PM Modi inaugurates priority section of Agra Metro; here’s a look at the project

Agra Metro train services will start for the general public on March 7.

PM Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated the priority corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project (Screengrab)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated the priority corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, which aims to connect the Unesco World Heritage sites including the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Sikandra Tomb, for tourists.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the Agra Metro from the Taj Mahal Metro Station. Officials said Adityanath will also travel on a train from the Taj Mahal Metro Station to the Taj East Gate Metro Station. Agra Metro service will start operating for the general public on March 7.

Panchanan Mishra, Deputy General Manager, Public Relations, UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), said there are 14 stations in the first corridor of Agra Metro. Out of which the construction work of six stations of the Priority Corridor has been completed. Among them, the Taj East Gate, Captain Shubham Gupta, and Fatehabad Road metro stations are elevated and the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Mankameshwar metro stations are underground.

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Mishra said all six metro stations, including the Taj Mahal, Fatehabad Road, Shaheed Captain Shubham Gupta, and Taj East Gate Metro Station, have been decorated and beautified for the inauguration ceremony.

At present, Agra Metro trains will be operated between these six stations. Officials said the general public will be able to travel in Agra Metro trains from March 7 by paying a fare ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 30 per passenger. These Agra Metro trains will operate from 6 am to 10 pm.

As many as 28 CCTV cameras have been installed at one station. The responsibility for the security of all the stations has been given to the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UP SSF). About 150 UP SSF personnel have been deployed at all the stations.

Local craftsmanship of Agra has been given a place at the metro stations with paintings hung there. Apart from this, selfie points have also been made.

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A look at the Agra Metro Rail Project:

The total cost of the Agra Metro project is Rs 8,379 crore.
Agra Metro will have two corridors of 30 km
27 stations will be built, of which 20 will be elevated and seven underground
The first corridor, Taj East Gate to Sikandra, will cover a distance of 14 km
The second corridor from Agra Cantt Station to Kalindi Vihar will cover 16 km

Special features of Agra Metro Train:

973 passengers will be able to travel on Agra Metro trains
Agra Metro has a brake system which will produce electricity
25 CCTVs and display boards have been installed inside Agra Metro train coaches
Agra Metro will be operated from the control room located in PAC Depot.

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