Parliament Question: Status of Metro Projects

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1054 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2026 STATUS OF METRO PROJECTS NO. 1054. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details regarding the status of metro rail projects across the country including those proposed, under construction and presently operational, project and State-wise, particularly for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the details of the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilised for construction, maintenance and upgradation of metro rail projects across the country during the last five years, project and State-wise, particularly in Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the details regarding the annual passenger footfall and revenue generated by each operational metro rail projects in the country during the last five years;

(d) whether any timelines have been fixed for completion of pending metro rail projects, especially those delayed by more than five years; and

(e) if so, the details of the expected dates of completion and the measures undertaken by the Government to expedite execution and ensure timely completion, project-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) The details regarding the status of operational and under construction metro rail projects across the country are as per Annexure – I.

(b) An amount of Rs. 84.48 lakh has been released for the preparation of Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the cities of Andhra Pradesh in 2025.

Further, the details of the funds released for implementation of Metro rail projects across the country are as per Annexure-II.

(c) The details of the average daily ridership and revenues generated by Metro Rail Projects under this Ministry are as per Annexure- III & Annexure – IIIA respectively. …2/--2-

(d) & (e) High Powered Committee chaired by Chief Secretary of the concerned reviews the Metro Project to take expeditious decisions on matters for ensuring timely completion of metro projects. In addition to the above, it is informed that most of the metro rail projects are implemented by Joint Venture Special Purpose Vehicle (SPVs) which are companies with representation in the Board both from Central and State Governments. The progress of these projects is monitored by the Board of the SPVs constituted for the purpose. Further progress of the metro projects are reviewed under Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), Project Monitoring Group (PMG) by the Central Government.

*****Annexure I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 1054 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY DETAILS OF METRO RAIL NETWORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATE WISE S. State/UT City Operational Under construction No. Length (Km) Length (km)

1. Delhi & NCR Delhi 395.81 157.75

2. Noida

3. Ghaziabad

4. Faridabad

5. Ballabgarh

6. Bahadurgarh

7. Greater Noida

8. Gurugram

9. Sonipat

10. Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut 55 27.15 RRTS

11. Karnataka Bengaluru 96.1 121.13

12. Telangana Hyderabad 69 -

13. West Bengal Kolkata 72.98 60.26

14. Tamil Nadu Chennai 54.24 118.9

15. Rajasthan Jaipur 12.1 -

16. Kerala Kochi 28.48 11.2

17. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 22.87 11.16

18. Kanpur 15.12 17.25

19. Agra 6 24.1

20. Maharashtra Mumbai 110.6 141.4

21. Nagpur 40.02 43.8

22. Pune 33.23 77.51

23. Thane - 29

24. Gujarat Ahmedabad 68.25 -

25. Gandhi Nagar

26. Surat 0 40.35

27. Madhya Bhopal 6.94 20.92

28. Pradesh Indore 6.2 25.35

29. Bihar Patna 2.7 29.80 TOTAL 1095.66 957.06Annexure II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 1054 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED/UTILIZED FOR METRO RAIL PROJECTS FROM 2021-22 to 2025-26 (TILL DATE) Sl Metro Rail Project Funds released No (in Rs crores) 1 Delhi Metro Rail Project 16,976.86 2 Chennai Metro Rail Project 11,289.93 3 Bangalore Metro Rail Project 17,488.74 4 Patna Metro Rail Project 1,627.31 5 Kolkata East and West corridor 634.53 6 Kochi Metro Rail Project 287.54 7 Mumbai Metro Line 3 13,373.72 8 Nagpur Metro Rail Project 1,274.06 9 Pune Metro Rail Project 6,081.08 10 Thane Metro Rail Project 150.00 11 Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project 5,146.43 12 Surat Metro Rail Project 6,955.71 13 Bhopal Metro Rail Project 2,211.92 14 Indore Metro Rail Project 2,461.6 15 Millennium City Center to Cyber City 130.00 Gurugram 16 Kanpur Metro Rail Project 4,960.50 17 Agra Metro Rail Project 3,467.68Annexure III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 1054 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY DETAILS OF AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP OF MAJOR OPERATIONAL METRO RAIL PROJECTS UNDER THIS MINISTRY FROM 2021-22 to 2025- 26 (TILL DEC. 2025) Sl No Metro Rail Project Financial Year Average Daily Ridership (in lakhs) 1 Delhi Metro Rail Project 2021-22 39.75 2022-23 55.77 2023-24 64.92 2024-25 69.16 2025-26 70.86 (Till Dec, 2025) 2 Bangalore Metro Rail 2021-22 3.48 Project 2022-23 5.31 2023-24 7.08 2024-25 7.98 2025-26 8.97 (Till Dec, 2025) 3 Lucknow Metro Rail 2021-22 0.51 Project 2022-23 0.71 2023-24 0.88 2024-25 0.80 2025-26 0.81 (Till Dec, 2025) 4 Ahmedabad Metro Rail 2023-24 0.87 Project 2024-25 1.25 (Phase I is fully 2025-26 1.54 operational from (Till Dec, 2025) December, 2024) 5 Pune Metro Rail Project 2023-24 0.75 2024-25 1.54 (Phase I is fully 2025-26 1.96 operational from (Till Dec. 2025) September, 2024) 6 Nagpur Metro Rail Project 2021-22 0.41 2022-23 0.67 2023-24 0.74 2024-25 0.93 2025-26 1.04 (Till Dec. 2025)Sl No Metro Rail Project Financial Year Average Daily Ridership (in lakhs) 7 Chennai Metro Rail 2021-22 1.90 Project 2022-23 3.41 2023-24 4.15 2024-25 4.58 2025-26 4.64 (Till Dec. 2025) 8 Kochi Metro Rail Project 2021-22 0.47 2022-23 0.68 2023-24 0.88 2024-25 0.88 2025-26 1.06 (Till Dec. 2025) 9 Noida Metro Rail Project 2021-22 0.23 2022-23 0.44 2023-24 0.51 2024-25 0.63 2025-26 0.74 (Till Dec, 2025) 10 Mumbai Metro Rail Line 3 2025-26 1.60 (Project is fully (Till Dec, 2025) operational from Oct,

2025)Annexure IIIA ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 1054 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY DETAILS OF THE REVENUES GENERATED BY MAJOR METRO RAIL PROJECTS UNDER THIS MINISTRY FROM 2020-21 to 2024-25.

Sl No Metro Rail Project Financial Year Revenues (in Rs crore) 1 Delhi Metro Rail Project 2020-21 3,289.19 2021-22 4,677.01 2022-23 6,919.23 2023-24 7,660.60 2024-25 8,154.57 2 Bangalore Metro Rail 2020-21 86.78 Project 2021-22 207.29 2022-23 784.54 2023-24 990.24 2024-25 1,190.99 3 Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail 2020-21 69.26 Project 2021-22 127.38 (Lucknow, Kanpur and 2022-23 196.91 Agra) 2023-24 311.04 2024-25 382.55 4 Ahmedabad Metro Rail 2020-21 53.21 Project 2021-22 96.74 2022-23 148.67 2023-24 299.98 2024-25 385.92 5 Maha Metro Rail Projects 2020-21 290.97 (Pune and Nagpur) 2021-22 284.20 2022-23 634.53 2023-24 736.05 2024-25 787.14 6 Chennai Metro Rail 2020-21 149.59 Project 2021-22 210.85 2022-23 485.21 2023-24 1,558.30 2024-25 623.79 7 Kochi Metro Rail Project 2020-21 167.46 2021-22 142.30 2022-23 200.98Sl No Metro Rail Project Financial Year Revenues (in Rs crore) 2023-24 246.40 2024-25 275.25 8 Noida Metro Rail Project 2020-21 278.20 2021-22 259.73 2022-23 287.68 2023-24 287.59 2024-25 285.96 9 Mumbai Metro Rail Line 3 2024-25 175.93