Ahmedabad Metro service to begin on October 6

06 Oct 2022 CW Team

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) will begin commercial operations on the 18.87-km North-South corridor of the Ahmedabad Metro on October 6, according to official sources. This will be the second corridor of the project's Phase-1, which will open for passenger travel this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ahmedabad Metro Phase-1, which includes East-West and North-South corridors, on September 30. However, commercial operations on the 40.03-km East-West Corridor began only on October 2. The East-West Corridor (total length 21.16 km) between Vastral Gam and Thaltej Gam has been partially operational since March 2019, when Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a 6.5-km stretch of the corridor between Vastral Gam and Apparel Park.

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