Lad Square	Elevated
14	Dharampeth Science College	Elevated
15	Subhash Nagar	Elevated
16	Rachana Apartment	Elevated
17	Vasudev Nagar	Elevated
18	Bansi Nagar	Elevated
19	Lokmanya Nagar, Depot	Elevated