Patna Metro is the proposed Mass Rapid Transit system for
the City of Patna in Bihar. On Sep 14 2011, The Planning Commission of India
gave approval for the Patna Metro. The Metro rail will be introduced on two
routes under the public-private partnership mode. The Metro rail will run on
two routes: - Dak bunglow Square to Saguna Morh and Danapur to Patna city. In
the first phase, Metro Rail services would be provided between Patna and
Danapur and in the second between Patna Junction and Digha, both distances of
20 km each.
Corridors
- Corridor 1 (15 km): Saguna More-Bailey Road-Dakbangalow Chowk-Frazer Road-Gandhi Maidan
- Corridor 2 (25 km): Danapur-Digha-Kurji-Raja Pul-Gandhi Maidan-Ashok Rajpath-Agamkuan-Didarganj(Patna City)
The government also plans to construct a third Metro line
from Patna Junction to Digha Ghat passing through the heart of the city.
Project Detail
The Project will be based on Public-Private Partnership. The
Centre would provide 20 per cent of the cost as Viability Gap Fund while the
state government would spend a similar sum depending upon the final estimate of
the project. The remaining amount would be borne by the private company
involved in the construction of the Metro Rail. The project's total cost would
be about 8000 Crore. The entire Metro System would be elevated
