Vijayawada Metro Rail

Vijayawada Metro Rail is a proposed rapid transit system in The INDIAN city of Vijayawada. The system is proposed to reduce traffic congestion in the city and consists of two corridors in phase-I covering 26.03 km. The project is estimated to cost 6,769 crore.

History

The Metro rail project is proposed by N Chandrababu Naidu to reduce traffic congestion in the city. The project was awarded to E.Sreedharan led Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), keeping in view its successful execution of the Delhi Metro Rail project. DMRC has been asked to complete phase-1 of the project by December 2018.

Project report

Aarvee Associates, a firm assigned with the responsibility of conducting household and traffic surveys has got on to the job.

A detailed project report on the Vijayawada Metro was submitted by Principal Advisor of DMRC, E.Sreedharan to the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on April 27, 2015. Japanese International Cooperation agency is funding Rs.3600 crores for this project.

Plan

As Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu planned a new capital for Andhra Pradesh, he planned to develop Vijayawada as a smart city & rolled out plans for metro in the city.

Network and route

The proposed interchange of two lines is Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), a bus station located at the southern side of Vijayawada city and beside the Krishna River. The proposed first line will follow Bandar Road from Pandit Nehru Bus Station to Penamaluru via Mahatma Gandhi road and the second run from PNBS along Eluru Road to Nidamanuru via Vijayawada Railway Station. An extension to Amaravati (state capital) is proposed in a subsequent phase. The project does not serve One Town area, where commercial locations such as KR Market, Vastralatha and the temple of Kanaka Durga are located.