State approves DPR of Rs 5,125 crore metro project to link Old Gurugram

Gurugram, India (Urban Transport News): The Haryana government cabinet has approved a revised detailed project report (DPR) which proposes a composite metro rail network without any interchange for Rapid Metro and HUDA City Centre of Delhi Metro. Now it has been sent to the Central Government for the final approval. The 31-km long metro rail network will have a total of 25 stations and the total project cost is pegged to Rs 5,125 crore. If everything Ok, then work on the extension of the metro line, connecting old and new Gurugram could begin by the first half of 2020 and will be completed by 2025. Commenting on the revised DPR, a senior Gurgaon Municipal Development Authority (GMDA) official said:

The 31-km metro line will be extended up to Rapid Metro station opposite Ambience Mall. Here, instead of making interchange point the metro will run on the same line as the Rapid Metro. The previous DPR had proposed six interchange points in the 25 new metro stations. That has been done away with. Except for these, there are no major changes in the revised plan.

“Parts of the plan had to be modified after RMGL’s exit. The new DPR has not introduced any big changes, only minor tweaks. The plan has been sent to the government for approval. It is too early to commit to a deadline, but work on the project is expected to begin soon", he added. In September this year, the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) had submitted the revised detailed project report (DPR) to Haryana Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (HMRTC) an subsequently the HMRTC board approved the same without any change.

25 stations will be built

The Old Gurugram metro link will connect at the Sikanderpur metro station starting from HUDA city center. On this route, a total of 25 stations viz. Sector 45, Cyber ​​Park, Sector 46, Sector 47, Sector-48, Technology Park, Udyog Vihar Phase 6, Sector 10, Sector 37, Basai, Sector 9, with HUDA City Center Sector 7, Sector 4, Sector 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Krishna Chowk, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23A, Sector 22, Udyog Vihar Phase 4, Udyog Vihar Phase 5 and Cybercity will be built.

Project will cost Rs 5,125 crore

The Old Gurugram-New Gurugram Metro link project would cost Rs 5,125 crore to prepare the project. This includes; - Rs 217.25 crore on land acquisition, - Rs 975.98 crores for metro alignment and formation, - Rs 935.42 crores for station building and others, - Rs 128.06 crores for the metro depot, - Rs 324.07 crores for traction and power supply, - Rs 228.34 crores for mainline signal - Rs 320.15 crore for telecom, - Rs 44.90 crores for staff quarters, and - Rs. 166.02 crore for road construction, and other works.