Prayagraj Metrolite

Prayagraj Metrolite
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Overview
Owner	Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Locale	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	39
Website	https://www.lmrcl.com/
Operation
Began operation	Cancelled
Technical
System length	40 km (25 mi)

The Prayagraj Metrolite, formerly Allahabad Metro, is a proposed light rail system for the city of Prayagraj (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] The proposed system will consist of two lines, an east–west line from Manauri to Trivenipuram, and a north–south line from Shantipuram in Jalalapur to Karchana. Both lines will be about 20 kilometres (12 mi) long. There will be a total of 39 stations, 20 on the east–west line and 19 on the north–south line. The project is expected to cost ₹8000 crore.^[2]

Status updates

• Feb 2019: UP government allocates ₹ 175 Cr to start preliminary work in budget^[3]
• Mar 2019: Detailed Project Report (DPR) provided to state government for approval by Prayagraj Development Authority.^[4]
• July 2021: State government approves the light rail metro system for Prayagraj.^[2]
• July 2024 : Central government reject proposal of metro system in Prayagraj.

See also

• Meerut Metro
• Noida Metro
• Delhi–Meerut RRTS

References

1. "Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Approves Metro Rail For Allahabad". NDTV. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. "Metrolite project likely to roll out ahead of Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. Anurag Gupta (8 February 2019). "कानपुर-आगरा को जल्द मिलेगी मेट्रो की सौगात, 350 करोड़ रुपयों से पकड़ेगी रफ्तार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. Brijesh Srivastava (6 March 2019). "मेट्रो का डीपीआर शासन के हवाले, अब स्वीकृति का इंतजार". Dainik Jagaran (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 March 2019.