Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro: Project Information, Routes, Fares and other Details

Nagpur broad-gauge Metro is a commuter rail project planned for the city of Nagpur and extending up to adjacent areas of Wardha, Yavatmal, Narkhed,Ramtek,Bhandara,Amravati,Wadsa and Chhindwara    (also Nagbhid in the near future) in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India. This project will be executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Project Summary

• Project Name: Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro Rail Project
• Owner: Maharastra Metro Rail Corporation, Govt. of Maharashtra and Central Railway (CR)
• Operator: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro)
• Project Type: Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)
• Total Network: 268.63
• Project Cost: INR 333.60 Crore
• Funding Pattern: Govt of Maharashtra, Govt. of India and KfW
• Completion Target: 2022

Operational Routes

NA

Fares 

 Not yet decided as project in now under construction.

Route Map

NA

Project Information

Corridor I: Nagpur - Wardha

• Route Length: 78.8 km
• No. of Stations: 13
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Ajni, Khapri, Gumgaon, Bori, Borkhedi, Sindi, Tuljapur, Dahegaon, Seloo Road, Varud, Sewagram and Wardha Junction

Corridor II: Nagpur-Narkhed

• Route Length: 85.53 km
• No. of Stations: 11
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Godhani, Bharatwada, Kalmeshwar, Kohali, Sonkhamb, Metpanjra, Katol, Kalambha, Tinkheda and Narkhed Junction

Corridor III: Nagpur-Ramtek

• Route Length: 41.6 km
• No. of Stations: 7
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Dumri Khurd, Amdi Halt and Ramtek

Corridor IV: Nagpur-Bhandara Road

• Route Length: 62.7 km
• No. of Stations: 8
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Chacher, Rewral, Khat and Bhandara Road
• Depot: Khapri

Project Cost & Funding:

 Deadline: NA

Technical Information

• Design Speed: 200 kmph
• Average speed: 160 kmph
• Track Gauge: Broad Gauge
• Electrification: NA
• Signalling System: Communications-based Train Control (CBTC)
• Rolling stock:  NA

Major Contracts

• UMTC Limited: General Consultancy

Progress So Far

• July 2018: An MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra, Central Railway and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro).
• November 2019: Railway Board approved the detailed project report (DPR) of the project.
• October 2020: Maharashtra Government cabinet approved the DPR of the project.

Metro Authority Contact details

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation

Tel: 07122554217

Website: www.mahametro.org/