UP govt clears Gorakhpur's Rs 4,672 cr light metro rail, completion by 2024.

To further expand the metro rail networks in the major cities of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has now cleared the Light Metro project for chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf of Gorakhpur.

Also known as light rapid transit, Light Metro is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but lower than the typical heavy-rail rapid transit system.

The Gorakhpur Light Metro project, which is estimated to be completed by 2024, would span almost 28 km with two elevated corridors. While one elevated corridor would span 15.14 km comprising 14 stations, the other corridor would run 12.70 km and consist of 13 stations.

The Adityanath cabinet meeting, cleared the Gorakhpur Light Metro project, also gave its nod to the detailed project report (DPR) of the prestigious project.

In the 2020-21 UP Annual Budget, the state government had made a provision of Rs 900 for the under-construction Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. Besides, Rs 286 crore and Rs 358 crore were allocated for the Agra and Kanpur metro projects respectively. Currently, metro rail services are being run in Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida cities.

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