Maharashtra cabinet approves revised project cost of Nagpur Metro Phase 2

Nagpur, India (Metro Rail Today): The Maharashtra Govt cabinet approved the revised project cost of Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2 in a meeting held on 5th April 2023. The revised project cost of 43.8 kilometres project is Rs 6,708 crore which has been reduced from Rs 10,500 crore.

According to the detailed project report (DPR) of Phase 2 project prepared by RITES Ltd, the project cost was estimated to Rs 10,500 crore at 2018 prices. Nagpur Metro Phase-2 will have five stretches having total length of 43.8km and 35 stations.

The first stretch is from Automotive Square to Kanhan River having length of 13 km and 12 stations. The second one is from Lokmanya Nagar to Hingna. Its length is 6.7km with seven stations. The third one will connect Wasudeo Nagar to Dattawadi. It will be of 4.5 kms and have three stations. The Prajapati Nagar to Transport Nagar stretch’s length is 5.6km with three stations. The longest stretch is from Mihan to Butibori MIDC ESR having a length of 18.5km and 10 stations.

The estimated daily ridership from Kanhan River to Butibori MIDC is 2.61 lakh in 2024, 3 lakh in 2031 and 3.73 lakh in 2041. The ridership of Transport Nagar to Hingna line is 2.58 lakh in 2024, 2.98 lakh in 2031 and 3.62 lakh in 2041. The figure for Wasudeo Nagar to Dattawadi spur is 30,000 in 2024, 35,000 in 2031 and 39,000 in 2041.

In line of Phase 1, Phase 2 will also be implemented by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro). Tendering activities have also been started for the construction of Phase 2 stretches.

For more details, please explore the Nagpur Metro page of Metro Rail Today.