Gorakhpur Receives Approval for Metrolite Rail Project: Yogi Adityanath
(EPT): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has thanked prime minister Narendra Modi for Approval of the first phase of Gorakhpur Metrolite Rail Project.
The Metrolite system has lower passenger capacity but costs less than a metro line. The Metrolite trains, however, do have a dedicated track built at the ground level and separated from the roads either with fence or walls.
CM Yogi Adityanath announced on Wednesday that the first phase of Metrolite project in Gorakhpur has been approved. The approval was given by the Public Investment Bank (PIB) in a meeting today.
The process of starting ‘Metro Service’ in Gorakhpur is progressing at a fast pace. In this journey, approval has been received for Phase-1 of ‘Gorakhpur Metrolight Rail Project’ in the meeting of Public Investment Board (PIB).
The Uttar Pradesh government is constructing the Metrolite in three cities – Gorakhpur, Prayagraj and Meerut. The detailed project report was approved and sent to the Centre in the month of September.
The state government wants to run metro services in these cities to improve connectivity. But due to lower ridership projection, the authorities decided to go for Metrolite which will act as a feeder service.
The Metrolite system has lower passenger capacity but costs less than a metro line. The Metrolite trains, however, do have a dedicated track built at the ground level and separated from the roads either with fence or walls.
Under the Light Rail Transit Project (LRT) in Gorakhpur city, on the initiative of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Detail Project Report (DPR) of the 3-coach Light Metro has been prepared. The cabinet has also given its approval.
- The construction work will start as soon as the permission of the center is received. The target is to complete the construction work by the year 2024.
2. The government has also ensured a provision of Rs 100 crore for metro rail projects in Gorakhpur, Varanasi and other cities in the budget.
3. According to the DPR, there will be two corridors for Gorakhpur Metro. A total of 27 stations will be built on both the corridors. All stations will be built elevated. About Rs 4672 crore is estimated to be spent in the metro.
4. The first corridor will be 15.14 km long from Shyam Nagar to Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology. It will have 14 stations. It is estimated that around 1.55 lakh people will travel in it daily by the year 2024.
5. This number will increase to 2.05 lakh in the year 2031, while in the next ten years i.e. by the year 2041, 2.73 lakh people will be able to travel daily.