Agra Metro

The Agra Metro is an under-construction rapid transit network in Agra, the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Detailed Project Report(DPR) was submitted in 2014 and cleared by Uttar Pradesh government cabinet in 2015. However, due to formation of new government and a new Metro Rail Policy, a revised feasibility report was created with the government finally approving the project in early 2019. The Agra Metro is set to consist of two metro lines, with a total length of about 30 kilometres (19 mi).

Agra Metro
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Overview
OwnerUttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Area servedAgra
LocaleAgra, Uttar Pradesh
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations27 (Phase 1)
Operation
CharacterElevated & Underground
Train length3 Coaches
Technical
System length30 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed29.40 km/h (18.27 mph)
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)

History

As of July 2016, DPR has been prepared by RITES and submitted to the state government.[1]

On 28 February 2019, Union Cabinet approved the metro project in Agra worth ₹ 8379.62 crore.[2][3]

Project highlights

The cost of construction is estimated at ₹350 crore per km. The cost will be evaluated based on the June 2015 price index.

Agra Metro Rail Project will have 2 corridors which will pass through heart of the city and will connect prominent tourist places including Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Sikandra as well as ISBT, Raja Ki Mandi railway station, Medical College, Agra Cantonment railway station, Collectorate, Sanjay Place, and surrounding densely populated residential areas.

Highlights of these corridors include:

  1. The length of Sikandra to Taj East Gate corridor 14.00 km, which is partly elevated and partly underground and comprises 13 Stations (6-Elevated and 7-Underground).
  2. The length of Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar corridor is 15.40 km comprising 14 stations all elevated.
  3. The estimated cost of the project is ₹8,379.62 crore and the project will be completed in five years.

About 20 lakh population of the city is expected to be benefited by Agra Metro Rail Project directly and indirectly at the time of commencement of commercial operations.

The proposed corridors will be having Multimodal Integration with Railway Stations & BRTS Stations and will have a feeder network of Bus, Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) and Non-Motorized Transport (NMT). The Project will have non-fare box revenue from rental & advertisement as well as Value Capture Financing (VCF) through the mechanism of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Transfer of Development Rights (TDR).

The Agra Metro is scheduled to start operating from December 2022.[4]

Route Network

In Phase 1, 14 metro stations will be built on first corridor (Line 1) from Sikandra to Taj East Gate and 15 metro stations will be built on second corridor (Line 2) from Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar.[5]

Line 1 (Sikandra - Taj East Gate)

Length: 14.25 km

Alignment: Elevated (6.569 km) & Underground (7.681 km)

No. of Stations: 14

Stations:

  • Sikandra
  • Guru ka Taal
  • ISBT
  • Shastri Nagar
  • RBS College
  • Raja ki Mandi
  • Agra University
  • Medical College
  • Jama Masjid
  • Agra Fort
  • Taj Mahal
  • Fetahabad Road
  • Basai
  • Taj East Gate

Line 2 (Agra Cantt - Kalindi Vihar)

Length: 15.40 km

Alignment: Elevated

No. of Stations: 15

Stations:

  • Agra Cantt
  • Sadar Bazar
  • Pratap Pura
  • Collectorate
  • Subhash Park
  • Agra University
  • Sanjay Place
  • MG Road
  • Nehru Nagar
  • Sultan Ganj
  • Kamla Nagar
  • Rambagh
  • Foundary Nagar
  • Mandi Samati
  • Kalindi Vihar

Status updates
  • July 2016: Detailed Project Report submitted to the state government.[6]
  • September 2017: The central government rejected the DPR of Agra Metro as it didn't conform with the new Metro Rail Policy 2017 introduced that month.[7]
  • January 2018: The UP Government Cabinet decides to build metros in Meerut, Kanpur, and Agra.[8]
  • September 2018: Detailed Project Report (DPR) sent by the UP Government to the Central government.[9]
  • 7 February 2019: the UP government has allocated ₹175 crore to start preliminary work in budget[10]
  • 28 February 2019: Union government approved the metro project in Agra[11]
  • 8 March 2019: Foundation stone laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[12]
  • August 2019: LMRC has requested relevant authorities to transfer land for Metro construction.[13]
  • January 2020: Construction work yet to start as few permissions from the Supreme Court of India, Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZ), forest department, Archaeological Survey of India and others other departments are pending. Once permissions are in place, land acquisition will take another 3 months.[14]
  • 15 June 2020: TYPSA - Italferr JV wins General Consultant contract[15]
  • July 2020: Bombardier Transportation won the Agra Metro and Kanpur Metro rolling stock and signalling contract. Agra Metro project gets conditional clearance from Supreme Court. The project which was stuck due to the court stay will now progress fast.[16][17]
  • October 2020: Contract awarded for construction for three metro stations.[18] Civil engineering work to start in December 2020.[19]
  • December 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction work at Agra Metro Project Site on 7 December 2020.[20]

References
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  2. "Kanpur & Agra metro projects get cabinet nod". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Centre approves Agra, Kanpur metro rail projects". aninews.in. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "'Agra metro will start operating by Dec 2022' | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. "Agra Metro – Information, Route Maps, Fares, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. "Uttar Pradesh govt gets DPRs for Meerut, Agra". The Indian Express. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. "Centre rejects metro rail project report - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. "UP to Start Metro Services in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut". 18 January 2018.
  9. "UP govt sent DPR to Union govt".
  10. Anurag Gupta (8 February 2019). "कानपुर-आगरा को जल्द मिलेगी मेट्रो की सौगात, 350 करोड़ रुपयों से पकड़ेगी रफ्तार". Dainik Jagaran (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. "Adityanath thanks Modi for clearing Agra, Kanpur Metro projects". Outlook. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. "कानपुर से पीएम मोदी ने किया आगरा मेट्रो का शिलान्यास, ताजनगरी में हुआ सीधा प्रसारण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  13. "तेजी सेे बढ़ रही आगरा की मेट्रो, स्टेशनों के लिए जमीन हस्तांतरण की तैयारी Agra News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. "Work on Agra Metro yet to start; may miss deadline | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  15. "TYPSA-Italferr JV Wins Kanpur & Agra Metro's General Consultancy". The Metro Rail Guy. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  16. "Agra Metro Project: अब आएगी रफ्तार, अगले सप्ताह से शुरू होगा मेट्रो के लिए ये काम". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  17. IANS (24 July 2020). "Decks cleared for Agra Metro project, with conditions". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  18. Rai, M. K. (23 October 2020). "Agra Metro Line-1's Construction Works Worth Rs 272 Crores Set for award to Sam India". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  19. "दिसंबर से शुरू होगा आगरा मेट्रो का काम, 273 करोड़ की लागत से बनेंगे तीन प्रमुख स्टेशन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  20. "Narendra Modi: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates construction work | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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