India’s fastest metro-rail is here!

17 Mar 2022 CW Team

Uttar Pradesh is one of the most populous states in India and the city of Kanpur is among its most populated cities. Kanpur is also one of the biggest industrial cities, being a hub for textile and leather, among others. Like any other old city in the country, the widths of its roads are limited, which makes movement by public or private transport within the city a challenge. Considering that cities have grown extensively over time and that the roads cannot be widened, the need for a mass rapid transit system was keenly felt. This gave birth to the master plan of one of India’s fastest metro-rail projects: The Kanpur Metro.

The construction of the elevated viaduct included nine elevated metro stations: IIT Kanpur, Kalyanpur, SPM Hospital, Kanpur University, Gurudev Crossing, Geeta Nagar, LLR Hospital, Rawatpur and Motijheel. The elevated stretch was 9.6 km and major components of construction included…

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