The Allahabad Metro, officially known as Prayagraj Metro, is a proposed
Light rail system for the city of
Allahabad (Prayagraj),
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. 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 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.
Status updates
* Feb 2021: Central government rejected proposal of Allahabad Metro due to low population area.
* Feb 2019: UP government has allocated
₹ 175 Cr to start preliminary work in budget
* Mar 2019:
Detailed Project Report (DPR) provided to state government for approval by Prayagraj Development Authority.
* July 2021: State government approved the light rail metro system for Allahabad city.
References
Proposed rapid transit in Uttar Pradesh
Transport in Allahabad
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