Lok Sabha Question No. 1100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Expansion of Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bunty Vivek Sahu, Shri Kripanath Mallah

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1100 TO BE ANSWERED ON  FEBRUARY 05, 2026

## EXPANSION OF METRO RAIL NETWORK IN BENGALURU

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## NO. 1100.  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

## SHRI BUNTY VIVEK SAHU:

Will the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of India's metro rail network including the total operational length and the cities covered as on December, 2025;
- (b) the  details  of  metro  projects  inaugurated  during  2025  including Bengaluru  Yellow  Line,  Mumbai  Metro  Line-3  and  Bhopal  Metro Orange Line;
- (c) the metro expansion projects approved during 2025 including Delhi Metro  Phase  -V(A)  and  Pune  Metro  Phase-2  along  with  their estimated costs and timelines; and
- (d) the  ridership  growth  achieved  and  the  contribution  of  metro expansion to urban mobility and decarbonisation?

## 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 highcapacity  public  transport  system,  thereby  reducing  dependence  on private vehicles, easing traffic congestion which results in reduction in vehicular emissions and fuel savings.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1100 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING EXPANSION OF METRO RAIL NETWORK IN BENGALURU.

## 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)                |                         6.94 |

Annexure II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1100 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING EXPANSION OF METRO RAIL NETWORK IN BENGALURU. DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT OF

## INDIA IN 2025:

|   S. No. | Metro Rail Project                                                   |   Length (in Km) | Cost (in Rs crore)   | Time for Completion from sanction date of Metro Project   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Rithala - Kundli corridor of Delhi metro Phase IV                    |           26.46  | 6,230.99             | 4 to 6 years                                              |
|        2 | Pune Metro Phase 2A & 2B                                             |           12.75  | 3,626.24             | 4 to 6 years                                              |
|        3 | Extension of Noida Metro Aqua line from Depot Station to Boraki MMTH |            2.6   | 416.34               | 4 to 6 years                                              |
|        4 | Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase 1B                                  |           11.165 | 5,801.05             | 4 to 6 years                                              |
|        5 | Pune metro Phase 2 Line 4 Kharadi to Khadakwasla                     |           31.63  | 9,857.85             | 4 to 6 years                                              |
|        6 | Delhi Metro Phase V                                                  |           16.07  | 12,014.91            | 4 to 6 years                                              |