Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project today. He boarded the metro train at IIT Kanpur metro station and thus becomes the first VVIP passenger of the service.
He was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The Kanpur Metro Rail Project comprises two corridors and has a total length of 32.5 km.
The first corridor from IIT- Kanpur to Naubasta is 23.8 km long. The second corridor is 8.6 km long from Chandrashekar Azad Agriculture University to Barra- 8.
From December 29, the metro services will be available from 6 a.m to 10. p.m. daily.
Originally, ticketing with QR codes remains available but afterwards, there will also be introduced smart cards for commuters.
The Kanpur Metro will run on the Priority Section from IIT- Kanpur to Motijheel with three nicely built coaches.
Certified with the ISO-14001 certification for environment management it is also ISO-45001 certification for safety management. The entire stretch developed under the green building codes making it shielded from the environment.
All the nine stations of the Priority Corridor have been certified with platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council.
