UP Cabinet Gives Nod To Light Rail Transit System For Gorakhpur; Project To Be Executed By 2024

In a major connectivity boost for Gorakhpur, the Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath led State Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has green-lighted a light rail transit system and given the nod to its detailed project report (DPR), reports Livemint.

The 27.84 kilometres-long project would involve two elevated corridors involving a total of 27 stations. It will entail an expenditure of Rs 4,672 crore and is likely to be commissioned by 2024. Once commissioned the project is expected to improve the traffic arrangement of the city, ensuring smoother commute experience for the people of the city.

Meanwhile, the State continues to progress on the building of the rail-based regional rapid transit system (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut, which will greatly shorten the time taken to travel between the two cities. In the 2020-21 budget of the State, the Government had provided Rs 900 crore for the same.

The State also already has operational and expanding stretches of metro rail in cities like Lucknow, Noida and Ghaziabad, with new metro rail systems under construction in Agra and Kanpur. In 2020-21 budget of the State, the Government had provided for Rs 286 crore for Agra Metro, and Rs 358 crore for Kanpur Metro.