Timeline of Lucknow Metro

The Lucknow Metro project is the most expensive public transport system in the state of Uttar Pradesh,total cost of phase 1&2 will be about $2 billion, costing ₹6,928 crore (US$965 million) in Phase 1 of construction, first lane of which has been made operational by 6 September 2017.[1][2][3] Lucknow Metro is expected to cover 140 km in the city in total 4 phases in next 25 years.

Lucknow Metro will be having two routes, from North to South and East to West. The North-South corridor starts at Amausi to Munshi Pulia, with a total length of 22.878 km (14.216 mi). The East-West corridor starts at Charbagh Railway Station and ends at Vasant Kunj. Both lines will intersect at Charbagh. An extension line from Indira Nagar – Polytechnic Crossing – Gomti Nagar will extend it to Patrakarpuram, Gomti Nagar.[4] The difference between arrival time of trains at each station is 7 minutes.[5] This would be reduced to 5 minutes and then to 3 minutes in phases. The first phase of the project has been launched in 6 September 2017.[1][2][3]

The Lucknow Metro is the fastest built and commissioned metro system in the world.[6][7][8][9][10]

Project Timeline

  • September 2008: DMRC submits a concept paper after the Lucknow metro rail project is proposed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  • October 2008: The metro rail project in Lucknow is cleared by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).
  • February 2009: An agreement is signed between DMRC and LDA.[4]
  • June 2009: A Bangalore-based company hired by DMRC studies traffic pattern of Lucknow.
  • July 2009: Geotechnical survey initiated by DMRC.
  • April 2010: Traffic and transportation report is submitted by DMRC.
  • May 2010: DMRC and a committee headed by the Chief Secretary of Government of Uttar Pradesh start consultation process related to traffic issues.
  • June 2010: DMRC submits the route alignment plan. The Divisional Commissioner of Lucknow is asked to coordinate with the concerned departments.
  • August 2010: DMRC presents the detailed route plan.
  • September 2010: The committee headed by the Divisional Commissioner consults DMRC on the route once again.
  • July 2011: A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is submitted.
  • June 2013: The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav gave clearance to the metro rail network.[11][12][13] The state cabinet also gave approval for the creation of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation.[11][12][13]
  • August 2013: Government of Uttar Pradesh approved the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by DMRC.[14]
  • October 2013: LMRC, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) is formed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to build and operate the Lucknow Metro.[15] The SPV is incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on 25 November 2013.[15] Construction Phase to begin in December.[15][16]
  • November 2013: DMRC pitches for Lucknow Metro work, assures first phase completion by Feb 2017.[17]
  • December 2013: Government of India, in principle, approves the project.[18]
  • February 2014: E. Sreedharan appointed as Principal Adviser of Lucknow metro.
  • March 2014: Foundation stone laid for Lucknow Metro project.
  • 10 July 2014: 100 crores rupees were set aside for Lucknow Metro in the Union Budget, by Finance Minister Of India Arun Jaitley.[19]
  • 27 September 2014: Construction begins on the Lucknow Metro.[20]
  • 6 August 2015: Lucknow Metro got clearance from Public Investment Board (PIB) of Government of India.[21][22]
  • 22 December 2015: Union Cabinet has approved the construction of Rail Project Phase - 1A.[23][24]
  • 30 March 2016: To speed up clearance processes for Lucknow Metro, LMRC becomes a 50:50 joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[25] As a result, the LMRC board is reconstituted with five nominee directors being nominated by both Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh each, apart from the three full-time directors. Additionally, the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh is replaced by the Union Urban Development Secretary as the ex-officio Chairman of LMRC.[25]
  • 18 September 2016: 90% of the work completed in the construction of Rail Project Phase - 1A.
  • 20 October 2016: Lucknow metro begins work on Faizabad Road, does Bhoomi puja for Phase 1B.[26][27]
  • 1 December 2016: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh flagged off the train at the Transport Nagar depot on a trial run on priority section till the Alambagh Station.[28] The inaugural ride was piloted by two women.[29]
  • 20 June 2017: Fifth metro train set arrives at Transport Nagar depot.[30]
  • 23 June 2017: As per E. Sreedharan, Kochi metro was built in four years whereas Lucknow Metro will be completed in a period of two years and nine months, and that would be the fastest in India and the world till now.[7]
  • 8 July 2017: Sixth and final metro train set arrives for first phase requirement.[31]
  • 26 July 2017: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CMRS) is scheduled to make an on-site inspection of operational preparedness of the Lucknow Metro Rail service this week before giving the much-awaited green light to the project to be thrown open to the public.The CMRS is expected to carry out the inspection on 27 and 28 July.[32]
  • 29 Aug 2017: Lucknow metro to be inaugurated on 5 September 2017. The metro trains will ply between Transport Nagar and Charbagh.[33][34]
  • 5 September 2017: Minister of Home Affairs and Member of Parliament for Lucknow Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurate Lucknow metro.[1][2][3]

See also

References

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  12. 1 2 Ashish Tripathi (30 June 2013). "Design Lucknow metro logo, win Rs 20,000". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Work on Lucknow Metro to begin December". Zee News. August 21, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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  16. ↑ "Metro Rail Construction at Lucknow to begin by December". Biharprabha. October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ "DMRC pitches for Lucknow Metro work, assures first phase completion by Feb 2017". The Economic Times. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  18. ↑ Priyanka Singh (28 December 2013). "UP gets Centre's sanction letter for Lucknow Metro". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Budget 2014-15: Rs 100 crore for metros in Ahmedabad, Lucknow". Business Today. July 10, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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  21. ↑ "अब रफ्तार पकड़ेगा लखनऊ मेट्रो प्रोजेक्ट, पीआईबी से मिल गया क्लीयरेंस" [Lucknow Metro project gets clearance from PIB, will now speed up]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). August 6, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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  23. ↑ "Approval for Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase-1A". Press Information Bureau of India. December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro project at an estimated cost of Rs 6,928 crore". The Economic Times. December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  25. 1 2 "Lucknow Metro a joint venture now, clearances to be faster". Hindustan Times. March 30, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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  31. ↑ Singh, Priyanka (July 8, 2017). "Lucknow Metro receives sixth metro-train from Sri City". The Times of India. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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