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	*'''September 2020:''' Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be reviewed for metro rail.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/dpr-for-rapid-transit-system-in-varanasi-to-be-reviewed-in-sept/articleshow/77790505.cms\|title=DPR for rapid transit system in Varanasi to be reviewed in Sept\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>		*'''September 2020:''' Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be reviewed for metro rail.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/dpr-for-rapid-transit-system-in-varanasi-to-be-reviewed-in-sept/articleshow/77790505.cms\|title=DPR for rapid transit system in Varanasi to be reviewed in Sept\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
	*'''February 2021:''' Uttar Pradesh government allocates {{INR}}100 crores for the metro.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/up-budget-2021-22-yogi-adityanath-govt-proposes-rs-140-crore-for-development-of-ayodhya-2343562.html\|title=UP Budget 2021-22: Yogi Adityanath govt proposes Rs 140 crore for development of Ayodhya}}</ref>		*'''February 2021:''' Uttar Pradesh government allocates {{INR}}100 crores for the metro.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/up-budget-2021-22-yogi-adityanath-govt-proposes-rs-140-crore-for-development-of-ayodhya-2343562.html\|title=UP Budget 2021-22: Yogi Adityanath govt proposes Rs 140 crore for development of Ayodhya}}</ref>
			March 2023: Varanasi Metro Construction Starts
			September 2025: Varanasi Metro Construction 90% Completed

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The '''Varanasi Metro''' is a [[light rail]] transit system proposed for the city of [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The proposed system consists of 2 corridors that span from BHEL (Tarna, Shivpur) to [[Banaras Hindu University]] (19.35 km) and Benia Bagh to [[Sarnath]] (9.885 km). The feasibility study of the project was done by [[RITES]] and was completed in June 2015.

There will be 26 stations including 20 underground stations and six elevated stations. The two corridors will have total length of 29.235 km consisting of 23.467 km underground, while 5.768 km elevated. The state government allocated 150 crores rupees in February 2019 for the ongoing metro projects in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/DPR-of-Varanasi-Metro-Rail-Project-approved/articleshow/52526623.cms|title=DPR of Varanasi Metro Rail Project approved - Times of India|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/tag/varanasi-metro-rail-project/|title=Varanasi Metro Rail Project - - Metro Rail News|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/kanpur-varanasi-metro-rail-projects-could-start-by-december-2016-116021900701_1.html Kanpur, Varanasi metro rail projects could start by December 2016]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/varanasi-metro-centre-approves-varanasi-metro-rail-project-plan/|title=Varanasi Metro - Centre approves Varanasi Metro Rail Project plan - - Metro Rail News|date=24 May 2016|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref>

==History==

[[Uttar Pradesh]] state government had planned to introduce a metro rail system in cities of [[Varanasi]], [[Kanpur]], [[Meerut]] and [[Agra]]. Government has hired an infrastructure development enterprise, [[RITES]] to conduct a traffic analysis. The government had planned to approach [[RITES]] for a detailed project including feasibility and financial viability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/varanasi-metro-metro-rail-project-awaits-central-govts-approval/|title=Varanasi Metro - Metro rail project awaits central govt's approval - - Metro Rail News|date=8 September 2016|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Centre-will-approve-Kanpur-metro-project-soon-Venkaiah-Naidu/articleshow/54693472.cms|title=Centre will approve Kanpur metro project soon: Venkaiah Naidu - Times of India|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/centre-approves-plan-for-varanasi-and-kanpur-metro/articleshow/52392309.cms|title=Centre approves plan for Varanasi and Kanpur metro - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2016|last1=Sharma|first1=Aman}}</ref>

==Cost==

The total estimated completion cost for construction of Varanasi Metro was estimated to be {{INR}}17,227 Crores including taxes and duties. The project is envisaged to be undertaken as a joint venture (JV) project between the [[Government of India]] (GoI) and the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] (GoUP) with 50:50 equity partnerships. To maintain the financial viability of the project, additional grants have been proposed from the two governments in addition to their equity contribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tunnelbuilder.com/News/Detailed-project-report-for-the-Varanasi-Metro.aspx|title=Detailed project report for the Varanasi Metro}}</ref>

==Route==

Two corridors had been planned by Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) were:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/varanasi-metro-information-map-updates/|title=Varanasi Metro – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates}}</ref>

*Corridor 1: [[BHEL]] to [[Banaras Hindu University]] and (19.35 km)
A total of 17 Metro stations had been planned (4 Elevated: 3.845 km; 13 Underground: 15.505 km) for the [[BHEL]] to [[Banaras Hindu University|BHU]] corridor.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!S.No.
!Stations
!Station level
|-
|1||BHEL ([[Tarna, Shivpur|Tarna]])||Elevated
|-
|2||Tarna||Elevated
|-
|3||Shivpur||Elevated
|-
|4||Sangam Colony||Elevated
|-
|5||Gilat Bazar||Underground
|-
|6||Bhojubeer||Underground
|-
|7||Collectorate||Underground
|-
|8||Nadesar||Underground
|-
|9||[[Varanasi Junction]]||Underground
|-
|10||[[Kashi Vidyapeeth]]||Underground
|-
|11||Rathyatra||Underground
|-
|12||Benia Bagh||Underground
|-
|13||[[Kashi Vishwanath]] (Chitranjan Park)||Underground
|-
|14||Bangali Tola||Underground
|-
|15||Ratnakar Park||Underground
|-
|16||[[Tulsi Manas Mandir]]||Underground
|-
|17||[[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU)||Underground
|-
|}

*Corridor 2: Benia Bagh to [[Sarnath]] (9.885 km)
A total of 9 Metro stations (2 Elevated: 1.923 km; 7 Underground: 7.962 km) had been proposed for the Benia Bagh to [[Sarnath]] corridor.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!S.No.
!Stations
!Station level
|-
|1||Benia Bagh||Underground
|-
|2||Kotwali||Underground
|-
|3||Machodri Park||Underground
|-
|4||Kashi Bus Depot||Underground
|-
|5||Jalalipura||Underground
|-
|6||Punchkroshi||Elevated
|-
|7||Ashapur||Elevated
|-
|8||Havelia||Underground
|-
|9||[[Sarnath]]||Underground
|-
|}

The first corridor from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) to [[BHEL]] will take about four years, while the second corridor from Benia Bagh to [[Sarnath]] will be completed in two years. However, the date of the beginning of the project is yet to be decided.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Metro-in-Varanasi-a-challenging-task/articleshow/54748746.cms|title=Metro in Varanasi a challenging task.|publisher=Times of India|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

==Detailed Project Report Findings==
The [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] (GoUP) had assigned [[Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation]] (UPMRC) the responsibility of ‘Coordinator’ for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Metro in [[Varanasi]]. Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) is the nodal agency for preparation of this DPR for Varanasi Metro. For this purpose M/s [[RITES]], a Govt of India Undertaking, has been engaged for preparing the DPR. Work on preparation of DPR for Metro in [[Varanasi]] commenced in May, 2015 involving series of site visits by LMRC team led by LMRC and [[RITES]] along with VDA officials. Through successive site visits, engineering surveys and review meetings/ discussions with the Commissioner, [[Varanasi]] and VDA officials, Metro corridors have been finalised for [[Varanasi]] city and DPR prepared.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vdavns.com/pdf/metro/000-Executive-Sumary-Varanasi.pdf|title=Detailed Project Report for Rail Based Mass Transit System in Varanasi}}</ref>

Under the coordination of [[Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation]] (UPMRC), M/s [[RITES]] had been able to prepare the DPR. The DPR envisages two corridors with a total length of 29.235 km for the Varanasi Metro Rail project. The first corridor that spreads from [[BHEL]] to BHU covers 19.35 km with an elevated stretch of 3.845 km and an underground stretch of 15.505 km. The second corridor consisting of 9.885 km length from Benia Bagh to [[Sarnath]] covers an elevated section of 1.923 km and an underground section of 7.962 km.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/varanasi-metro-information-map-updates/|title=Varanasi Metro – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates}}</ref>

According to the DPR, a maintenance depot for both the corridors had been proposed at Ganeshpur covering an area of 13.2 hectares of land. Metro in [[Varanasi]] will be a three-car unit train running on standard gauge track on Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling technology with continuous automatic train control permitting an operational headway of 90 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmrcl.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=23aMILVARANASI2921642134LuuSD56ubg|title=Varanasi Metro DPR formally presented to the Government.|publisher=Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>

== Status updates==
* '''May 2016:''' Detailed Project Report approved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themetrorailguy.com/2016/05/24/central-govt-approves-kanpur-varanasi-metro-projects/|title=About approving of Agra-Kanpur-Varansi metro|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
* '''September 2017:''' Detailed Project Report (DPR) dropped due new metro rail policy. New DPR to be created by RITES.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/dprs-returned-fate-of-varanasi-kanpur-metro-projects-in-limbo/story-NXvrXbVcFxnkK16FibfnWP.html|title = DPRS returned, fate of Varanasi, Kanpur Metro projects in limbo|date = 16 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/up-metro-rail-corporation-to-come-into-being-in-december/story-LDBe2LhhTebyDuO859jlBK.html|title=UP Metro Rail Corporation to come into being in December|date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
* '''December 2017:''' New DPR to be commissioned under 'New Metro Rail Policy'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/kashi-1st-indian-city-to-have-light-metro-service/articleshow/62142742.cms|title=Kashi 1st Indian city to have Light Metro service | Lucknow News - Times of India}}</ref>
* '''June 2018:''' Varanasi Metro Rail Project rejected due to lack of funds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/passenger-load-lack-of-funds-push-kashi-metro-off-the-rails/articleshow/64680440.cms|title=Passenger load, lack of funds push Kashi Metro off the rails - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-24}}</ref>
* '''February 2019:''' In UP Budget 2019, CM Yogi Adityanath allocated {{INR}}150 crores.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/varanasi/citys-share-in-rs-150cr-fund-for-mrts-or-metro/articleshow/67890261.cms|title=Budget allocation for preliminary work-Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* '''August 2020:''' Metro rail found infeasible; light metro proposed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/light-metro-keeps-hopes-of-modern-transport-alive-for-people-of-kashi/articleshow/77790525.cms|title=Light Metro keeps hopes of modern transport alive for people of Kashi|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
*'''September 2020:''' Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be reviewed for metro rail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/dpr-for-rapid-transit-system-in-varanasi-to-be-reviewed-in-sept/articleshow/77790505.cms|title=DPR for rapid transit system in Varanasi to be reviewed in Sept|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
*'''February 2021:''' Uttar Pradesh government allocates {{INR}}100 crores for the metro.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/up-budget-2021-22-yogi-adityanath-govt-proposes-rs-140-crore-for-development-of-ayodhya-2343562.html|title=UP Budget 2021-22: Yogi Adityanath govt proposes Rs 140 crore for development of Ayodhya}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Rapid transit in India}}

{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Proposed rapid transit in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in India]]

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