Gurugram Metro

Gurgaon Metro

Welcome to the next post on Evolution of Metro rails in India. Here we will see the inception and the evolution of Gurgaon Metro. Without further ado, let's get started!

Rapid Metro Gurgaon was built in 2 phases. It is a privately owned metro and connects areas like Sikanderpur and sector 54 to the DLF cyber city. The original line was proposed to run from Sikanderpur to NH 8. But since DLF hosted the action, they wanted the metro to come to DLF cyber city. The Phase 1 of the metro was built from Sikanderpur and made a loop around DLF cyber city. 

Rapid Metro Interchange with Delhi Metro Yellow Line at Sikanderpur

IL&FS was the only bidder in the construction and agreed to build it on Build-Own-Operate-Transfer basis. This means that the company will operate the metro for a period of time after which the metro was to be transferred to the government of Haryana. The metro then completed construction and was opened on 14.11.2013. The metro was running well when suddenly IL&FS went bankrupt. So the system was transferred to be operated by DMRC and had built an extension from Sikanderpur to Sector 55. It still remains the same to this day.

The trains of Rapid Metro Gurgaon have only 3 coaches and have a ridership of around 50,000 per day. It connects DLF cyber city to Delhi Metro and to the rest of Gurgaon.

Thank you for reading this post on Gurgaon Metro and stay tuned for Chennai Metro next week.