The Lucknow Metro
The Lucknow Metro is a proposed rapid transit system in the city of Lucknow, India.Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited or LMRC is responsible to build and operate this network.[1] The metro project will be the most expensive public transport system in the state of Uttar Pradesh, costing 12,500 crore (US$2 billion). It will provide speedy mass transport and help in de-congesting city roads.[2][3]
The proposed metro rail network was planned to consist of two corridors: North-South and East-West one from Amausi to Munshi Pulia and other from Vasant Kunj to Charbagh Railway Station. Both lines will intersect at Charbagh. An extension line from Indira Nagar – Gomti Nagar – Polytechnic Crossing will extend it to Patrakarpuram, Gomti Nagar.[4] The difference between arrival time of trains at each station is expected to be 7 minutes. This would be reduced to 5 minutes and then to 3 minutes in phases.
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History[edit]
Initially the Lucknow Metro Rail Project was planned to include two corridors: North-South and East-West; and the Gomti Nagar link. The construction cost was estimated at Rs74.13 billion for North-South corridor, Rs48.79 billion for East-West corridor and Rs4.95 billion for Gomti Nagar link.[5] [6]
The North-South corridor was to connect connect Amausi airport to Munshipulia and cover a distance of 23 km, including 14.87 km elevated, 1 km ramp and 7.2 km underground. This corridor will have a total 21 stations including 15 overhead and six underground. The elevated stations would have included the airport terminal, Amausi, Transport Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Shringar Nagar, Alambagh, Alambagh ISBT. This shall be followed by an undergroung section that will include Durgapuri, Lucknow Railway Station (Charbagh), Hussainganj, Sachiwalay (Uttar Pradesh Secretariat), Hazratganj, KD Singh Babu Stadium. Here after, the track will be elevated again, stations in the sequence are Dalibagh crossing, Lucknow University,
The proposed metro rail network was planned to consist of two corridors: North-South and East-West one from Amausi to Munshi Pulia and other from Vasant Kunj to Charbagh Railway Station. Both lines will intersect at Charbagh. An extension line from Indira Nagar – Gomti Nagar – Polytechnic Crossing will extend it to Patrakarpuram, Gomti Nagar.[4] The difference between arrival time of trains at each station is expected to be 7 minutes. This would be reduced to 5 minutes and then to 3 minutes in phases.
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History[edit]
Initially the Lucknow Metro Rail Project was planned to include two corridors: North-South and East-West; and the Gomti Nagar link. The construction cost was estimated at Rs74.13 billion for North-South corridor, Rs48.79 billion for East-West corridor and Rs4.95 billion for Gomti Nagar link.[5] [6]
The North-South corridor was to connect connect Amausi airport to Munshipulia and cover a distance of 23 km, including 14.87 km elevated, 1 km ramp and 7.2 km underground. This corridor will have a total 21 stations including 15 overhead and six underground. The elevated stations would have included the airport terminal, Amausi, Transport Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Shringar Nagar, Alambagh, Alambagh ISBT. This shall be followed by an undergroung section that will include Durgapuri, Lucknow Railway Station (Charbagh), Hussainganj, Sachiwalay (Uttar Pradesh Secretariat), Hazratganj, KD Singh Babu Stadium. Here after, the track will be elevated again, stations in the sequence are Dalibagh crossing, Lucknow University,