AN OVERVIEW
Visakhapatnam Metro is a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system including 3 lines, built to be operated in Visakhapatnam, by the Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (APMRCL).
DPR of Phase 1 with a distance of 42.54 km was originally made by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
Phase 1 of Visakhapatnam Metro
• Line 1 – From Gajuwaka to Kommadi
• Total Distance – 30.38 km
• Station Type – Elevated
• Station Names: Kommadi Junction – Hanumanthawaka Junction – Maddilapalem – Gurudwara Junction – Akkayyapalem – Kancharapalem – Muralinagar – Government Polytechnic College – Thatichetlapalem – Kancharapalem – Murali Nagar – GSI – NAD Junction – Visakhapatnam International Airport – Sheela Nagar – BHPV – Auto Nagar & Gajuwaka
Line 2
• From – Gurudwara Junction to Old Post Office
• Total Distance – 5.25 km
• Station Type – Elevated
• Stations Names: BVK College – RTC Complex – Dabagardens – Saraswati Circle – Poorna Market & Old Post Office.
Line 3
• From – Thatichetlapalem to Chinna Waltair
• Total Distance – 6.91 km
• Station Type – Elevated
• Station Names: New Railway Colony – Railway Station – Allipuram Junction – RTC Complex – Siripuram Junction – Andhra University & Chinna Waltair.
Proposed Routes
• Line 4 – From Law College Junction to Marikivalasa
• Total Distance – 8.21 km
• Line 5 – From Kommadi to Bhogapuram Airport
• Total Distance – 25.3 km
Contractors of Visakhapatnam Metro
• UMTC – Made new DPR