Bareilly Metro

The Bareilly Metro is a rapid transit system planned in the Indian city of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The complete system will consist of 6 Metro Rail lines running throughout the metropolitan area of the city and connecting it with nearby satellite towns.

Bareilly Metro
Overview
Native nameबरेली मेट्रो
OwnerUttar Pradesh Government
LocaleBareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines6 (planned)
Number of stations>80 (planned)
HeadquartersBMRC Bhavan, Civil Lines,
Bareilly
Operation
Operator(s)Bareilly Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC)
Train length3/4/6 coaches
Technical
System length117.3 kilometres (72.9 mi) (planned)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Average speed28 km/h (17 mph)
Top speed60 km/h (37 mph)

History

Bareilly is a major city in Western Uttar Pradesh and located near the Uttarakhand border. It is 7th largest city of Uttar Pradesh in terms of population. It is situated almost halfway between Delhi, the national capital and Lucknow, the state capital. It also provide an outer gateway for the people of Kumaon region of the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand. The city also houses some of the best hospitals in state so many people from surrounding regions visit this city daily to seek medical benefit. This city is also one of the major commercial centres in north India, so heavily burdened with traffic in its narrow lanes and overcrowded roads the Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to introduce some form of mass rapid transit in the city.[1]

Model

Bareilly Metro will follow the Chennai Metro and Delhi Metro models and will be implemented on a joint venture basis, with investments by the Central and State Governments. A cabinet decision was taken to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) called Bareilly Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) as per orders from Planning Commission and the Union Government for the implementation, operation and maintenance of the metro project.

Network

The whole network will be developed in many phases throughout the metropolitan area. It will consist of the following 6 corridors and stations.

Yellow Line

The Yellow Line will be the first line opened for the Bareilly Metro for public use, it will start in the nearby satellite town Bhojipura, situated on northern remote corners of the city and will run southwards cutting through the centre of the city connecting major crowded markets to the major Railway Station of the Indian Railways in the city Bareilly Junction and terminating in the southern outskirts of the city near Chanehti Railway Station. Total length of this line will be 21.54 km or 13.35 miles. It will be the backbone of the whole network and will serve as a lifeline to the city traffic, it will also Interchange with every other line in the network. The Yellow Line will have the following stations listed here

  • Bhojipura Central (original station)
  • Bhojipura Junction
  • Sri Rammurti Smarak Institute
  • Siddhi Vinayak Institute
  • Izzatnagar Station
  • Izzatnagar Interchange (interchange with Orange Line)
  • Kudeshiya Phatak
  • Gandhi Nagar
  • Shrinathpuram
  • Koharapeer
  • Kutubkhana (interchange with Red Line)
  • Biharipur
  • Islamiya Inter College
  • Chaupula (interchange with Orange and Green Lines)
  • Police Line
  • Bareilly Junction (interchange with Blue and Purple Lines)
  • Lal Phatak
  • Chanehti
  • Bareilly Airport
  • Faridpur
  • Bareilly Metro Shed (terminating station)

Red Line

The main east west line from Koharapeer to Shahjahanpur Road

Orange Line

From Chaupula to Bara Bazar to Kutub Khana

Green Line

From Shahmatganj to Nekpur

Blue Line

Bareilly Junction to Sanjay Van; another north–south line, almost parallel to Yellow Line and it will also be the longest line on network with most number of stations.

Purple Line

Bareilly Junction To Delapeer Link Road via Cantt.

References
  1. "तोहफा:लखनऊ के बाद अब बरेली में दौड़ेगी मेट्रो, जाम से मिलेगी मुक्ति". Hindustan Dainik (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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