Varanasi Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates
Anushka KharePosted on: 2020-09-14 21:06:00Viewer: 12,568Comments: 0 Country: India City: Varanasi
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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Anushka Khare
Anushka Khare is a Post Graduate in Journalism from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal (MP). She covers stories and updates from India.