Patna Metro

Patna Metro
Overview
OwnerPatna Metro Rail Corporation
LocalePatna, Bihar, India
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2 (Under Construction)
Number of stations2 (Phase 1)
HeadquartersIndira Bhawan, Boring Canal Road, Patna
Operation
Operation will startOctober 2025 (phase one)
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC)[1]
Technical
System length32.91 km (20.45 mi) (under-construction in Phase 1)[2][3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary

Patna Metro (Patna MRTS) is a rapid transit system being constructed in the city of Patna, India.[4][5] Construction will be completed over five phases, and the transit system would be owned and operated by the state-run Patna Metro Rail Corporation.[6][7] In the first phase, five stations of Patna Metro will be operational by March 2025.[8] Patna MRTS, constructed under a public-private partnership model, is estimated to cost ₹13,365.77 crore (US$1.6 billion).[9][2] This cost excludes land acquisition cost, which will be paid for by the Bihar government. The first phase (consisting of the east–west and north–south corridors) will include both a 15.36 km (9.54 mi) elevated track and a 16.30 km (10.13 mi) underground track.[10][11]

In January 2022, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured the order from metro operator Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the design and construction of the Corridor-2 of Phase-1 of Patna Metro.[12] L&T classifies this contract, worth ₹1,989 crore (US$240 million), as a significant order.[13] The major scope of work for the project comprises six underground metro stations: Rajendra Nagar, Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Science College, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Gandhi Maidan and Akashvani of Corridor-2.[14]

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  6. ^ "Patna: Land acquisition for metro depot aconcern as locals continue to protest". The Times of India. 21 September 2022.
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  8. ^ "30% of metro rail priority corridor works completed in Patna". The Times of India. 18 January 2023.
  9. ^ "RITES to submit draft DPR for Patna metro rail project by May". Hindustan Times. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Speed corridors on track 31.49km plan for Metro phase I". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Delhi, Chennai type ISBT in Patna". The Times Of India. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  12. ^ "L&T Construction Secures Order For Phase-1 Of Patna Metro Project".
  13. ^ "L&T Construction bags significant order from DMRC". The Times of India. 4 January 2022.
  14. ^ "L&T Construction bags Patna Metro contract worth ₹1,000 cr– ₹2,500 cr". 4 January 2022.