Uttarakhand Metro | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation |
Area served | Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh |
Locale | Uttarakhand, India |
Transit type | Light Metro |
Number of lines | 2 (Proposed) |
Website | https://www.ukmrc.org/ |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation |
Character | Elevated |
Technical | |
System length | 73 km (45 mi) |
Electrification | 750 V DC third rail |
The Uttarakhand Metro is a light rapid transit system proposed for the city of Dehradun, India. The proposal of the metro rail corridor from the Nepali Farm to the Vidhan Sabha in Dehradun district was approved. The Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) approved 73 km long Deharadun–Haridwar–Rishikesh Metro Rail corridor in Uttarakhand in June 2020. The estimated cost of the project would be ₹ 40,150 crore. The decision was taken by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat who had chaired the meeting of UMTA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The metro rail corridor from the Nepali Farm to the Vidhan Sabha in Dehradun, a 10 km long metro track will be constructed in Dehradun City.
The Dehradun–Haridwar–Rishikesh Metro corridor will be 73 km long.