Lucknow Metro Rail project to cost Rs 4,265 crore, complete in 5 years

The proposed east-west corridor of the Lucknow Metro Rail project is estimated to cost Rs 4,265 crore and complete in five years.

The second phase of the city’s metro rail project will connect the more densely populated and congested old areas of the ‘City of Nawabs’ with Lucknow’s main railway station in Charbagh area.

While the 23-km north-south corridor of the mass rapid transport system (MRTS) in Lucknow is already operational, the east-west corridor will span 11 km.

According to the UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), the cost of the east-west corridor has escalated from Rs 3,786 crore (estimated in the detailed project report (DPR) in February 2019) to Rs 4,265 crore due to inflation.