India's cleanest city Indore is going to enter a new era. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch passenger service on the Super Priority Corridor of Indore Metro from Bhopal on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
This approximately 6 km stretch is the Super Priority Corridor of the Yellow Line. It includes five stations Gandhinagar Station, Super Corridor 6 Station, Super Corridor 5 Station, Super Corridor 4 Station and Super Corridor 3 Station. This corridor will reduce traffic and pollution, as well as provide comfortable travel to passengers.
The Super Priority Corridor is not only important from a technical point of view, but also a symbol of Indore's growing direction towards modernity.
31.32 km Metro project in Indore
Indore Metro project has a total length of 31.32 km. The project has 22.62 km elevated and 8.7 km underground metro. There will be 28 stations on the yellow line of the Metro, which will make urban travel easy, fast and eco-friendly.
The cost of the entire 31.32 km Metro project is approximately Rs 7,500 crore. Initially, a 6 km corridor is being inaugurated, its cost is approximately Rs 1520 crore. This project is an important step towards making Indore a modern, eco-friendly city.
Special features of Indore Metro
• Air-conditioned, pollution-free modern coaches
• Passenger capacity of one train: about 980 passengers
• Lift and escalator facilities at all stations
• Braille script and tactile tiles for Divyangjans
• CCTV cameras and fire fighting equipment at all stations and depots
• Emergency buttons and intercom for the safety of passengers
• Audio announcement system for visually impaired passengers
• Wheel-chairs, seating facilities, toilets and drinking water at metro stations
Prakash Kumar Pandey