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

Sangeeta Singh Posted on: 2022-01-25 12:36:00 Viewer: 2,041 Comments: 0 Country: India City: Surat

Surat, famous for its diamond cutting and polishing, is known as the Diamond City of India.The city has various engineering plants like Essar, Larsen and Toubro and RIL. Surat won the Netexplo Smart Cities Award 2019 with UNESCO in the resilience category. It is the second largest city in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and the eighth largest city by population and ninth largest urban agglomeration in India.The Surat Metro is an under-construction rapid transit rail system for Surat in Gujarat state of India. Two corridors with a combined length of 40.35 kilometers are under construction since 18 January 2021.The project is expected to be completed by December 2023 at an estimated cost of ₹12,020.32 crore.

Project Summary

Project Name: Surat Metro Rail Project
Operator: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Owner: Govt. of India and Govt. of Gujarat
Project Type: Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)
Project Cost: INR 12,020 Crores (Phase-I)
External Funding Agency: AfD and KfW
Total Network Length: 40.35 km
Nos. of Phases: 1 (2 Lines)
Status: Under-construction

Project Details

Line	Routes	Length	Current Status
1	Sarthana - Dream City	21.31 km	Under Construction
2	Besan - Saroli	18.74 km	Under Construction

Operational Routes

NA

Project Information

Under Construction (Phase-I)

Corridor 1 (Red Line): Sarthana - Dream City

Route Length: 21.61 km
Stations: 20 Stations (Elevated (15.14 km, 14 Stations), Underground (6.47 km, 6 Stations)
Station Names: Sarthana, Nature Park, Varachha Chopati, Kapodra Patiya, Laabheshwar Chowk, Central Warehouse, Surat, Maskati Hospital, Chowk Bazar, Gandhi Baug, Kadarsha Ni Nal, Majura Gate, Rupali Canal, Althan Tenament, Althan Gam, VIP Road, Women ITI, Bhimrad, Convention Center and Dream City.
Depot: Dream City

Corridor 2 (Green Line): Besan - Saroli

Route Length: 18.74 km
Stations: 18 Stations (All elevated)
Station Names: Bhesan, Botanical Garden, Ugat Vaarigruh, Palanpur Road, LP Savani School, Performing Art Centre, Adajan Gam, Aquarium, Badri Narayan Temple, Athwa Chopati, Majura Gate, Udhna Dawaja, Kamela Darwaja, Anjana Farm, Model Town, Magob, Bharat Cancer Hospital and Saroli.
Depot: Bhesan

Train Maintanance Depot

Phase	Line	Location
Phase I	Line 1 (Red)	Dream City (Under Construction)
Phase I	Line 2 (Green)	Bhesan (Under Construction)

Fares

Not yet decided as project in now under construction.

Route Map

Key Dates

11 March 2019: The project was approved by Govt of India.(Phase I)
18 January 2021: Foundation stone laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.