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

Key Information

• Project Name: Varanasi Metro Rail Project
• Owner: Govt. of India and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
• Executing Body: Varanasi Development Authority
• Project Type: Light Rail Transit System (LRTS)
• Project Cost: INR 17,227 Crores
• Total System Length: 29.23 km
• No. of Phases: 1 (2 Lines)
• External Funding Agency: NA
• Completion Target: NA
• Status: Under Consideration

Varanasi Metro Rail Network

Line 1:  BHEL –  Benaras Hindu University (BHU)

• Route Length: 19.35 km (Elevated: 3.845 km, Underground: 15.505 km)
• Stations: 17 (Elevated-4, Underground-13)
• Station Names: BHEL, Tarna, Shivpur, Sangam Colony, Gilat Bazar, Bhojubeer, Collectorate, Nadesar, Varanasi Junction, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Rathyatra, Benia Bagh, Kashi Vishvanath, Bangali Tola, Ratnakar Park, Tulsi Manas Mandir and Benaras Hindu University (BHU).
• Depot: TBD

Line 2: Benia Bagh – Sarnath

• Route Length: 9.885 km (Elevated: 1.923 km, Underground: 7.962 km)
• Stations: 9 (Elevated-2, Underground-7)
• Station Names: Benia Bagh, Kotwali, Machoori Park, Kashi Bus Depot, Jalalipura, Punchikrshi, Abapur, Havelia and Sarnath.
• Depot: TBD

Major Contract Awarded

• RITES Limited: Feasibility Study and DPR Consultancy.