Varanasi Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

Anushka Khare Posted on: 2020-09-14 21:06:00 Viewer: 12,568 Comments: 0 Country: India City: Varanasi

Varanasi Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

Key Information

  • Project Name: Varanasi Metro Rail Project
  • Owner: Govt. of India and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
  • Executing Body: Varanasi Development Authority
  • Project Type: Light Rail Transit System (LRTS)
  • Project Cost: INR 17,227 Crores
  • Total System Length: 29.23 km
  • No. of Phases: 1 (2 Lines)
  • External Funding Agency: NA
  • Completion Target: NA
  • Status: Under Consideration

Varanasi Metro Rail Network

Line 1:  BHEL –  Benaras Hindu University (BHU)

  • Route Length: 19.35 km (Elevated: 3.845 km, Underground: 15.505 km)
  • Stations: 17 (Elevated-4, Underground-13)
  • Station Names: BHEL, Tarna, Shivpur, Sangam Colony, Gilat Bazar, Bhojubeer, Collectorate, Nadesar, Varanasi Junction, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Rathyatra, Benia Bagh, Kashi Vishvanath, Bangali Tola, Ratnakar Park, Tulsi Manas Mandir and Benaras Hindu University (BHU).
  • Depot: TBD

Line 2: Benia Bagh – Sarnath

  • Route Length: 9.885 km (Elevated: 1.923 km, Underground: 7.962 km)
  • Stations: 9 (Elevated-2, Underground-7)
  • Station Names: Benia Bagh, Kotwali, Machoori Park, Kashi Bus Depot, Jalalipura, Punchikrshi, Abapur, Havelia and Sarnath.
  • Depot: TBD

Major Contract Awarded

  • RITES Limited: Feasibility Study and DPR Consultancy.




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