Agra Metro Project sees New Development, CM Adityanath Renames Jama Masjid Metro Station

Agra, 28th July 2023: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched the high-speed train testing of Agra Metro and declared that the metro service will commence in February 2024.

According to a media report by PTI, the Jama Masjid metro station has been renamed Mankameshwar Mandir Station. The chief minister also had a review meeting with district authorities on the grounds of the circuit house.

CM Yogi stated on the occasion, “I feel very proud to share that now the high-speed trials of Agra Metro have begun. The staff did an excellent job. Metro services will be available to Agra residents by February 2024.”

Sushil Kumar, MD of the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), stated that the UPMRC has always completed metro projects on time and ahead of schedule.

Kumar said, “This time as well we will achieve the same milestone, by delivering a world-class metro to the people of Agra ahead of the set timeline. The low-speed trials of the metro were already being carried out in the Agra Metro Depot.”

He further added, “Now, the high-speed trials will commence on the 3-km-long elevated viaduct comprising three elevated stations, which is a part of the 6-km-long priority stretch (on the first corridor) that runs from Taj East Gate Metro Station to Jama Masjid Metro Station.”

The Agra Metro Rail Project consists of two routes totalling 29.4 km in length. The first corridor is 13.7 kilometres long and spans from Taj East Gate to Sikandra. It features six elevated and seven underground stations. The second corridor is 15.7 km long and connects Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar. The entire corridor is elevated, and 14 metro stations are located along it.

Metro services are available in five cities in Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida.

Agra will now be the sixth metro city in the
future, providing plenty of job possibilities, boosting tourism, and improving the state’s image on the global stage, according to the UP CM.