India’s metro rail programme has entered a new phase—one where the focus is no longer only on adding kilometres, but on building integrated, reliable and financially sustainable urban transit systems. With more than 1,000 km of metro lines already operational and daily ridership exceeding 10 million, the challenge now lies in execution quality, underground risk management, multimodal integration, viable funding structures, and large-scale digital adoption. These themes framed deliberations at the 4th Metro Rail Summit 2026, held in Mumbai, under the theme Accelerating the Lifeline of Urban Transport.
The conference, organised by FIRST Construction Council, brought together metro operators, project authorities, consultants, contractors, financiers, and technology providers to examine how India can future-proof its metro expansion....

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