Jammu Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

The Jammu Metro is a light rail transit system proposed for the city of Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir state, India.

Key Information

• Project Name: Jammu Light Metro Rail Project
• Type of System: Light Rail Transit System (LRTS)
• Executing Body:  Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MRDA)
• Owner: Govt. of India and Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
• Project Cost: INR 4,825 Crore (Phase I)
• Completion Target: 2024
• Status: Under consideration

Jammu Metro Rail Network (Phase I)

Corridor I:  Bantalab - Greater Kailash

• Route length: 17.0 km
• Total stations: 17 (All elevated)
• Station names: Bantalab, Chinore, Roop Nagar, Janipur, High Court, Lower Laxmi Nagar, Ambphalla, Secretariat, Raghunath Temple, Exhibition Ground, University, Panama Chowk, Jammu Railway Station, Trikuta Nagar, Trikuta Nagar Extension, Narwal, Greater Kailash.
• Depot: Bantalab (10-hectare area)
• Status: Approved by the state government

Corridor II: Udheywala - Exhibition Ground

• Route length: 6.0 km
• Total stations: 6 (All elevated)
• Proposed station names: Udheywala, Tirath Nagar, Suraj Nagar, Circuit House, Jewel Chowk, Exhibition Ground.
• Depot: Udheywala (10-hectare area)

Jammu Metro Rail Network (Phase II)

Corridor I Extn: Greater Kailash - Bari Brahmana Railway Station

• Route length: 6.0 km
• Total stations: 5 (All elevated)
• Station names: Kaluchak, SIDCO Factories, Bari Brahmana, Bari Brahmana Railway Station.

Corridor II Extn: Exhibition Ground - Satwari Chowk

• Route length: 14.5 km
• Total stations: 12 (All elevated)
• Station names: Rangora, Narwal Mandi, Transport Nagar, Malik Market, Sector-6, Sainik Colony, Greater Kailash, Kunjwani, Gangyal, Preet Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Satwari Chowk.

Major Contract Awarded

• RITES Limited: Feasibility Study and General Consultancy