Ahmedabad Metro અમદાવાદ મેટ્રો
Ahmedabad metro train અમદાવાદ મેટ્રો
Overview
Native name	અમદાવાદ મેટ્રો
Owner	Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Area served	Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Future destinations: GIFT City[1]
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2 (Phase-1)[2] 2 (Phase-2)
Line number	Fully operational Blue Line Partially Operational Red Line
Number of stations	29 (Operational) 32 (Phase-1) 22 (Phase-2)
Daily ridership	51,000 (Oct 2022- Sep 2023)[3]
Annual ridership	18,636,388 (Oct 2022- Sep 2023)[3]
Chief executive	Durga Shanker Mishra (Chairman)
Headquarters	Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar-382010[4]
Website	Gujarat Metro
Operation
Began operation	4 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-04)
Operator(s)	Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Character	Underground and elevated
Train length	3 coaches
Technical
System length	40.03 km (24.87 mi) (Phase-1)[5] 28.26 km (17.56 mi) (Phase-2) (under construction)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[6]
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Average speed	33 km/h (21 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Network map Operational and under construction corridors with stations.

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Legend
Red Line Extension Mahatma Mandir Sector-24 Sector-16 Juna Sachivalaya Akshardham Sachivalaya Sector-10A Sector-1 Infocity Dholakuva Circle Red Line Branch Line Randesan GIFT City Raysan PDEU GNLU Koba Gam Juna Koba Koba Circle Narmada Canal Tapovan Circle Vishwakarma College Koteshwar Road Phase-2 Phase-1 Motera Stadium Thaltej Gam Sabarmati Thaltej AEC Doordarshan Kendra Sabarmati Railway Station Gurukul Road Ranip Gujarat University Vadaj Commerce Six Road Vijay Nagar SP Stadium Usmanpura Old High Court Gandhigram Sabarmati River Paldi Shahpur Shreyas Gheekanta Rajiv Nagar Kalupur Railway Station Jivraj Park Kankaria East APMC Apparel Park Depot Gyaspur Depot Apparel Park Red Line   Amraiwadi Rabari Colony Vastral Nirant Cross Road Vastral Gam Blue Line

Ahmedabad Metro is a rapid transit system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat state of India.

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited was established in February 2010 and the 40.03 km (24.873 mi) long Phase–1 of the project was approved in October 2013 with two corridors, North–South and East–West. The construction started on 14 March 2015. A 6.5 km (4.039 mi) section of East–West corridor was inaugurated on 4 March 2019 and opened to the public on 6 March 2019. The rest of the Phase–1 was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 and opened to public on 2 and 6 October 2022; except the Thaltej Gam end and three stations.

In January 2021, the construction of the 28.26 km (17.560 mi) long Phase-2 connecting Ahmedabad with Gandhinagar also started. The branch line connecting to GIFT City is expected to open in early 2024.

History

In 2003, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board carried out the study for urban transport between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. It also carried out the detailed project report through Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and RITES and submitted it in June 2005 and received Central Government's approval in the same year.^[7][8] Following the estimated cost of ₹4,295 crore (US$540 million) and the study of the viability of the project, it was abandoned in 2005 to give priority to the Ahmedabad BRTS and suburban railway projects. In 2008, considering the future developments in and around Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the project was revived and new corridors were designed to make the project viable.^[9][10]

The special purpose vehicle company, Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Company Ltd, later renamed Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRC) in 2018, was established by Government of Gujarat on 4 February 2010 with ₹202 crore (US$25 million). Later in 2014, it was decided that the Central Government will own 50% of the company.^[11][12]

Construction

Phase-1

On 19 October 2014, Union Cabinet of India approved ₹10,773 crore (US$1.3 billion) for the Phase–1.^[12] The Central Government approved the use of unused Western Railways land along the Botad-Sabarmati meter gauge line in November 2014.^[13] The original plan of Metro along Ashram Road was tweaked and the track was moved westward. The new plan added the cost of ₹600 crore (US$75 million) and two more stations. The new plan helped by causing fewer problems in land acquisition and less congestion on Ashram Road. In 2015 budget of Gujarat, ₹611 crore (US$77 million) was further allocated for the metro. The ground breaking ceremony was held on 14 March 2015 for the construction of 6.5 km (4.039 mi) long Vastral – Apparel Park stretch of East–West corridor in presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel. The ground-breaking ceremony for North-South Corridor was held on 17 January 2016 in presence of the then Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel. The work started in March 2016.^{[14][15][16][17]} The Indian Railways permitted the construction of North–South corridor stretch on its land in June 2016.^[18] Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) agreed to fund ₹5,968 crore (US$750 million) for Phase-1 of the project in November 2015 and the first tranche of ₹4,456 crore (US$560 million) was released in 2016.^[19]

The trial runs were carried out in February 2019 on 6.5 km (4.039 mi) long Vastral – Apparel Park section of Phase-1.^[20][21] The section was inaugurated on 4 March 2019 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.^[22][23] It opened to the public on 6 March 2019.^[24] The 1.4 km (0.870 mi)-long Thaltej-Thaltej Gam section and three metro stations (Kankaria East, Thaltej Gam and Sabarmati) will be completed by December 2023.^{[25][26][27][28]} The rest of the Phase-1 was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 by Prime Minister Modi.^[29] The east–west corridor and the north–south corridor were opened to public on 2 October 2022 and 6 October 2022 respectively.^[30] The cost of Phase-1 construction was ₹12,900 crore (US$1.6 billion).^[29] The Kankaria East station was opened on 5 March 2024.^[31]

Phase-2

The Government of Gujarat approved the Phase-2 in October 2017 and revised it in October 2018. In February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Phase-2 worth cost of ₹5,384.17 crore (US$670 million). It will extend the north–south corridor from Motera in Ahmedabad to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar (23.838 km (14.812 mi)) with a branch line from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) linking Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and GIFT City (5.416 km (3.365 mi)). The Phase-2 will have total 28.26 km (17.560 mi)-long elevated corridor with 22 stations.^[32][33][23]

The tendering for the Phase-2 began in January 2020. On 18 January 2021, the foundation stone of the Phase-2 was laid by Prime Minister Modi.^[34] The branch line connecting to GIFT City is expected to open in early 2024.^[35][25]

In February 2023, Titagarh Rail Systems won a contract worth ₹350 crore (US$44 million) for providing rolling stock for the Phase-2.^[36][37] The trial run of Phase-2 started in February 2024 between GNLU and Dholakuva Circle stations and the section between Motera Stadium and Sector 1 is expected to open in May–June 2024.^[38][39]

Network

Current status