Maharashtra Govt Approves Nagpur’s Broad Gauge Metro Project
Maharashtra Government’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Nagpur’s Broad Gauge Metro project with an estimated cost of Rs. 333.60 crore.
This 268.63 km new regional rapid transit system (RRTS) project will be executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) and utilize the Central Railways’ existing tracks to connect Nagpur with nearby towns of Wardha, Katol, Narkhed, Ramtek and Bhandara via a modern comfortable railway system.
The project was first proposed in 2018. Its Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC) in 2019 and had previously estimated the project to cost Rs 418 crore, half of which will go towards procuring modern rolling stock capable of operating at speeds of 160 kmph.
More detailed information can be viewed on the project’s information page here.
Routes
Line 1: Nagpur – Wardha
• Length: 78.8 km
• Estimated Daily Ridership in 2021: 5,669
• End-to-End Travel Time: 70 mins
• Number of Stations: 13
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Ajni, Khapri, Gumgaon, Bori, Borkhedi, Sindi, Tuljapur, Dahegaon, Seloo Road, Varud, Sewagram, Wardha Junction
Line-2: Nagpur – Narkhed
• Length: 85.53 km
• Estimated Daily Ridership in 2021: 2,616
• End-to-End Travel Time: 75 mins
• Number of Stations: 11
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Godhani, Bharatwada, Kalmeshwar, Kohali, Sonkhamb, Metpanjra, Katol, Kalambha, Tinkheda, Narkher Junction
Line-3: Nagpur – Ramtek
• Length: 41.6 km
• Estimated Daily Ridership in 2021: 3,929
• End-to-End Travel Time: 60 mins
• Number of Stations: 7
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Dumri Khurd, Amdi Halt, Ramtek
Line-4: Nagpur – Bhandara Road
• Length: 62.7 km
• Estimated Daily Ridership in 2021: 2,556
• End-to-End Travel Time: 55 mins
• Number of Stations: 8
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Chacher, Rewral, Khat, Bhandara Road
The project’s DPR was approved by the Railway Board in November 2019 and envisions 70% of its total cost to be financed via a loan, possibly via KfW which has previously shown interest, and 30% to be financed through the state and central governments.
The DPR will now be sent to the Central Government for its cabinet’s approval. When it comes to the execution stage, I hope they come up with a cool name for this service as saying ‘broad gauge metro’ is kind of awkward.
For more updates, check out the Nagpur section of The Metro Rail Guy!
– TMRG
Hat-tip to Aneesh
Hi, Is this at grade or elevated railway like Delhi RRTS?
It will mainly use Indian Railway tracks
It sounds very strange that with such low ridership govt is approving a project (s) like this. Bangalore traffic is breaking at seams with no other means and the so called city rail project is taking its own time for so many years. Now also we are not sure whether it will take off. We had too many false start ups in the past. Is it because Gadkari is at the centre?
Bro it’s just a state government approval not centre gov…. Much more thing is that the project will be executed in two phases with first phase from 2021-2031 n second will be from 2031 … So no need to panic also there is nagpur metros phase 2 ,sakkardara- kamal square flyover hanging at central government desk !
Doesnt seem like a very expensive project. It will probably be just some Vande Metros running across those 4 routes on the same tracks as Indian Railways use. Its not comparable to Delhi Meerut RRTS which costs 30,000 crores. This one the article says its 500 crores.
Is there a typo in ridership figures ?
Naah – that’s what the DPR says for 2021’s daily ridership. Have now added “2021” in the post.
Yellowline bengaluru train ka manufacturing plant india me setup ho gya ya nhi
Which plant ?
Himanshu – Believe he’s referring to CRRC’s rolling stock plant.
DD – Pata nahi; pehle khabar thi ki woh Sri City, AP mein plant kholenge, par uspe koi update nahi hai. Yeh company bolti kuch hai, karti kuch aur hai.
Nagpur metro k time pe bhi yahi kiya is company ne. Should be blacklisted in upcoming contracts if they continue to deviate from their commitments. Vaise bhi Titagarh and Medha have started constructing their metro rail coach manufacturing plants.
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The term “metro” refers to very high frequency train systems to cater to urban agglomerations with capacities in several lakhs if not millions, not a system that will probably run perhaps a dozen trains in all in a whole day to cater to a few thousand passengers. Only difference is that this system will have better rolling stock than IR’s passenger trains & the trains will move faster.
Thus, it seems more a fad calling this regional rail system as “broad gauge metro” probably with a mistaken belief that faster trains can conveniently be termed metro.
Every city aspires for a metro no doubt, but Nagpur already has one. So, can’t understand why they have given in to the temptation to name this again as “metro” when it’s not even a commuter rail or suburban rail system.
Hi, this is 2 yrs old news, i case of construction, I dont see any progress yet. What might be the problem ? and Is this project stil going to happen or not
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