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Ludhiana Metro

Ludhiana Metro was a proposed rapid transit system for the city of Ludhiana, Punjab. It is expected to cost 10,516 crore (US$1.97 billion).

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was asked to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) in 2007. The state government estimated the project cost to be 30 billion (US$310 million) at 2007 prices. The DPR was scheduled to be finalized by the end of September 2012.

The DMRC report proposed 2 corridors. The first corridor of Ludhiana Metro will be 15.798 km long having 14 stations. The second corridor will be 13.035 km long with 13 stations. It will cost around 6,600 crore (US$690 million). A detailed feasibility study has been done by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd which took one and half years. The DMRC will be the Punjab Government's official consultant on the project. A special purpose vehicle, the Punjab Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC), will be established to execute the project.

On 17 July 2012, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal approved the project in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) or Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model. On 2 September 2012, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal appointed the Ludhiana Municipal Commissioner as managing director of Ludhiana Metro and the director of Chawla textiles Mr.Aman Chawla will be responsible for time bound completion.

The metro in Ludhiana will be of total 29 kilometers, of which 22 km will be elevated and 7 km will be underground. The two proposed corridors are:

Corridor I: Ayali Chowk – BBMB Power House This line will run from East to West following a distance of 15.798 km and will have 14 stations – 10 elevated and 4 underground. The stations are :

Corridor II: Gill Village – Rahon Road Chungi This line will run from North to South covering a distance of 13.035 km and will have 13 stations – 6 elevated and 7 underground. The stations are :

Estimated per kilometer cost for the construction of the metro will be Rs 1.75 billion for elevated track and Rs 3.25 billion for the underground. The average cost per kilometer is around Rs 3 billion.

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