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{{Short description|Proposed Metro Railway Service in the City of Gaya}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Gaya Metro
| native_name = {{Lang|mag|गया मेट्रो}}
| image = गया मेट्रो.svg
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| locale = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
| lines = 2 (Proposed)
| stations = 28 (Proposed)
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| operation_will_start = 2028
| character = Elevated
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| system_length = {{Convert|36.08|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Proposed)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/darbhanga/metro-to-run-in-4-bihar-cities-by-2029-gaya-muzaffarpur-darbhanga-bhagalpur-to-transform/articleshow/119594361.cms | title=Metro Train: बिहार में अब मेट्रो से होगी 'मस्ती' की सवारी! जानिए किन शहरों में बदल जाएगी तस्वीर }}</ref>
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'''Gaya Metro''' is a proposed [[Rapid transit|metro rail]] service in the twin cities of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] and [[Bodhgaya]] in India. It was proposed by the department of Urban Development and Housing Development of [[Government of Bihar|Bihar Government]] to provide facility of metro railway services in the four major metro cities [[Gaya (India)|Gaya]], [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]] and [[Bhagalpur]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-cabinet-nod-to-metro-rail-in-muzaffarpur-gaya-darbhanga-and-bhagalpur/articleshow/111158398.cms Nod to Gaya Metro]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bihar cabinet gives nod to metro projects in Gaya, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-cabinet-gives-nod-to-metro-projects-in-gaya-darbhanga-bhagalpur-and-muzaffarpur-101718891492732.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

==Project Details==
Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]]'s cabinet gave its consent in principle to run a metro train in Gaya on 21 June 2024. The Government of Bihar entrusted the task of finding out the feasibility of Gaya Metro operations to [[Rail India Technical and Economic Service]] (RITES) which is a Navaratna Company of central government under Railway Ministry.<ref>[https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-metro-train-in-bhagalpur-darbhanga-muzaffarpur-gaya-nitish-government-gives-this-work-to-railway-company-10366121.html RITES Limited Company has been assigned the task of finalizing the route of Gaya Metro]</ref>

On 16 February 2025, the official of RITES Limited submitted the survey report for the proposed Gaya Metro to the Urban Development Department of the Bihar Government. It is expected that the metro service will be operational by 2028.<ref>
[https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/metro-survey-completed-in-muzaffarpur-and-darbhanga-report-submitted-to-urban-development-department#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17397684806865&csi=0&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/metro-survey-completed-in-muzaffarpur-and-darbhanga-report-submitted-to-urban-development-department Work of Survey Completed for Gaya Metro]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-20 |title=Bihar cabinet gives nod to metro projects in four more cities |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-gives-nod-to-metro-projects-in-four-more-cities/articleshow/111142523.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

The project will include two metro corridors that will cover a total distance of 36.08 kilometers. The first 23 km corridor will connect [[IIM Bodh Gaya]] to Sun City Chakand via [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya Railway Station]], which will include 18 stations. The second corridor, 14 km long, will connect Paharpur and Lakhanpur with 10 stations. This wide network would make it easier for locals and pilgrims to reach the region's well-known religious monuments, such as [[Vishnupad Temple]] and [[Mahabodhi Mahavihara]]. The project is expected to be completed in 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Gaya metro rail project: Two corridors to link pilgrim sites |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/gaya-metro-rail-project-connecting-pilgrimage-sites-with-two-major-corridors/articleshow/116090852.cms |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Route Network==
The project will have two major corridors: North-South Corridor of 22.6 km length, connecting Sun City to [[IIM Bodh Gaya]], and East-West Corridor of 13.48 km length, connecting Paharpur to Lakhanpur. A total of 28 stations are planned across both corridors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=Gaya Metro Rail Project: Route, Updates, And Benefits |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/ram-temple-construction-fully-complete-flag-hoisting-on-nov-25-blid10806?offset=1 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=timesproperty.com}}</ref>

===Corridor 1 (North-South)===
Terminals: Sun City Chakand, IIM Bodh Gaya

Length: 22.6 km

Alignment: Elevated

No. of Stations: 18

Depot: Jindapur

Stations:
*Sun City Chakand
*Kandi
*Nawada
*KP Colony
*Bageshwari Colony
*Gaya Railway Station
*Gandhi Maidan
*Jai Prakash Nagar
*Gaya College
*Sikaria Mod
*Environmental Park
*Paharpur
*Gaya Airport
*BIT (Birla Institute of Technology)
*Tekuna Mod
*Vastu Vihar
*Mahabodhi Temple
*IIM Bodh Gaya

===Corridor 2 (East-West)===
Terminals: Paharpur, Lakhanpur

Length: 13.48 km

Alignment: Elevated

No. of Stations: 10

Depot: Lakhanpur

Stations:
*Paharpur
*Brahma Van
*Bipard
*Naili
*Ashok Vihar Colony
*Sri Vishnupad Temple
*Bahor Bigha
*Surhari
*Siddharth Puri Colony
*Rasalpur

==See also==
*[[Patna Metro]]
*[[Muzaffarpur Metro]]
*[[Darbhanga Metro]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Proposed rapid transit in India]]
[[Category:Gaya, India]]

Gaya Metro - Revision history

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