Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday laid the foundation stone for phase one of the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project at Ratagada near Trishulia.
Phase one of the project will connect Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) to Trishulia Square and will be carried out with an expenditure of Rs 6,255 crore by the state government.
The first phase of the metro rail project will cover 26 km and consists of 20 stations– Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Capital Hospital, Sishu Bhawan, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Ram Mandir Square, Vani Vihar, Acharya Vihar Square, Jaydev Vihar Square, Xavier Square, Rail Sadan, District Centre, Damana Square, Patia Square, KIIT Square, Nandan Vihar, Raghunathpur, Nanadankanan Zoological Park, Phulapokhari and Trisulia Square.
It will take 45 minutes from the airport to Trishulia.
“The foundation of new Odisha has been laid on the occasion of New Year. The metro rail project will be completed in four years and the people of the state will avail facility of metro rail. It will always remain in the history of Odisha’s development,” said Patnaik adding that the state government will bear the entire amount.
The project is the single largest investment made in any infrastructure project in the history of Odisha and is a flagship program under the 5T initiative.
Features of Bhubaneswar Metro
The length of the project from Bhubaneswar Airport to Trishulia Square is 26 km. There will be 20 metro stations including Capital Hospital, Rajmahal Square, Jayadev Vihar Square, and Patia Square.
The metro rail tracks and stations will be on elevated viaducts where Ultra-modern coaches and a signaling system will be used along with an advanced ticketing system.
Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation has signed an MoU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for the project.
DMRC will execute the project as a turn-key consultant and charge a fee of Rs 326.56 crore. On the occasion of the Utkal Divas on April 1, 2023, Patnaik announced the Metro rail project.
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