METRO CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA

Here some full information about metro construction in india  - 

1 .DELHI (NCT)  -

Delhi Metro Phase IV: 112.4 km, 6 corridors. 80% work complete

Pink Line Majlis Park–Maujpur: 12.3 km, opened Mar 2026. Completes 71.56 km “Ring Metro”

Magenta Line RK Ashram–Janakpuri West: 29.3 km, 22 stations. Full opening 2026

Golden Line Aerocity–Tughlakabad: New 23.6 km corridor, 2026

Phase V-A: 3 corridors ₹18,300 Cr approved Mar 2026

Rithala–Kundli: 26.43 km, ₹6,230 Cr. Connects Haryana

Total Operational: 395+ km, largest in India

New: Double-decker viaducts, smaller 3-coach trains for low-density corridors. 

2. MAHARASHTRA

Mumbai Metro:

Line 4 Green Line: Wadala–Kasarvadavali, 32.3 km, 30 stations. Phase-1 opening soon

Line 5-A: Kapurbawdi–Kalyan–Ulhasnagar, 34.21 km, 19 stations. ₹18,130.55 Cr approved Apr 2026

Line 14: Kanjurmarg–Badlapur proposed with road+flyover+metro double-decker

Thane Ring Metro: 29 km, 22 stations, ₹12,200 Cr. Target 2029

Pune Metro:

Line 3 Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar: 23.2 km, 90% done. India’s first PPP metro ₹8,313 Cr. Launch Mar 2026

Extensions: Phase 2 planned to Kharadi, Airport. 

3. KARNATAKA

Bengaluru Namma Metro Phase 3: 44.65 km, 31 stations, ₹15,611 Cr approved

Corridor 1: JP Nagar 4th Phase–Kempapura, 32.15 km, 22 stations

Corridor 2: Hosahalli–Kadabagere, 12.5 km, 9 stations

Feature: ₹9,700 Cr double-decker with Metro + flyover on parts. EIRR 15.9%

Operational by: 2029. Total network will cross 220+ km

Bengaluru Airport Blue Line: 58 km to Kempegowda Airport, under construction. 

4. GUJARAT  -

Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A: Koteshwar Road–Airport, 6.032 km, 5 stations. ₹2,169.04 Cr, approved June 2026

4 elevated + 1 underground station. Takes network to 77.63 km

Timed for Commonwealth Games 2030. Links GIFT City, Gandhinagar

Future: 68+ km Phase 3 planned. 

5. MADHYA PRADESH  -

Indore Metro Phase 1: 31.32 km total

Underground package: 8.65 km, 7 stations incl. Airport, Railway Station, Rajwada. ₹2,191 Cr HCC-Tata JV

Stations: Indore Railway Station, Chota Ganpati, Bada Ganpati, Ramchandra Nagar, BSF/Kalani Nagar, Airport

Bhopal Metro: 7 km Subhash Nagar–AIIMS priority section opening soon. ₹6,941 Cr total . 

6. TAMIL NADU   -

Chennai Metro Phase II: 118.9 km, 3 corridors, ₹63,246 Cr. Largest single approval

Corridor 3: Madhavaram–SIPCOT, 45.8 km

Corridor 4: Lighthouse–Poonamallee, 26.1 km

Corridor 5: Madhavaram–Sholinganallur, 47 km

Coimbatore Metro: 39 km, DPR stage . 

7. TELANGANA

Hyderabad Airport Express: Raidurg–Shamshabad Airport, 31 km, ₹6,250 Cr. Foundation Dec 2025

Hyderabad Metro Phase II: 63 km planned. DPR for extensions to Old City, Airport . 

8. KERALA

Kochi Metro Phase II Pink Line: JLN Stadium–Infopark via Kakkanad, 11.2 km, 11 stations. Commissioning end 2026

Thiruvananthapuram + Kozhikode Light Metro: DPRs ready . 

9. UTTAR PRADESH

Lucknow Metro Phase 1B: East-West corridor, 11.165 km, 12 stations, ₹5,801 Cr approved

Kanpur Metro: 32.4 km, Orange Line under construction

Agra Metro: 29.4 km, priority corridor operational

Meerut Metro: 23 km, integrated with RRTS. India’s fastest metro at 120 kmph

Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line extension: 15 km planned. 

10. WEST BENGAL

Kolkata Metro: 16.6 km East-West corridor. Sealdah–Esplanade link under CBTC installation

Extensions: Joka–Esplanade, Noapara–Airport ongoing . 

11. Rajasthan

Jaipur Metro Phase 1C: Badi Chaupar–Transport Nagar, 2.85 km underground

Phase 2: Sitapura–Ambabari, 23.5 km proposed. 

12. Bihar

Patna Metro: 32.5 km, 2 corridors. Priority 6.6 km section 2025-26 . 

13. Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada Metro: 38 km, DPR approved

Visakhapatnam Metro: 76.9 km, 3 corridors, PPP model. DPR ready, awaiting Cabinet approval. 

14. Odisha

Bhubaneswar Metro: 26 km Trisulia–Biju Patnaik Airport. ₹6,255 Cr, construction started. 

National Summary

Operational: 1,096 km across 26 cities. 3rd largest globally. X

Under construction: ∼950 km

17 projects approved in last 5 years, ∼450+ km, ₹1.5+ lakh crore

New trend: Airport links, double-decker viaducts, ring metros.