Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Status of Metro Rail Project Proposals
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.130

TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 29, 2026

## STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECT PROPOSALS

## NO. 130. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has rejected the Metro Rail project proposals for the Tier-II cities of Coimbatore and Madurai in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the complete list of Metro Rail projects approved in Tier-II cities across the country till date, location-wise along with the respective population of the cities and the estimated cost of each project?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) Central Government examined the proposals for Metro Projects in cities of Coimbatore and Madurai as submitted by Government of Tamil Nadu and communicated  observations  to  State  Govt.  The  main  observations  are  as under:

## Coimbatore

- Low average trip lengths and the existing average speeds on  road,  the  modal  shift  to  metro  system  is  not  expected due to negligible time savings.
- In  addition  to  Coimbatore  Municipal  Corporation  (CMC) Area,  population  of  Local  Planning  Area  (LPA),  has  been taken to be served by Metro system. It is difficult for people living in LPA, which is 5 times bigger than CMC area to use proposed metro system.

- The  projected  ridership  figure  of  5.9  lakh  per  day  for proposed network of 34 km of Coimbatore metro is higher as compared to actual ridership figure of 4 lakh per day on 54.10  km  operational  network  of  Chennai  Metro  phase-1, which  is  serving  larger  population.  Therefore,  projected ridership figures in DPR are not realistic.
- At several locations, it is not feasible to construct station due to non availability of enough Right of Way (RoW).

## Madurai

- In  the  Comprehensive  Mobility  Plan  (CMP)  submitted  by GoTN,  it  has  been  clearly  stipulated  that  the  current ridership is justifiable for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).
- (b)
- Details are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

|   S. No. | City   | Location                                                             | Population(in lakh as per census 2011)   | Project Cost (in Cr.)   | Date of Approval   |
|----------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Patna  | i. Danapur - KhemniCh ak ii. Patna Station to New ISBT               | 20.32                                    | 13,365.77               | Feb-2019           |
|        2 | Surat  | i. Sarthana- Dream City ii. Bhesan- Saroli                           | 44.67                                    | 16,361                  | March - 2019       |
|        3 | Kochi  | Phase-I                                                              | 21                                       | 5,181.79                | July-2012          |
|        3 |        | Phase-IA                                                             |                                          | 710.93                  | Feb-2023           |
|        3 |        | Phase-IB                                                             |                                          | 448.33                  | June-2019          |
|        3 |        | Phase-II                                                             |                                          | 1,957.05                | Nov-2022           |
|        4 | Indore | Ring line: Bengali Square- Vihay Nagar - Bhwarsala- Airport- Palasia | 22.91                                    | 7,500.80                | Nov-2018           |
|        5 | Bhopal | i. Karond to AIIMS ii. Bhadbhada Square to Ratnagiri Tiraha          | 18.83                                    | 6,941.40                | Nov-2018           |
|        6 | Nagpur | Phase-I                                                              | 24.05                                    | 9,759.79                | Aug-2014           |
|        6 |        | Phase-II                                                             | 24.05                                    | 6,708                   | Dec-2022           |
|        6 | Mumbai | Line-3                                                               | 124.42                                   | 23,136                  | July-2013          |
|        6 | Thane  | Integral Ring Metro                                                  | 18.4(Parts of MMR)                       | 12,200                  | Sep-2024           |
|        7 | Pune   | PCMC- Swargate & Vanaz- Ramwadi                                      | 59.91                                    | 13,656.22               | Dec-2016           |

|     |                 | PCMC-Nigdi Project                                       |      |           |           |
|-----|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|-----------|-----------|
|     |                 | Nigdi Project                                            |      | 910.18    | Oct-2023  |
|     |                 | Swargate to Katraj                                       |      | 2,954.53  | Sept-2024 |
|     |                 | Vanaz to Chandani Chowk                                  |      | 3,626.24  | July-2025 |
|     |                 | Nal Stop-Warje Manik Baug                                |      | 9,857.85  | Dec-2025  |
| 8.  | Agra            | Sikandara-Taj East Gate Agra Cantt.- Kalindi Vihar       | 15.9 | 8,379.62  | May-2019  |
| 9.  | Lucknow         | Phase-IA(CCS Airport to Munshi Pulia)                    | 28   | 6,928     | Jan-2016  |
|     |                 | Phase-IB (Charbagh to Vasant Kunj)                       |      | 5,801.05  | Sept-2025 |
| 10. | Kanpur          | Corridor I: IIT Kanpur to Naubasta                       | 27.7 |           | May-2019  |
|     |                 | Corridor II: Agriculture University Barra 8              |      | 11,076.48 |           |
|     |                 | to                                                       |      |           |           |
| 11. | Noida & Greater | Noida Sector 51 to Depot Station                         | 7.39 | 5,503.00  | June-2017 |
|     | Noida           | Extension of Aqua Line from Depot Station to Boraki MMTH |      | 416.34    | July-2025 |
| 12. | Chennai         | Phase-I                                                  | 80   | 18,379.92 | Feb-2009  |
|     |                 | Phase-I Extension                                        |      | 3,770     | June-2016 |
|     |                 | Phase-II                                                 | 89.2 | 63,246.4  | Oct-2024  |
| 13. | Ahmedabad       | Phase-I                                                  | 55   | 10,773    | Nov-2014  |

|     |           | Phase-II                                                              |       | 5,384.17   | March- 2019       |
|-----|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|------------|-------------------|
| 14. | Delhi     | Phase-I                                                               | 167   | 10,891     | Nov-1996          |
|     |           | Phase-II                                                              |       | 25,620     | March- 2006       |
|     |           | Phase-III and extension                                               |       | 48,565     | Sep-2011          |
|     |           | Phase-IV(03 priority corridor)                                        |       | 24,948.65  | July-2019         |
|     |           | Phase-IV(2 balance corridor)                                          |       | 8,400      | March- 2024       |
|     |           | Millenium City Centre to Cyber City Gurugram                          |       | 5,452.72   | July- 2023        |
|     |           | Rithala-Kundli                                                        |       | 6,231      | Jan-2025          |
| 15. | Bangalore | Phase-I i.Byappanhalli- Mysore Road ii.Yeshwantpur Rly Stn- Jayanagar | 56.76 | 14,133.17  | May-2006 Jan-2010 |
|     |           | Phase-II                                                              | 80.51 | 26,405.14  | Feb-2014          |
|     |           | Phase-2A                                                              |       | 14,788.10  | June-2021         |
|     |           | Phase-3                                                               |       | 15,611     | Sept-2024         |