IIT-Kanpur Metro train will soon hit trial tracks

After the approval from authorities concerned and successful trial, the corridor is likely to be opened to public by January next year.

Adityanath congratulated the UPMRCL team for timely delivery of trains in fewer than 14 months in spite of the Covid pandemic.

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRCL) will soon start the trial run of the nine-km priority section between IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel. After the approval from authorities concerned and successful trial, the corridor is likely to be opened to public by January next year.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday remotely flagged off the first set of Metro train for Kanpur from Alstom’s manufacturing plant in Savli of Gujarat. Adityanath congratulated the UPMRCL team for timely delivery of trains in fewer than 14 months in spite of the Covid pandemic. He said his government was planning Metro projects in Gorakhpur, Meerut, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Jhansi.

Total 39 trains for Kanpur, each consisting of three coaches, and 28 trains for Agra are being manufactured by Alstom India.

First uploaded on: 19-09-2021 at 05:01 IST

Tags:
kanpur

YSRCP MP and businessman Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy

Bengal project by YSRCP MP firm faltered, group gave Rs 46 crore in poll bonds to TMC

CitiesUpdated: April 26, 2024 07:22 IST

In 2022, YSRCP MP and businessman Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy's two Hyderabad companies donated Rs 46 crore in electoral bonds to West Bengal's ruling TMC. This coincided with a water treatment project in Kolkata, which was facing issues and was eventually transferred to Reddy's company, Ramky Infrastructure. Reddy's companies also made donations to other parties.

View all shorts

Live Blog