Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro

Operational Operator: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) Length: 78.8 km Official site ↗

The Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro is a regional rapid-transit service built by Maharashtra Metro (Maha Metro) that repurposes Central Railway’s existing broad-gauge tracks to run modern, comfortable trains between Nagpur and its surrounding towns – Wardha, Katol, Narkhed, Ramtek and Bhandara. Rather than laying new metro track, it overlays a suburban-rail service on mainline infrastructure, with a headline network of around 268 km across four lines.

Sections are operational, integrated with the city’s conventional Nagpur Metro, giving the region a low-cost regional transit layer.

Why it matters

The Broad Gauge Metro is India’s clearest example of building regional transit by upgrading existing railway tracks instead of constructing new corridors – a potentially far cheaper model for connecting a city to its hinterland. Its integration with Nagpur’s standard-gauge metro also makes it a live experiment in blending two rail systems into one passenger network.

Key facts (verify before publish)

  • Operator: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro)
  • Length: 78.8 km (headline network ~268.63 km across 4 suburban lines), 13 stations
  • Speed: top 200 / operating 160 km/h; broad gauge (1676 mm)
  • Ridership: TMRG lists 5,669/day
  • Status: Operational (partly)

Explore more

Official source: www.mahametro.org

Phases

PhaseLinesStationsLength (km)Status
Broad Gauge Metro4 suburban lines (network 268.63 km)1378.8Operational (partly)

Latest ridership: 5,669/day

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