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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227
ANSWERED ON 02/02/2026
EXPANSION OF THE METRO RAIL NETWORK
227. SHRI BRIJ LAL:
SHRI BABUBHAI JESANGBHAI DESAI:
SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA:
SHRI RYAGA KRISHNAIAH:
SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM:
SHRI NARESH BANSAL:
DR. SUMER SINGH SOLANKI:
DR. KALPANA SAINI:
SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA:
DR. MEDHA VISHRAM KULKARNI:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the current status of India’s metro rail network along with the details of total
operational length and the cities covered as of December, 2025;
(b) the details of metro projects inaugurated in 2025, along with the Bengaluru Yellow
Line, Mumbai Metro Line 3 and Bhopal Metro Orange Line;
(c) the details of metro expansion projects approved in 2025, including Delhi Metro Phase
V(A) and Pune Metro Phase 2, along with their estimated costs and timelines; and
(d) the details of increase in the number of passenger resulting from metro expansion and
its contribution to urban mobility and decarbonization?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) At present, about 1096 km of metro rail network including RRTS is operational in 26 cities
across the country.
(b) The details of Metro Rail Projects inaugurated in 2025 are as per Annexure – I.
(c) The details of Metro Rail Project approved in 2025 are as per Annexure – II.
(d) The daily average ridership of metro has increased from 28 lakh in 2013-14 to 1.15 crore per
day in 2025-26. Metro Rail Projects have contributed significantly to urban mobility by providing a
reliable and high-capacity public transport system, thereby reducing dependence on private vehicles,
easing traffic congestion which results in reduction in vehicular emissions and fuel savings.
*****Annexure I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO 227 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING EXPANSION OF THE
METRO RAIL NETWORK
DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS INAUGURATED IN 2025
S.N Metro Rail Project Inaugurated Length
(in km)
1. Delhi Meerut RRTS 13
2. Delhi Metro Phase IV 1.8
3. Ahmedabad Metro Phase II 1.9
4. Mumbai Metro Line 3 20.86
5. Kanpur Metro 6.4
6. MP Metro Indore 6.2
7. Bangalore Metro 19.15
8. Kolkata Metro East west corridor 2.45
9. Kolkata Metro MoR 11.16
10. Patna Metro 2.7
11. MP Metro (Bhopal) 6.94Annexure II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO 227 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING EXPANSION OF THE
METRO RAIL NETWORK
DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN 2025:
S.N Metro Rail Length in Km Cost in Time for Completion from
Project R s crore sanction date of Metro Project
1. Rithala – Kundli
corridor of Delhi
26.46 6,230.99
metro Phase
IV
2. Pune Metro
12.75 3,626.24
Phase 2A & 2B
3. Extension of
Noida Metro
Aqua line from 2.6 416.34
Depot Station to
4 to 6 years
Boraki MMTH
4. Lucknow Metro
Rail Project Phase 11.165 5,801.05
1B
5. Pune metro
Phase 2 Line 4
31.63 9,857.85
Kharadi to
Khadakwasla
6. Delhi Metro
16.07 12,014.91
Phase V