The Gorakhpur Metrolite is a

light rapid transit A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS’s trains are usually 1-4 cars, or 1 lig ...

system proposed for the city of

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...

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. The network will consist of 2 elevated lines serving 27 stations with a total length of 27.41 kilometres. The project is estimated to cost . It is expected to be completed by 2024.

History

The

Government of Uttar Pradesh The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of I ...

appointed the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation to build a metro system in Gorakhpur in 2017.

Rail India Technical and Economic Service Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, abbreviated as RITES Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is an engineering consultancy corporation, specializing in the field ...

prepared the feasibility study and the

detailed project report A project plan, according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), is: "...a formal, approved document used to guide both ''project execution'' and ''project control''. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning ass ...

for the project and submitted it to the corporation in March 2019. The report was approved by the state cabinet on 9 October 2020. The Public Investment Board approved the first phase of the project on 22 November 2021, and the project is expected to be completed by 2024.

Route Network

The first line would be constructed from Shyam Nagar to Sooba Bazaar covering a distance of 16.95 km and comprise 16 stations whereas the second line would be constructed from Gulariha to Kachehri Chauraha covering a distance of 10.46 km and comprise 11 stations.

Line 1 (Shyam Nagar – Sooba Bazar)

Length: 16.95 km Alignment: Elevated No. of Stations: 16 Stations: *Shyam Nagar *Bargadwa *Shastri Nagar *Nathmalpur *Gorakhnath Mandir *Hazaripur *Dharmshala (Interchange) *Gorakhpur Railway Station *University *Mohaddipur *Ramgarh Lake *AIIMS *Malviya Nagar *MMM Engineering College *Divya Nagar *Sooba Bazar

Line 2 (Gulariha – Kachehri Chauraha)

Length: 10.46 km Alignment: Elevated No. of Stations: 11 Stations: *Gulariha *BRD Medical College *Mugalaha *Khanjanchi Bazar *Basharatpur *Ashok Nagar *Vishnu Nagar *Asuran Chowk *Dharamshala (Interchange) *Gol Ghar *Kachehri Chauraha *sonbarsa

References

{{Rapid transit in India Proposed rapid transit in Uttar Pradesh Transport in Gorakhpur

History

Route Network

Line 1 (Shyam Nagar – Sooba Bazar)

Line 2 (Gulariha – Kachehri Chauraha)

See also

References