Lucknow: Here is good news for all Lucknowites as the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has finally got a date to get operational for public service from the Central Government from September 5th and for this Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will flag-off Metro rail.
Rajnath Singh along with Yogi Adityanath will flag off Lucknow Metro for its inaugural run on September 5th, said by official spokes persons of the state government today.
The honorable Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been chosen for the flag off ceremony of Lucknow Metro as he is the Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from the state capital.
Principal Secretary (Information) Awanish Kumar Awasthi told media persons that the program has been fixed for September 5th as its Teachers Day on that day; he further added that some Central Ministers will also grace the occasion.
In the very first phase which is priority section, five trains will run between Transport Nagar and Charbagh stations. The service will be thrown open for the public from September 6th.
Officials of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) said the trains will run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. The safety audit has already been completed.
Lucknow Metro to start playing for Lucknowites on 5th September on-wards:
Satish Kumar Pandey, Commissioner Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), gave his certification to the LMRC on August 14 for commencing the revenue and commercial operations of its metro services.
He gave his approval to the LMRC after inspecting the trial run of metro train at the maximum operating speed of 80 kmph.
The LMRC has also launched its official website where the people can log in and find details about the time table and other details about the fares among other things, an official said. The base fare has been fixed at Rs 10.
The first phase of metro has been completed in a record three years, said LMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav, adding that Go Smart cards would also be issued for the regular commuters.
There would be a 10 per cent discount on fares for those using smart cards. A commuter can take back the security money of Rs 100 on returning the Go Smart card to the metro counters.
The Lucknow Metro will also issue “Tourist Cards” to cater exclusively to the tourists and they would be priced at Rs 200 for a day and Rs 350 for three days.
Lucknow Metro has special surprise for children as kids up to three feet height will be able to travel free in the metro trains.
The Lucknow Metro project was commissioned by the Akhilesh Yadav government in 2013.
