Kanpur Metro

Kanpur Metro
Kanpur Metro
	UPMRC Logo
	Kanpur Metro train arriving at station
Overview
Owner	Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Locale	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	Orange Line (Partially operational & under construction); Blue Line (Under construction)
Line number	Orange Line – 1; Blue Line – 2;
Number of stations	Operational: Phase 1 Orange Line 9 stations - 8.98 km (5.58 mi) Motijheel - IIT Kanpur Under Construction - (Phase 1) Orange Line 12 Stations - 14.805 km (9.199 mi) (Under construction - Dec 2024 expected) Chunniganj - Naubasta Blue Line 8 stations - 8.6 km (5.3 mi) (Under construction - Dec 2026 expected) CSA University - Barra 8
Headquarters	Kanpur Metro Depot, Gurudev Chauraha, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024, India
Website	http://www.lmrcl.com
Operation
Began operation	December 28, 2021
Operator(s)	Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Character	Elevated & Underground
Train length	3 coaches
Headway	3 minutes
Technical
System length	Phase 1 - Orange Line 8.98 km (5.58 mi) (Operational); 14.805 km (9.199 mi) (Under construction - Dec 2024 expected) Blue Line 8.6 km (5.3 mi) (Under construction - Dec 2026 expected)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Average speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
System map
System map

The Kanpur Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro is owned and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) and it partially opened within 2 years of construction starting in 2019.

Kanpur Metro has faced criticism for its low ridership on its partially opened route. It had daily average ridership of only 8,000 to 10,000 passengers a day. ^[2]

^ "Sterling & Wilson Wins Kanpur Metro's Third Rail Electrification Bid". 2 September 2020.
^ "Kanpur metro completes one month of ridership". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[themetrorailguy.com-1] "Sterling & Wilson Wins Kanpur Metro's Third Rail Electrification Bid". 2 September 2020.

[2] "Kanpur metro completes one month of ridership". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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