Darbhanga Metro Explained

Owner:Metro Rail Corporation
Transit Type:Metro Railway
Chief Executive:Department of Urban Development and Housing Development, Bihar Government
Darbhanga Metro
Area Served:Darbhanga City
Native Name:दरभंगा मेट्रो

Darbhanga Metro is a proposed metro railway service in the city of Darbhanga in the Mithila region of Bihar. The proposal was proposed by the department of Urban Development and Housing Development of Bihar Government to provide facility of metro railway services in the four major metro cities Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur.[1] [2] [3]

Description

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has given its consent in principle to run a metro train in Darbhanga on 21 June 2024.[4] [5] In Darbhanga, the metro rail is expected to run from Darbhanga Airport, west of Darbhanga station, Mirzapur, DMCH Laheriyasarai and the last part of the city to Ekmighat. The Government of Bihar has entrusted the task of finding out the feasibility of Darbhanga Metro operations to RITES Limited (Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd) which is a Navaratna Company of central government under Railway Ministry.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darbhanga metro route plan: दरभंगा में ये हो सकता है मेट्रो ट्रेन का रूट, शहर की ये जगहें स्टेशन बनाने के लिए एक नंबर . 2024-06-27 . Navbharat Times . hi.
  2. News: Bihar cabinet gives nod to metro projects in Gaya, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur . Hindustan Times.
  3. News: 2024-06-20 . Bihar cabinet gives nod to metro projects in four more cities . 2024-06-27 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  4. News: 2024-06-21 . Bihar Cabinet nod to metro rail in Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur . 2024-06-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-20 . दरभंगा समेत बिहार के इन चार शहरों में चलेगी मेट्रो, नीतीश कैबिनेट ने 22 एजेंडों पर लगाई मुहर . 2024-06-27 . आज तक . hi.
  6. Web site: भागलपुर, दरभंगा, मुजफ्फरपुर और गया में चलेगी मेट्रो? नीतीश सरकार ने रेल कंपनी को सौंपा यह काम . 2024-07-04 . Hindustan . hi.