PM Modi inaugurates 2nd phase of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project

Mangalore Today News Network

Gujarat, September 16, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated Phase-II of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project. He shared pictures on his X handle, showing him travelling in the metro and interacting with students. He was accompanied by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

The phase-II project will connect 21 km between the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Motera and Gandhinagar Sector 1 over eight stations. The project has been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,384 crore and will link major locations such as Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), GIFT City and more.

After the inauguration of the second phase, the Ahmedabad Metro Rail will now have a network of 68 km on two lines -- north-south corridor and east-west corridor, with 54 stations, four of which are underground. The first phase, inaugurated by the Prime Minister in 2022, covers a 33.5-km-long north-south corridor, for which the travel time is 65 minutes and the fare Rs 35.

He will also inaugurate the country’s first Vande Bharat Metro, which has been renamed as the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail, later today. According to the Railway Ministry, the train will enhance connectivity between Bhuj and Ahmedabad and will cover 359 km in 5.45 hours.

For the public, the regular service will start on September 17 from Ahmedabad. The total journey will cost Rs 455.

Notably, Prime Minister Modi arrived in his home state for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday. He met the beneficiaries of the ’PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijlee Yojna’, a free electricity scheme in the state’s capital Gandhinagar on Monday morning.

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 4th Global Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) at Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat.