Jammu Metro: Project Information, Routes, Fares and other Details

Sangeeta Singh Posted on: 2022-01-31 12:29:00 Viewer: 7,543 Comments: 0 Country: India City: Jammu

The city of Jammu, with an area of 240 km² (93 sq mi) is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the northern-plains in the south. Jammu is the second most populous city of the union territory. Two battles have been fought in the city.Jammu Light Metro (Metrolite) with 2 lines & 40 stations is a light rail transit (LRT) system proposed to be built in Jammu by the Housing and Urban Development Department of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

Project Summary

Project Name: Jammu Light Metro Rail Project
Type of System: Light Rail Transit System (LRTS)
Executing Body: Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MRDA)
Owner: Govt. of India and Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
Project Cost: INR 4,825 Crore (Phase I)
Completion Target: 2024
Status: Under consideration

Operational Routes

Fares

Not yet decided as project in now under construction.

Route Map

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Project Information (Phase 1)

Proposed

Corridor I: Bantalab - Greater Kailash

Route length: 17.0 km
Total stations: 17 (All elevated)
Station names: Bantalab, Chinore, Roop Nagar, Janipur, High Court, Lower Laxmi Nagar, Ambphalla, Secretariat, Raghunath Temple, Exhibition Ground, University, Panama Chowk, Jammu Railway Station, Trikuta Nagar, Trikuta Nagar Extension, Narwal, Greater Kailash.
Depot: Bantalab (10-hectare area)
Status: Approved by the state government

Corridor II: Udheywala - Exhibition Ground

Route length: 6.0 km
Total stations: 6 (All elevated)
Proposed station names: Udheywala, Tirath Nagar, Suraj Nagar, Circuit House, Jewel Chowk, Exhibition Ground.
Depot: Udheywala (10-hectare area)

Jammu Metro Rail Network (Phase II)

Corridor I Extn: Greater Kailash - Bari Brahmana Railway Station

Route length: 6.0 km
Total stations: 5 (All elevated)
Station names: Kaluchak, SIDCO Factories, Bari Brahmana, Bari Brahmana Railway Station.

Corridor II Extn: Exhibition Ground - Satwari Chowk

Route length: 14.5 km
Total stations: 12 (All elevated)
Station names: Rangora, Narwal Mandi, Transport Nagar, Malik Market, Sector-6, Sainik Colony, Greater Kailash, Kunjwani, Gangyal, Preet Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Satwari Chowk.