AP unveils 140-km metro rail network

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The Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited (AMRC), an SPV for executing metro rail projects in Amaravati and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, has prepared a metro rail master plan for a 140-km-long metro network to be executed in three phases. It will be taken up in a mixed-model system including surface and underground. AMRC has started the bidding process for 43 km of the metro rail project and extended it to 46.42 km. However, the total length of the other two corridors viz. Old Post Office Junction – Gurudwara Junction and Thatchipalem would be about 11 km; the second phase will cover a distance of 77.31 km and the third phase will cover 16.4 km starting from Rushikonda to Bheemili. According to the Urban Development Minister Botcha Satyanarayana, the tendering process for the Vizag metro rail project will begin shortly. In the second and third phase, the AMRC has also made provisions to operate trackless metro trains on the beachfront to enhance the aesthetics of the beach stretch. The trackless metro train runs with the help of magnetic strips and sensors.
📅 Published on: 05 December 2019
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