NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Nagpur Metro is all set to expand its branches across the city with four new proposed Phase-3 corridors. Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) has been awarded the contract of Rs. 3.12 crore to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and Alternate Analysis Report (AAR) for the proposed 55 km metro alignment. The ground work of this project is expected to begin in the coming two weeks.
The four Proposed Corridors are:
| Corridors | Length |
| Mankapur Chowk–Rachana Junction (Inner Ring Road) | 25 km |
| Sitabuldi–Koradi | 11.5 km |
| MIDC ESR–CEAT Ltd (Butibori Extension) | 3 km |
| Khapri–New Nagpur | 15 km |
The completion period for the DPR is 270 days. RITES will also conduct feasibility studies for the introduction of the first driverless trains for the Phase-3 of Nagpur metro, and also confirm if an underground corridor can be constructed for the Phase-3. These four new corridors connect major industrial areas, growing residential ones and the proposed New Nagpur township along with circular connectivity through Ring Road. Officials said the DPR will act as a roadmap for the largest expansion of the Nagpur Metro to date. The addition of 55 km to the existing Phase 1 and 2 would expand Nagpur metro’s network to 139 km.
The Sitabuldi–Koradi corridor is a key focus area, as existing flyovers, dense urban development, and limited availability of land could make an elevated construction difficult. The final route, technology, and construction method will be decided after detailed engineering and feasibility assessments.
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RITES will perform traffic and ridership surveys, peak hour peak direction traffic surveys, peak hour peak direction traffic analysis, geotechnical investigations, topographical surveys, utility mapping, alignment planning, station location studies and financial modelling. The finalised DPR will also decide the final cost for each corridor and recommend the implementation plans.
Officials confirmed that MahaMetro will be participating at every stage of the DPR preparation. They also stated that the construction of this project will highly depend on funding and statutory approvals granted by the Maharashtra Government and Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Once the DPR is prepared and approved by the government Nagpur city will move a step closer to an ever more advanced, efficient, and well-connected public transportation system.
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