Agra: Metro Train On 6-km Priority Corridor To Become Operational By February 2024, Six Months Ahead Of Schedule

Residents of the Taj City have reason to celebrate as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Wednesday (26 July) that the Agra Metro will kick off its operations by February 2024, six months ahead of the originally scheduled date in August 2024.

“Metro services will be operational for the people of Agra by February 2024,” he said.

Until now, low-speed trials of the metro were already being carried out in the Agra Metro Depot.

Now, the high-speed trials will commence on the 3-km-long elevated viaduct comprising three elevated stations, which is a part of the 6-km-long priority stretch (on the first corridor) that runs from Taj East Gate Metro Station to Jama Masjid Metro Station.

Two Routes

The first corridor between Taj East Gate and Sikandra is now under development. The 14-km-long Corridor1 has 13 stations — six elevated and seven underground.

The second corridor to be built between Agra Cantt and Kalindi Vihar in Agra City will be 15.4-km-long and will be completely elevated with 14 stations.

The priority stretch which is a part of the Corridor 1 has three elevated metro stations — Taj East Gate, Basai and Fatehabad Road along with three underground metro stations — Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Jama Masjid

Agra Metro, once operational, will be the sixth metro city in Uttar Pradesh and will give plenty of employment opportunities, enhance tourism and boost its image on the world map. Metro trains are currently operational in five cities — Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida.