Uttarakhand Metro

Rapid transit system in India serving Dehradun, India

4 ft 8+12 in) standard gaugeElectrification750 V DC third rail overhead lineAverage speed25 km/hrTop speed70 km/hr

The Uttarakhand Metro is a light rapid transit system proposed for the city of Dehradun, India. The Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) approved 73 km long Deharadun–Haridwar–Rishikesh Metro Rail corridor in Uttarakhand in June 2020.The project will be executed by the Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UkMRC), a special purpose vehicle and venture of the Government of Uttarakhand. The first phase, or Line-1, will be 32 km long with 10 stations, starting near the Jatwara Bridge in Jwalapur (western Haridwar), running parallel to the NH-34 Haridwar-Rishikesh highway, and ending at Rishikesh’s Chandrabhaga Bridge. The second phase, or Line-2, will be 41 km long, following National Highway-7 from Nepali Farm to Dehradun’s Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) via the Vidhan Sabha. The estimated cost of the project would be 40,150 crore.[1][2][3][4][5]

Network

The Dehradun-Haridwar-Rishikesh Metro project is a 73 km long metro corridor that will be developed in two phases: Phase 1 involves a 32 km metro line from Haridwar to Rishikesh, featuring ten stations, and starting near the Jatwara Bridge in Jwalapur (western Haridwar), running parallel to the NH-34 Haridwar-Rishikesh highway, and ending at Rishikesh’s Chandrabhaga Bridge. Phase 2 covers a 41 km route with a 10 km metro track within Dehradun city, and following National Highway-7 from Nepali Farm to Dehradun’s Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) via the Vidhan Sabha.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UMTA approves 73-km Deharadun-Haridwar-Rishikesh Metro Rail Corridor". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "हरिद्वार से ऋषिकेश के बीच चलेगी मेट्रो- बनेंगे रोपवे, जानें खासियत". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Uttarakhand approves Comprehensive Mobility Plan for 3 cities including Dehradun". Hindustan Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ Singh, Neha (13 June 2020). "Uttarakhand Metro project got approval for extensive Mobility Plan". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority approves plans for Uttarakhand metro". International Railway Journal. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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