Gorakhpur gets 28-km long Light Metro Project

To expand the metro network across cities in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has cleared the Light Metro project for Gorakhpur. Also called as light rapid transit system, the light metro is a transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but lower than the typical heavy-rail rapid transit system. The project, which is estimated to be completed by 2024, would span almost 28 km long with two elevated corridors whereby one elevated corridor would span 15.14 km comprising 14 stations, the other corridor would run 12.70 km and consist of 13 stations. The state cabinet has also given the go-ahead signal for preparing the detailed project report (DPR). In the 2020-21 UP Annual Budget, the state government had made a provision of ₹900 crore for the under-construction Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. Besides, ₹286 crore and ₹358 crore were allocated for the Agra and Kanpur metro projects respectively.