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Patna Metro

November 02, 2023

Patna Metro (Patna MRTS) is an under construction rapid transit system, in the city of Patna, India.[4][5] Construction will be completed over five phases, and will 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 mode, is estimated to cost ₹133,657.7 million (US$1.7 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 23.30 km (14.48 mi) elevated track and a 16.30 km (10.13 mi) underground track.[10][11]

Patna Metro
Overview
OwnerPatna Metro Rail Corporation
LocalePatna, Bihar, India
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2 (Under Construction)
Number of stations26 (Phase 1)
HeadquartersIndira Bhawan, Boring Canal Road, Patna
Operation
Began operationMarch 2025 (expected)
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

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$250 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]

Background edit

 
Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav inaugurating the work of Patna Metro in 2023.

Rising traffic led to a proposal for a rapid public transportation system in Patna. In November 2011, Union Urban development minister Kamal Nath said that all cities with a population of more than two million people would get a metro corridor.[15] Patna has a population of a little over two million, making it eligible for a metro service.[16] The Bihar urban development department is the nodal agency for Patna Integrated Mass Rapid Transport System (PIMRTS).[17][18] The Bihar government decided to launch either a metro or monorail system in Patna by 2015.[19][20][21] Metro rail was found more viable option for the city than monorail due to the load factor. The planning commission extended its technical support to the proposed metro project.[22]

On 11 June 2013, the Bihar cabinet approved the proposal to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a metro service in Patna. Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) was selected for the purpose, and sanctioned ₹2.52 crore as a consultancy fee to RITES.[23][24][25] On 18 June 2013, the Government of Bihar signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the consulting firm, RITES, for a feasibility study and detailed project report preparation for the Patna Metro railway project. Under the agreement, RITES would be required to submit the feasibility report by the first week of December 2013 and the DPR by February 2014.[26] RITES's work on the project includes identifying the mass transit corridors on the basis of a traffic-demand study, a topographic survey and a soil survey.[27][28][29] The project is expected to be built and operated on a Public Private Partnership model.[30][31][32] The cost of Phase 1 is estimated to be ₹13,411.24 crore.[33]

 
Patna Metro Phase One Map

In June of 2014, the project received the green light.[34] The Patna Metro Train Corporation was to be created before 15 August 2014.[35] A report for the project, planned to proceed in four stages, was due on 31 October 2014.[36] The project received the central government's approval on 6 February 2019 and prime minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on 17 February. In November 2019, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation unveiled changes in the project's Detailed Project Report,and the alignment of both lines. The changes led to the creation of a second interchange at Khemni Chowk, the elimination of Line-1's depot at Aitwarpur and the addition of two new stations at Ramkrishna Nagar and Jaganpura.

An agreement was signed between Patna Metro and Japan International Cooperation Agency for a loan of ₹5,520.93 crore (US$690 million), which was 60% of the cost of the project.[37] The corridors have 24 metro stations together, as well as Patna station and Khemnichak interchange station. In July 2021, PMRC organized a competition to design the logo of Patna Metro, inviting the public to take part, with prizes for the best submissions.[38][39] On 29 March 2023, Japan committed ₹5,509 crore (US$690 million) for the Patna Metro Rail Project.[40] On 7 April 2023, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released the official logo of Patna Metro; launching the 2nd tunnel boring machine near Moin-ul-Haque stadium in Patna for construction of the underground section of the project.[41] The logo was selected out of over 7500 designs received from different states in India.[42]

Construction edit

Phase 1 edit

Corridor 1 edit

 
Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav examining the work of Patna Metro in April 2023

YFC Projects, a construction company based in Gurgaon, India, won the contract to build the 8 km (5.0 mi) elevated section of Corridor 1. The first elevated section, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Danapur Cantonment station to Patliputra ramp (formerly IAS Colony), will comprise 4 stations. The first corridor will start from near Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt and will be elevated till near Gola Road before Patna Canal (Rupaspur Canal). The majority of the stretch on Corridor I is underground due to Rupaspur railway overbridge (RoB) and Jagdeopath-Sheikhpura Mor flyover.[43] The second elevated section will be 4 km (2.5 mi), between the Mithapur ramp and Khemni Chak station, an interchange of the Patna Junction Railway Station and the New ISBT Line 2.[44] The 8 km (5.0 mi) underground section of Line 1, stretching from Rukanpura station to Patna Junction station, has not been awarded yet. KEC International will be in charge of the network's electrification, cabling and substation work.

Corridor 2 edit

NCC Limited and IB Infrastructure started piling and pier work for the 6.107 section of Corridor 2. Within this section, five elevated stations will be built between Malahi Pakri and New ISBT. 308 U-girders are constructed in the priority corridor comprising five metro stations: Malahi Pakri, Khemnichak, Bhootnath, Zero Mile and Patliputra Bus Terminal.[45] The rest of the 7.94 km (4.93 mi) section of Corridor 2 will be underground; a ramp is to be constructed before the Rajendra Nagar station. A total of seven stations will be underground for Corridor 2; an underground interchange to be built at the Patna Junction station. The total length of Corridor 2 will be 14.05 km, with a total of twelve stations. For the 8 km underground section of Corridor 2, Larsen & Toubro won the bid to build bored twin tunnels, the ramp at Rajendra Nagar and six underground stations.[46] The underground construction for Corridor 2 is expected to cost ₹1,958 crore ($26.25 million) and completed over three-and-a-half years.[47] This was the last civil package awarded for Line 2 after package one for the elevated section of Line 2.

Future phases edit

The second phase, between Bypass Chowk Mithapur to Deedarganj via Transport Nagar, along NH 30 Bypass for 16.75 kilometres (10.41 mi); it will be elevated along Bypass Road. The third phase, between Bypass Chowk Mithapur to Phulwari Shariff AIIMS via Anisabad along NH 30 Bypass is 18.75 kilometres (11.65 mi) long, and will be elevated along Bypass Road.[48] The fourth phase is from Didargang to Fatuha junction.

Depot edit

Patna Metro will only have one depot, built at SH-1, Bairiya Chak in Sampatchak at Paijawa, near the Pataliputra Bus Terminal.[49] Both Corridor 1 and 2's depot will be the same. The depot facilities for Danapur-Mithapur-Khemni Chak of the Corridor I and Patna railway station-New ISBT of the Corridor II are proposed to be constructed near SH-1, Bairiya Chak in Sampatchak, Paijawa.[50] The depot will have two workshop bays, three inspection bays, eight stabling bays, which can accommodate 32 three-coach trains and an auto-coach washing plan. The administrative area will consist of an auditorium, training school, canteen and operational control centre. An auxiliary sub-station of 2500 KVA capacity is planned for catering to the power supply requirement of the depot. The work is likely to be completed by 2027.[6] The estimated cost of building the depot is ₹143 crore ($19.17 million).

The government of Bihar has acquired 76 acres (30.5 ha) at Bairiya Chak.[51] Of this land, 47.4 acres (19.2 ha) are proposed for metro rail depot; the remaining areas are for property development.[52] Land acquisition started for the depot and will be completed within a few months. KEC International won the bid to install standard-gauge ballasted tracks inside the depot. The construction contract of the New ISBT depot was awarded to Quality Buildcon in December 2020. An earth road was under construction in late 2022 to ease material transport between Fatuha casting yard (NCC Limited Casting Yard) and metro ISBT depot.[53] Following road construction, batching plant at the casting yard will start functioning.[52]

Network edit

Corridor 1 edit

East-West Line
# Station Name Opening Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Danapur Cantonment दानापुर छावनी 2024 None Elevated
2 Saguna Mor सगुना मोड़ 2024 None Elevated
3 RPS Mor आर पी एस मोड़ 2024 None Elevated
4 Patliputra पाटलिपुत्र 2024 None Elevated
5 Rukanpura रुकनपुरा 2024 None Underground
6 Raja Bazar राजा बाजार 2024 None Underground
7 Patna Zoo चिड़ियाघर 2024 None Underground
8 Vikas Bhawan विकास भवन 2024 None Underground
9 Vidyut Bhawan विद्युत भवन 2024 None Underground
10 Patna Junction पटना जंक्शन 2024 North–south line Underground
11 Mithapur मीठापुर 2024 None Elevated
12 Ramkrishan Nagar रामकृष्ण नगर 2024 None Elevated
13 Jaganpura जगनपुरा 2024 None Elevated
14 Khemnichak खेमनीचक 2024 North–south line Elevated

Corridor 2 edit

North-South Line
# Station Name[54] Opening Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Patna Junction पटना जंक्शन 2024 East–West line Underground
2 Akashvani आकाशवाणी 2024 None Underground
3 Gandhi Maidan गांधी मैदान 2024 None Underground
4 PMCH Hospital पी एम सी एच अस्पताल 2024 None Underground
5 Patna Science College पटना विज्ञान महाविद्यालय 2024 None Underground
6 Moin-ul-Haq Stadium मोइनुल हक स्टेडियम 2024 None Underground
7 Rajendra Nagar राजेन्द्र नगर 2024 None Underground
8 Malahi Pakri मलाही पकड़ी 2024 None Elevated
9 Khemnichak खेमनीचक 2024 East–West line Elevated
10 Bhootnath भूतनाथ 2024 None Elevated
11 Zero Mile जीरो मील 2024 None Elevated
12 New ISBT आई एस बी टी 2024 None Elevated

Status updates edit

  • Sep 2011: On 14 September, the Planning Commission of India gave approval for the Patna Metro project.
  • May 2015: A Detailed Project Report (DPR) was to be prepared by May 2015.[55][56]
  • Feb 2016: The Bihar cabinet approved the DPR for Patna Metro prepared by RITES, with a budget of ₹16,960 crores and planned to be executed under a PPP Model by 2021.
  • May 2016: The Patna Metro Rail project got a fresh boost when union urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu reportedly assured the government of Bihar of the in-principle approval of the project within a month.[57]
  • Jul 2018: Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar approved the proposed Patna Metro Rail's revised DPR, with a revised estimated cost of ₹ 19,500 crore, including land acquisition costs on 3 July.
  • Sep 2018: The Bihar cabinet approved the constitution of "Patna Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (PMRCL)" as a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the implementation of Patna Metro on 25 September.
  • Sep 2018: The Public Finance Committee approved the DPR of the Patna Metro Rail Project on 28 September.
  • Oct 2018: The Bihar cabinet approved the DPR on 9 October, after which it will be sent to the central government for approval.
  • Nov 2018: The Central Government approved the DPR for Patna Metro on 20 November.
  • Feb 2019: Patna Metro received approval from the Public Investment Board (PIB) on 6 February.[58] The Union Cabinet approved the Patna Metro Rail Project comprising two corridors on 13 February.[59]
  • Feb 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Patna's first metro rail corridor on 17 February 2019.[60] Patna Metro Rail Corporation incorporated on 18 February.
  • Mar 2019: Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited formally opened its office at Indira Bhawan in Patna on 4 March.[1]
  • Jul 2019: Patna Metro work set to start in 3 months.[61]
  • Aug 2019: Drone survey started on 23 August and is slated to end on 15 October.[62]
  • Sep 2019: DMRC to oversee project execution. Work to begin by the end of 2019.[63]
  • Nov 2019: Soil testing started for north-south corridor of Patna Metro Project.[64][65]
  • Feb 2020: AECOM bags consultancy contract for both corridors for the Patna Metro Project.[65]
  • Jul 2020: Quality Buildcon Pvt Ltd. emerges as the lowest bidder for constructing the New ISBT Depot on Line 2
  • Aug 2020: NCC Limited emerges as the lowest bidder on 31 August 2020 for the first 6.1 km of the route's construction (Malahi Pakri to New ISBT of Line 2)
  • Nov 2020: Physical construction of Patna Metro's Phase 1 officially begins on 26 November.
  • Apr 2021: Pier work begins on Patna Metro's 6.1 km "Malahi Pakri—New ISBT" section on 28 April.
  • Jul 2021: YFC Projects emerges as the lowest bidder to build the roughly 8 km elevated package of Patna Metro's Line-1 (Danapur Cantonment to Patliputra and Mithapur to Jaganpura).
  • Jul 2021: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) emerges as the lowest bidder to construct the only underground section of Patna Metro's Line-2 (Akashvani to Rajendra Nagar) on 19 July.
  • Oct 2021: Process to acquire land begins in for ISBT Metro Station and Depot in Ranipur and Pahadi areas.[66]
  • August 2022: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav inaugurated the underground metro rail work it at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium by unveiling the stone plaque of the underground work of Patna Metro Rail Project. The civil work on underground metro station at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium started with the construction of the diaphragm wall (D-wall), the main support structure to demarcate the station premises. Around 82-foot-long D-wall, a concrete structure, was inserted in the dug-up ground with similar depth.[67]
  • 26 January 2023: On the occasion of India's Republic Day, the first Precast viaduct U-girder span was placed between two pillars near the proposed Bhoothnath Station on the Corridor II.[68]
  • July 2023: Divisional commissioner Kumar Ravi said "Metro rail work is going on at a fast pace. All hurdles are being removed by the district administration”[69]
  • August 2023: DMRC said that "the Rajendra Nagar Metro station will be an underground station, proposed partially below the Kankarbagh main road and the parking area of Rajendra Nagar Railway station."[70]
  • 15 September 2023: On the occasion of National Engineers’ Day, the first Precast viaduct U-girder span was placed between RPS Mor station and Patliputra station (Pier/pillar number 133-134) on the Corridor I.[71]

See also edit

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Patna Metro Patna MRTS is an under construction rapid transit system in the city of Patna India 4 5 Construction will be completed over five phases and will 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 mode is estimated to cost 133 657 7 million US 1 7 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 23 30 km 14 48 mi elevated track and a 16 30 km 10 13 mi underground track 10 11 Patna MetroOverviewOwnerPatna Metro Rail CorporationLocalePatna Bihar IndiaTransit typeRapid transitNumber of lines2 Under Construction Number of stations26 Phase 1 HeadquartersIndira Bhawan Boring Canal Road PatnaOperationBegan operationMarch 2025 expected Operator s Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC Patna Metro Rail Corporation PMRC 1 TechnicalSystem length32 91 km 20 45 mi under construction in Phase 1 2 3 Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenaryIn January 2022 Larsen amp Toubro L amp 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 amp T classifies this contract worth 1 989 crore US 250 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 Contents 1 Background 2 Construction 2 1 Phase 1 2 1 1 Corridor 1 2 1 2 Corridor 2 2 2 Future phases 2 3 Depot 3 Network 3 1 Corridor 1 3 2 Corridor 2 4 Status updates 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav inaugurating the work of Patna Metro in 2023 Rising traffic led to a proposal for a rapid public transportation system in Patna In November 2011 Union Urban development minister Kamal Nath said that all cities with a population of more than two million people would get a metro corridor 15 Patna has a population of a little over two million making it eligible for a metro service 16 The Bihar urban development department is the nodal agency for Patna Integrated Mass Rapid Transport System PIMRTS 17 18 The Bihar government decided to launch either a metro or monorail system in Patna by 2015 19 20 21 Metro rail was found more viable option for the city than monorail due to the load factor The planning commission extended its technical support to the proposed metro project 22 On 11 June 2013 the Bihar cabinet approved the proposal to prepare a Detailed Project Report DPR for a metro service in Patna Rail India Technical and Economic Service RITES was selected for the purpose and sanctioned 2 52 crore as a consultancy fee to RITES 23 24 25 On 18 June 2013 the Government of Bihar signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the consulting firm RITES for a feasibility study and detailed project report preparation for the Patna Metro railway project Under the agreement RITES would be required to submit the feasibility report by the first week of December 2013 and the DPR by February 2014 26 RITES s work on the project includes identifying the mass transit corridors on the basis of a traffic demand study a topographic survey and a soil survey 27 28 29 The project is expected to be built and operated on a Public Private Partnership model 30 31 32 The cost of Phase 1 is estimated to be 13 411 24 crore 33 nbsp Patna Metro Phase One MapIn June of 2014 the project received the green light 34 The Patna Metro Train Corporation was to be created before 15 August 2014 35 A report for the project planned to proceed in four stages was due on 31 October 2014 36 The project received the central government s approval on 6 February 2019 and prime minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on 17 February In November 2019 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation unveiled changes in the project s Detailed Project Report and the alignment of both lines The changes led to the creation of a second interchange at Khemni Chowk the elimination of Line 1 s depot at Aitwarpur and the addition of two new stations at Ramkrishna Nagar and Jaganpura An agreement was signed between Patna Metro and Japan International Cooperation Agency for a loan of 5 520 93 crore US 690 million which was 60 of the cost of the project 37 The corridors have 24 metro stations together as well as Patna station and Khemnichak interchange station In July 2021 PMRC organized a competition to design the logo of Patna Metro inviting the public to take part with prizes for the best submissions 38 39 On 29 March 2023 Japan committed 5 509 crore US 690 million for the Patna Metro Rail Project 40 On 7 April 2023 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released the official logo of Patna Metro launching the 2nd tunnel boring machine near Moin ul Haque stadium in Patna for construction of the underground section of the project 41 The logo was selected out of over 7500 designs received from different states in India 42 Construction editPhase 1 edit Corridor 1 edit nbsp Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav examining the work of Patna Metro in April 2023YFC Projects a construction company based in Gurgaon India won the contract to build the 8 km 5 0 mi elevated section of Corridor 1 The first elevated section 4 km 2 5 mi from Danapur Cantonment station to Patliputra ramp formerly IAS Colony will comprise 4 stations The first corridor will start from near Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt and will be elevated till near Gola Road before Patna Canal Rupaspur Canal The majority of the stretch on Corridor I is underground due to Rupaspur railway overbridge RoB and Jagdeopath Sheikhpura Mor flyover 43 The second elevated section will be 4 km 2 5 mi between the Mithapur ramp and Khemni Chak station an interchange of the Patna Junction Railway Station and the New ISBT Line 2 44 The 8 km 5 0 mi underground section of Line 1 stretching from Rukanpura station to Patna Junction station has not been awarded yet KEC International will be in charge of the network s electrification cabling and substation work Corridor 2 edit NCC Limited and IB Infrastructure started piling and pier work for the 6 107 section of Corridor 2 Within this section five elevated stations will be built between Malahi Pakri and New ISBT 308 U girders are constructed in the priority corridor comprising five metro stations Malahi Pakri Khemnichak Bhootnath Zero Mile and Patliputra Bus Terminal 45 The rest of the 7 94 km 4 93 mi section of Corridor 2 will be underground a ramp is to be constructed before the Rajendra Nagar station A total of seven stations will be underground for Corridor 2 an underground interchange to be built at the Patna Junction station The total length of Corridor 2 will be 14 05 km with a total of twelve stations For the 8 km underground section of Corridor 2 Larsen amp Toubro won the bid to build bored twin tunnels the ramp at Rajendra Nagar and six underground stations 46 The underground construction for Corridor 2 is expected to cost 1 958 crore 26 25 million and completed over three and a half years 47 This was the last civil package awarded for Line 2 after package one for the elevated section of Line 2 Future phases edit The second phase between Bypass Chowk Mithapur to Deedarganj via Transport Nagar along NH 30 Bypass for 16 75 kilometres 10 41 mi it will be elevated along Bypass Road The third phase between Bypass Chowk Mithapur to Phulwari Shariff AIIMS via Anisabad along NH 30 Bypass is 18 75 kilometres 11 65 mi long and will be elevated along Bypass Road 48 The fourth phase is from Didargang to Fatuha junction Depot edit Patna Metro will only have one depot built at SH 1 Bairiya Chak in Sampatchak at Paijawa near the Pataliputra Bus Terminal 49 Both Corridor 1 and 2 s depot will be the same The depot facilities for Danapur Mithapur Khemni Chak of the Corridor I and Patna railway station New ISBT of the Corridor II are proposed to be constructed near SH 1 Bairiya Chak in Sampatchak Paijawa 50 The depot will have two workshop bays three inspection bays eight stabling bays which can accommodate 32 three coach trains and an auto coach washing plan The administrative area will consist of an auditorium training school canteen and operational control centre An auxiliary sub station of 2500 KVA capacity is planned for catering to the power supply requirement of the depot The work is likely to be completed by 2027 6 The estimated cost of building the depot is 143 crore 19 17 million The government of Bihar has acquired 76 acres 30 5 ha at Bairiya Chak 51 Of this land 47 4 acres 19 2 ha are proposed for metro rail depot the remaining areas are for property development 52 Land acquisition started for the depot and will be completed within a few months KEC International won the bid to install standard gauge ballasted tracks inside the depot The construction contract of the New ISBT depot was awarded to Quality Buildcon in December 2020 An earth road was under construction in late 2022 to ease material transport between Fatuha casting yard NCC Limited Casting Yard and metro ISBT depot 53 Following road construction batching plant at the casting yard will start functioning 52 Network editCorridor 1 edit East West Line Station Name Opening Connections LayoutEnglish Hindi1 Danapur Cantonment द न प र छ वन 2024 None Elevated2 Saguna Mor सग न म ड 2024 None Elevated3 RPS Mor आर प एस म ड 2024 None Elevated4 Patliputra प टल प त र 2024 None Elevated5 Rukanpura र कनप र 2024 None Underground6 Raja Bazar र ज ब ज र 2024 None Underground7 Patna Zoo च ड य घर 2024 None Underground8 Vikas Bhawan व क स भवन 2024 None Underground9 Vidyut Bhawan व द य त भवन 2024 None Underground10 Patna Junction पटन ज क शन 2024 North south line Underground11 Mithapur म ठ प र 2024 None Elevated12 Ramkrishan Nagar र मक ष ण नगर 2024 None Elevated13 Jaganpura जगनप र 2024 None Elevated14 Khemnichak ख मन चक 2024 North south line ElevatedCorridor 2 edit North South Line Station Name 54 Opening Connections LayoutEnglish Hindi1 Patna Junction पटन ज क शन 2024 East West line Underground2 Akashvani आक शव ण 2024 None Underground3 Gandhi Maidan ग ध म द न 2024 None Underground4 PMCH Hospital प एम स एच अस पत ल 2024 None Underground5 Patna Science College पटन व ज ञ न मह व द य लय 2024 None Underground6 Moin ul Haq Stadium म इन ल हक स ट ड यम 2024 None Underground7 Rajendra Nagar र ज न द र नगर 2024 None Underground8 Malahi Pakri मल ह पकड 2024 None Elevated9 Khemnichak ख मन चक 2024 East West line Elevated10 Bhootnath भ तन थ 2024 None Elevated11 Zero Mile ज र म ल 2024 None Elevated12 New ISBT आई एस ब ट 2024 None ElevatedStatus updates editSep 2011 On 14 September the Planning Commission of India gave approval for the Patna Metro project May 2015 A Detailed Project Report DPR was to be prepared by May 2015 55 56 Feb 2016 The Bihar cabinet approved the DPR for Patna Metro prepared by RITES with a budget of 16 960 crores and planned to be executed under a PPP Model by 2021 May 2016 The Patna Metro Rail project got a fresh boost when union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu reportedly assured the government of Bihar of the in principle approval of the project within a month 57 Jul 2018 Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar approved the proposed Patna Metro Rail s revised DPR with a revised estimated cost of 19 500 crore including land acquisition costs on 3 July Sep 2018 The Bihar cabinet approved the constitution of Patna Metro Rail Corporation Ltd PMRCL as a Special Purpose Vehicle SPV for the implementation of Patna Metro on 25 September Sep 2018 The Public Finance Committee approved the DPR of the Patna Metro Rail Project on 28 September Oct 2018 The Bihar cabinet approved the DPR on 9 October after which it will be sent to the central government for approval Nov 2018 The Central Government approved the DPR for Patna Metro on 20 November Feb 2019 Patna Metro received approval from the Public Investment Board PIB on 6 February 58 The Union Cabinet approved the Patna Metro Rail Project comprising two corridors on 13 February 59 Feb 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Patna s first metro rail corridor on 17 February 2019 60 Patna Metro Rail Corporation incorporated on 18 February Mar 2019 Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited formally opened its office at Indira Bhawan in Patna on 4 March 1 Jul 2019 Patna Metro work set to start in 3 months 61 Aug 2019 Drone survey started on 23 August and is slated to end on 15 October 62 Sep 2019 DMRC to oversee project execution Work to begin by the end of 2019 63 Nov 2019 Soil testing started for north south corridor of Patna Metro Project 64 65 Feb 2020 AECOM bags consultancy contract for both corridors for the Patna Metro Project 65 Jul 2020 Quality Buildcon Pvt Ltd emerges as the lowest bidder for constructing the New ISBT Depot on Line 2 Aug 2020 NCC Limited emerges as the lowest bidder on 31 August 2020 for the first 6 1 km of the route s construction Malahi Pakri to New ISBT of Line 2 Nov 2020 Physical construction of Patna Metro s Phase 1 officially begins on 26 November Apr 2021 Pier work begins on Patna Metro s 6 1 km Malahi Pakri New ISBT section on 28 April Jul 2021 YFC Projects emerges as the lowest bidder to build the roughly 8 km elevated package of Patna Metro s Line 1 Danapur Cantonment to Patliputra and Mithapur to Jaganpura Jul 2021 Larsen amp Toubro L amp T emerges as the lowest bidder to construct the only underground section of Patna Metro s Line 2 Akashvani to Rajendra Nagar on 19 July Oct 2021 Process to acquire land begins in for ISBT Metro Station and Depot in Ranipur and Pahadi areas 66 August 2022 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav inaugurated the underground metro rail work it at Moin ul Haq Stadium by unveiling the stone plaque of the underground work of Patna Metro Rail Project The civil work on underground metro station at Moin ul Haq Stadium started with the construction of the diaphragm wall D wall the main support structure to demarcate the station premises Around 82 foot long D wall a concrete structure was inserted in the dug up ground with similar depth 67 26 January 2023 On the occasion of India s Republic Day the first Precast viaduct U girder span was placed between two pillars near the proposed Bhoothnath Station on the Corridor II 68 July 2023 Divisional commissioner Kumar Ravi said Metro rail work is going on at a fast pace All hurdles are being removed by the district administration 69 August 2023 DMRC said that the Rajendra Nagar Metro station will be an underground station proposed partially below the Kankarbagh main road and the parking area of Rajendra Nagar Railway station 70 15 September 2023 On the occasion of National Engineers Day the first Precast viaduct U girder span was placed between RPS Mor station and Patliputra station Pier pillar number 133 134 on the Corridor I 71 See also editUrban rail transit in India Kanpur Metro Gorakhpur MetroReferences edit a b Patna metro rail office starts Jai Bihar in Hindi 5 March 2019 Retrieved 3 September 2019 a b Chief secretary OKs metro rail s DPR The Times of India Archived from the original on 26 July 2018 Retrieved 3 July 2018 Patna Metro will run in 3 phase Dainik Jagran 23 October 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 23 October 2013 Patna gets Green Signal for Metro Railway RailNews Media India Ltd www railnews co in Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 Retrieved 6 April 2018 Patna gets nod for metro train Business Standard India 17 June 2014 Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 6 April 2018 via Business Standard a b Patna Land acquisition for metro depot aconcern as locals continue 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