The metro rail network is expanding rapidly in India. New metro routes are continuously being started in the country and existing routes are also being expanded. Due to this expansion, the total length of the metro rail network in India is now 1170 kilometers Has reached.
The government estimates that considering the speed at which metro projects are expanding in the country, India may leave America behind in terms of the length of the metro rail network in the next two years. If this happens, India will become the country with the second largest metro rail network in the world after China.
What is the difference between the metro networks of America and India?
According to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal, currently in America about 1386 kilometers There is a long metro rail network. Whereas the length of metro network in India has increased 1170 kilometers It is done.
In this respect, India and America are close 216 kilometers There is a difference of Rs. Considering the speed with which new metro routes are being prepared in the country, the government hopes that this gap can be closed in the next two years.
How much has the metro network expanded since 2014?
The metro rail network in India has expanded rapidly in the last few years. Year Only 5 cities of the country in 2014 close in 245 kilometers There was a long metro network.
now metro rail reach 26 cities and the total length of the network 1170 kilometers Has reached. That is, in about a decade, there has been a huge expansion in the length of the metro rail network as well as its reach.
Who is at the forefront in the metro network?
In terms of length of metro rail network China Right now it is at the forefront in the world. close to china 8000 kilometers There is a long metro rail network. After this comes America and India.
India's goal is no longer limited to providing metro rail facilities only to big metros. Work on metro rail projects is also going on in many other cities of the country. With the launch of new routes, the length of India's metro network is expected to increase further.
Metro network increased in Indore also
Madhya Pradesh in the growing network of metro rail Indore Has also joined. A new route of metro rail service has recently been inaugurated here.
After this, metro rail in Indore will come closer. 17 kilometer long route But it's done. in a new way 16 stations Are included.