The Uttarakhand Metro is a light rapid transit system proposed for the city of
Dehradun
Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
, India. The Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) approved 73 km long DeharadunHaridwarRishikesh Metro Rail corridor in Uttarakhand in June 2020.The project will be executed by the Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UkMRC), a special purpose vehicle and venture of the Government of Uttarakhand. The first phase, or Line-1, will be 32 km long with 10 stations, starting near the Jatwara Bridge in Jwalapur (western
Haridwar), running parallel to the NH-34 Haridwar-Rishikesh highway, and ending at
Rishikesh
Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus, with ancient sages and saints meditati ...
’s Chandrabhaga Bridge. The second phase, or Line-2, will be 41 km long, following National Highway-7 from Nepali Farm to
Dehradun
Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
’s Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) via the Vidhan Sabha. The estimated cost of the project would be 40,150 crore.
Network
The Dehradun-Haridwar-Rishikesh Metro project is a 73 km long metro corridor that will be developed in two phases: Phase 1 involves a 32 km metro line from Haridwar to Rishikesh, featuring ten stations, and starting near the Jatwara Bridge in Jwalapur (western Haridwar), running parallel to the NH-34 Haridwar-Rishikesh highway, and ending at Rishikesh’s Chandrabhaga Bridge. Phase 2 covers a 41 km route with a 10 km metro track within Dehradun city, and following National Highway-7 from Nepali Farm to Dehradun’s Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) via the Vidhan Sabha.
See also
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Char Dham Railway
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Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway
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Urban rail transit in India
Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, suburban rail, monorail and tram systems. According to a report published in 2021, a ...
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Kolkata Metro
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Delhi Metro
References
External links
Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation
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Proposed transport infrastructure in India
Proposed infrastructure in Uttarakhand
Transport in Dehradun