Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro is a proposed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) to connect Nagpur with surrounding suburban cities with three-coach light rail transit.

• Project Name: Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro Rail Project
• Owner: Maharastra Metro Rail Corporation, Govt. of Maharashtra and Central Railway (CR)
• Operator: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro)
• Project Type: Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)
• Total Network: 268.63
• Project Cost: INR 333.60 Crore
• Funding Pattern: Govt of Maharashtra, Govt. of India and KfW
• Completion Target: 2022

Broad Gauge Metro Network

Corridor I: Nagpur - Wardha

• Route Length: 78.8 km
• No. of Stations: 13
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Ajni, Khapri, Gumgaon, Bori, Borkhedi, Sindi, Tuljapur, Dahegaon, Seloo Road, Varud, Sewagram and Wardha Junction

Corridor II: Nagpur-Narkhed

• Route Length: 85.53 km
• No. of Stations: 11
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Godhani, Bharatwada, Kalmeshwar, Kohali, Sonkhamb, Metpanjra, Katol, Kalambha, Tinkheda and Narkhed Junction

Corridor III: Nagpur-Ramtek

• Route Length: 41.6 km
• No. of Stations: 7
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Dumri Khurd, Amdi Halt and Ramtek

Corridor IV: Nagpur-Bhandara Road

• Route Length: 62.7 km
• No. of Stations: 8
• Station Names: Nagpur Junction, Kalamna, Kamptee, Kanhan Junction, Chacher, Rewral, Khat and Bhandara Road

Depot: Khapri

Project Cost: Rs. 333.60 crore

• Rolling Stock: Rs.200 crore
• Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System: Rs.11.64 crore
• Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure: Rs.15 crore
• Construction of car shed, Station upgradation and passenger amenities: Rs.23.12 crore
• Pre-operative expenses: Rs.4.97 crore
• Station integration (Broadgauge Metro and Nagpur Metro): Rs.25 crore
• Construction of Depot: Rs.80 crore
• Taxes: Rs.48 crore.

Rolling Stock

• Train Type: Broad Gauge
• Design Speed: 200 km/h
• Maximum Operating Speed: 160 km/h
• Coaches: 3 Coach Train (DT-M-T)
• Passenger Capacity: 885 (driver motor car – 285, trailer car – 315 and motor car – 285

Major Contractors

• UMTC Limited: General Consultancy

Progress so far...

• July 2018: An MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra, Central Railway and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro).
• November 2019: Railway Board approved the detailed project report (DPR) of the project.
• October 2020: Maharashtra Government cabinet approved the DPR of the project.