L&T Casts Agra Metro Line-2’s 1st Set of U-Girders

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday poured concrete to cast their first set of 4 U-girders for the construction of Agra Metro Phase 1 project’s 15.09 km Line-2 which will connect Agra Cantonment – Kalindi Vihar via 14 elevated stations.

Work on L&T’s casting yard for Line-2’s construction, under Package AGCC-07, had started on November 27, 2024 – and this major milestone was recorded in just 2 months & 20 days, making this a new record for U-girder casting activities in India.

Their yard is located in Dauki village along Fatehabad Road (view satellite imagery on Google maps). Per L&T’s construction plan, they will cast 761 piers to build the line’s super-structure and launch 930 U-girders to form its viaduct.

Here are some snaps from the yard:

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) had awarded L&T with Package AGCC-07’s Rs. 1242.79 crore civil contract in November 2024 with a tight 24 month deadline.

Package AGCC-07’s scope includes the construction of the entire line’s viaduct, 14 elevated stations, 530m viaduct to Line-2’s Kalindi Vihar Depot, and interestingly a 2.61 km viaduct from north of Sadar Bazar metro station to Line-1’s PAC Depot built by Lisha Engineers as part of Package AGCC-03.

At Agra College Station users will be able to interchange and switch over to the city’s 14.25 km Line-1 (Sikandra – Taj East Gate) where an underground station is under construction by Afcons – SAM India JV as part of Package AGCC-02.

Last month, L&T cast their first pile cap (pier foundation) between Agra Cantt and Sadar Bazar stations, so things on Line-2 are moving extraordinarily fast even by UPMRC’s standards.

Line-2’s construction is being financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through a €450 million loan. See a list of all Agra Metro Phase 1 packages (civil & systems) and their status over here.

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– TMRG