The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) is a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

company that operates the

Lucknow Metro Lucknow Metro is a rapid transit system serving the largest city and the capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. Construction of the line begun on 27 September 2014 with the stretch from to Charbagh Railway Station which began its commercial op ...

and

Kanpur Metro The Kanpur Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro is owned and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC). The feasibility study for the project was done by RITES in June 2015. ...

. The UPMRC is also constructing the

Agra Metro Agra Metro is an under-construction rapid transit network in Agra, the fourth largest city in the Indian state of the Uttar Pradesh. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) was submitted in 2014 and cleared by the Uttar Pradesh government cabinet in ...

and Meerut Metro, with the Varanasi Metro, Allahabad Metro,

Gorakhpur Metro The Gorakhpur Metrolite is a Metrolite, light rapid transit system proposed for the city of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The network will consist of 2 elevated lines serving 27 stations with a total length of 27.41 kilometres. The project i ...

and

Bareilly Metro The Bareilly Metro is a rapid transit system planned in the Indian city of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The complete system will consist of 6 Metro Rail lines running throughout the metropolitan area of the city and connecting it with nearby satell ...

under consideration. The company is headquarters is at Vipin Khand,

Gomti Nagar Gomti Nagar is an area in the Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and fast growing areas of Lucknow. It is also considered as Asia's largest Colony. It is home to high-end res ...

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

The

Noida Metro The Noida Metro is a rapid transit system connecting the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro network consists of one line (called Aqua Line), with a total length of serving 21 statio ...

, although located in

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 ...

, is not operated by UPMRC and is instead operated by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), a separate company.

History

The LMRC was formed as a special purpose vehicle by 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 ...

in 2013 to build and operate the Lucknow Metro. The formation of LMRC was formally approved by the Cabinet of

Uttar Pradesh Government 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 ...

in June 2013. The SPV was incorporated under ''Companies Act, 1956'' on 25 November 2013, and it got the certificate to commence business on 24 December 2013. The

authorized capital The authorised capital of a company sometimes referred to as the authorised share capital, registered capital or nominal capital, particularly in the United States) is the maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorised by its con ...

of the company was decided to be . In 2016, to speed up clearance processes for

, LMRC became a 50:50 joint venture between the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

and the

. As a result, the LMRC board was reconstituted with five nominee directors being nominated by both

and

each, apart from the three full-time directors. Additionally, the Chief Secretary of

was replaced by the Union Urban Development Secretary as the ''ex-officio'' Chairman of LMRC. In 2017. the

was inaugurated and opened to the public. In 2018, LMRC was reconstituted to cover and implement other metro projects in the state and renamed as Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation. in 2021, the

was open to the public. This was the fastest built and commissioned metro system in the world built in 24 months.

Systems

Operational systems

Systems in development

Services

Apart from operating

, UPMRC also provides consultancy services for Metro projects in

. UPMRC in association with

RITES 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 ...

has prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for Metro in various cities of Uttar Pradesh. UPMRC is also currently working as an interim consultant for implementation of

, and Varanasi Metro projects.

References

{{reflist Rapid transit companies of India Railway companies established in 2013 Companies based in Lucknow Indian companies established in 2013 2013 establishments in Uttar Pradesh