Ahmedabad Metro News & Updates

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation has invited bids for the appointment of a detailed design consultant for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2. The selected detailed design consultant (DDC) will be responsible for providing comprehensive design and engineering services for two metro extensions under Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase 2A and Phase 2B.

The number of people using the Ahmedabad Metro daily has increased significantly. In 2019, an average of 35,000 passengers used the metro services daily, and this figure will reach nearly 1.5 lakh by 2025. With a 99.84 percent punctuality rate, more than 10.38 crore citizens have traveled by the Ahmedabad Metro so far.

On Vijayadashami 2025, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) conducted a trial run of the metro between the State Secretariat and Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. This extension marks the progress of the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro Phase 2 project. The route, which previously ended at the Secretariat, has now been tested through five additional stations: Akshardham, Old Secretariat, Sector 16, Sector 24, and Mahatma Mandir, the last stop on the line.

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Ltd on Sunday said it is planning to launch the metro rail link between Narendra Modi Stadium, Mahatma Mandir and Gift City in May-June this year after getting mandatory permissions. GMRC conducted the trial run of the metro between Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) and Gujarat International Finance-Tech City (GIFT City) as part of Phase-2 of the metro project.

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited has announced that the trial run for the second phase of 20 km from Motera to Gandhinagar will begin in March. The trial run will be between Sector-I of Motera and Gandhinagar via GIFT City. Metro officials said the entire stretch up to Mahatma Mandir is likely to be completed by the end of this year.

The operation of Metro in Ahmedabad has completed 1 year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the Ahmedabad Metro on 30 October. In the last 12 months since the metro operation, many achievements have been made. No major technical glitches were encountered on the metro network in the 12 months of operation. Metro also increased its ridership every month. Between September last year and September 28, 2023, 1.86 crore passengers traveled by metro. The metro earned Rs 28 crore in the last 12 months of operation.

Two additional trains will be operated throughout the day on both the East-West and North-South corridors in Ahmedabad Metro. The first train will leave at 6:20 am and the second train will leave at 6:40 am. Thereafter, from 7:00 am, metro services will operate as usual at 12 minute intervals. Metro train services are currently operating in Ahmedabad on both the East-West and North-South corridors throughout the day from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM at 12 minute intervals.

The categories for which Nagpur Metro was presented with Asia Book of Records certification are `Longest Length of Metro Rail Corridor Construction in Shortest Time’, `First Solar PV System in a Metro Rail Project for Integrated Consumption’ and `Heaviest Single Span Double Decker Steel Bridge Truss over Railway tracks in Urban Area’, in Asia.