The Meerut Metro ( hi, मेरठ मेट्रो) was a proposed rapid transit system in the city of

Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...

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. The feasibility study of the project was completed by

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in June 2015. Since government has merged the line 1 of meerut metro into RRTS, it is likely to be completed around 2025 (Phase 1) with RRTS project. This will save at least 6500 crore rupees. At the other side UPMRC has floated tenders for the detailed design of Meerut metro line 2.

Cost

Cost of construction is estimated at .

Corridors

Phase 1

* Line 1: Partapur to Modipuram, 20 km – elevated (12.8 km) & underground (7.2 km) * Line 2: Shradhapuri Phase II to Jagriti Vihar, 15 km – elevated (10.7 km ) & underground (4.3 km)

Status updates

* July 2016: Detailed Project Report submitted to state government. * June 2017: The project has been put on hold in view of higher-priority Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail project (RRTS). * January 2018: UP Government Cabinet decides to build metro in Meerut, Kanpur and Agra. * Sep 2018: Detailed Project Report (DPR) sent by UP Government to Central government for approval

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