Japan has committed Rs 7,084 crore to India for three infrastructure projects, including the Patna Metro rail project. Notes in this regard were exchanged between Rajat Kumar Mishra, additional secretary, department of economic affairs and Japan ambassador to India Suzuki Hiroshi, as per an official statement.
Japan will fund the Patna Metro rail project, around Rs 5,509 crore, along with two other projects, which include a project for forest and biodiversity conservation for climate change response in West Bengal (around Rs 520 crore) and Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood Improvement Project (around Rs 1,055 crore).
The Patna metro project aims to meet the increasing traffic demand in the city through the new metro corridor 1 and 2, thus contributing to the improvement in the urban environment and economic development as well as mitigation of climate change.
Patna Metro project: Details
The Patna Metro, currently under construction, is a rapid transit system owned and operated by the Patna Metro Rail Corporation. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is the nodal agency for the Patna Metro project. The first phase will have five stations between Patliputra Bus Terminal to Malahi Pakdi. It is expected to be ready by March 2025.
The Patna Metro Project is being developed under a Public Private Partnership mode at an estimated cost of Rs 13,365 crore, including the land acquisition cost to be borne by the Bihar government.
The project includes two corridors:
East West corridor
The east-west corridor will connect Danapur cantonment and Khemnichak via Mithapur.
North South corridor
The north-south corridor, Patna Railway Station to New ISBT, comprises a 23.30 km elevated track and a 16.30 km underground section.
The lowering work of the first-ever Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) segment for corridor 1 of the Patna Metro project Patliputra to Patliputra Bus Terminal recently began at Moinul Haq Stadium to construct the underground section. As part of the drive, the machine will carve out two parallel tunnels for the up and down movement of metro trains under the first phase.
The estimated time to develop the underground tunnel of corridor 2 is 30 months, during which four TBMs will be used in two phases. This will connect six underground stations, Rajendra Nagar, Moinul Haq Stadium, PU, PMCH, Gandhi Maidan, Akashvani and Patna Junction. The 7.9 km underground network will be completed by 2026. A 6.6-km priority corridor will have five elevated stations at Malahi Pakri, Khemnichak, Bhoothnath, Zero Mile and Patliputra ISBT.
Patna Metro project: Stations
East-West Metro corridor
| Station name | Layout | Interchange |
| Danapur Cantonment | Elevated | |
| Saguna Mor | Elevated | |
| RPS Mor | Elevated | |
| Patliputra | Underground | North – South corridor |
| Rukanpura | Underground | |
| Raja Bazar | Underground | |
| Patna Zoo | Underground | |
| Vikas Bhawan | Underground | |
| Vidyut Bhawan | Underground | |
| Patna Junction | Underground | |
| Mithapur | Elevated | |
| Ramkrishan Nagar | Elevated | |
| Jaganpura | Elevated | |
| Khemnichak | Elevated | North – South corridor |
North – South Metro corridor
| Station name | Layout | Interchange |
| Patna Junction | Underground | East West corridor |
| Akashvani | Underground | |
| Gandhi Maidan | Underground | |
| PMCH Hospital | Underground | |
| Patna University | Underground | |
| Moin-ul-Haq Stadium | Underground | |
| Rajendra Nagar | Underground | |
| Malahi Pakri | Elevated | |
| Khemnichak | Elevated | East West corridor |
| Bhootnath | Elevated | |
| Zero Mile | Elevated | |
| New ISBT | Elevated |
Patna metro project timeline
- Feb 2019: Patna Metro project received approval from the Public Investment Board (PIB). The Union Cabinet approved the Patna Metro project comprising 2 corridors. The foundation stone for Patna’s first metro rail corridor was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Nov 2018: DPR for Patna Metro approved by the central government
- Sep 2018: Patna Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (PMRCL) was constituted as a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
- Feb 2016: DPR for Patna Metro was approved by the Bihar cabinet
- May 2015: Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by RITES
FAQ
Which company is developing Patna Metro project?
In January 2022, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured the order from DMRC for the design and construction of the Corridor 2 of Phase 1 of Patna MRTS.
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