The ambitious Gorakhpur Metrolight Rail Project moved a step ahead with approval of the Public Investment Board (PIB) for Phase-1 of the project.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself shared this information on twitter thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi while congratulating everyone.
Preparations are underway to run a three-coach light metro train in Gorakhpur. For this, RITES and Lucknow Rail Metro Corporation have approved the Detail Project Report (DPR) and sent it to the government.
After approval from PIB, it is expected to get the final approval from the Central Government. It may be recalled that the state government had also allocated Rs 100 crore for metro in Gorakhpur and Varanasi.
There will be a total of 14 stations on the first route of the Gorakhpur Light metro while the second route will have 12 stations, as per the DPR. It has been proposed to operate a three-coach (car) metro train in the Gorakhpur metropolis at a cost of about Rs 4600 crore.
The first route will be 15.14 km long while the second one of12.70 kms.
