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{{short description|proposed rapid transit system in Vijayawada, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Public transit
| name = Vijayawada Metro (Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail)
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| owner = APMRC - Govt of A.P - PPP
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| operator = [[Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation]] (APMRC)
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| headquarters = Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation,
Kaushalya Apartment,
1 st Floor, H.No. 40-3- 8,
Gummadi Gopal Rao Street,
Labbipet, Vijayawada- 520010
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'''Vijayawada Metro (Vijayawada Metro)''' is proposed [[rapid transit system]] in the Indian city of [[Vijayawada]]. The system is proposed to reduce traffic congestion in the city and consists three corridors which will construct in 3 Phases. Phase-I covering 24.5 km, phase-ll covering 12.50 Km, phase-lll covering 28 km.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amaravati Development Corporation Ltd.|url=http://amrc.ap.gov.in/Vijayawada_Metro.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=amrc.ap.gov.in}}</ref> The project was estimated approximately ₹15,000 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project report ready for a cheaper Amaravati Metro - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/project-report-ready-for-a-cheaper-amaravati-metro/articleshow/72497703.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It was proposed in the form of light Metro which consists of 3 coaches.

The total length of alignment in 3 directions would be 66 km, as per the details mentioned below.
{| class="wikitable"
|1.
|PNBS – GANNAVARAM
|24.5 KM
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|2.
|PNBS – PENAMALURU
|12.50 KM
|-
|3.
|PNBS – AMARAVATI
|28KM
|-
|
|Total
|66 KM (Approx)
|}

 

== History ==

The Metro rail project is proposed by [[N Chandrababu Naidu]] to reduce traffic congestion in the city. The project was awarded to E.Sreedharan led [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] (DMRC), keeping in view its successful execution of the Delhi Metro Rail project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Metro-rail-will-be-confined-to-Vijayawada-Sreedharan/articleshow/43027451.cms|title=Metro rail will be confined to Vijayawada: Sreedharan|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Survey work for the project began in 2014. RVR Associates was appointed to conduct household and traffic surveys. Following the completion of these two surveys, topographical, environmental and soil surveys were also conducted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141107/nation-current-affairs/article/vijayawada-metro-rail-project-work-2017-track|title=Vijayawada Metro rail project work on 2017 track|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> A detailed project report on the Vijayawada Metro was submitted by Principal Advisor of DMRC, E.Sreedharan to the Chief Minister. There is no scope for metro in vijayawada and traffic issues has to be more concentrated. [[N Chandrababu Naidu]] on April 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sreedharan Submits Vijayawada Metro Rail DPR to AP CM|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/sreedharan-submits-vijayawada-metro-rail-dpr-to-ap-cm/893828|work=Outlook India|access-date=26 September 2015|date=27 April 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref>

The AMRC floated tenders for the construction of two lines for the project on 28 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tenders for Amaravati Metro works invited, deadline for bids January 19|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/nov/29/tenders-for-amaravati-metro-works-invited-deadline-for-bids-january-19-1543612.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Afcons Infrastructure Limited (AIL), and Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL) submitted bids for the project.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Reporter|title=Three companies bid for Amaravati metro|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/3-companies-bid-for-amaravati-metro/article17391346.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=4 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>

DMRC has been asked to complete phase-1 of the project by December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/finish-phase-1-of-metro-projects-in-andhra-pradesh-by-2018-state-tells-sreedharan-1214326|title=Finish Phase-1 of Metro Projects in Andhra Pradesh by 2018, State Tells Sreedharan|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref>

== Special purpose vehicle ==
The metro project is implemented by a special purpose vehicle named as, Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=About AMRC - Amaravati Metro|url=http://www.amrc.co.in/about-amrc/|website=Amaravati Metro|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation has been renamed as Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd after the Managing Director of AMRC suggested that it might be appropriate to change the name AMRC as APMRC so as to implement the Metro Projects in other parts of the State and the ruling government obliged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/amaravati-metro-renamed-as-andhra-pradesh-metro-rail-corporation-ltd/|title=Amaravati Metro renamed as Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd - Metro Rail News|date=29 April 2020}}</ref>

== Plan ==
As Ex-CM [[N Chandrababu Naidu]] planned a new capital for Andhra Pradesh, he planned to develop Vijayawada as a smart city & rolled out plans for metro in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metro rail projects for Vizag, Vijayawada approved|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/metro-rail-projects-for-vizag-vijayawada-approved/article6272969.ece|access-date=28 July 2015|work=The Hindu|date=1 August 2014|location=Hyderabad}}</ref>

=== Network and route ===
The proposed interchange of two lines is [[Pandit Nehru Bus Station]] (PNBS), a bus station located at the southern side of [[Vijayawada]] city and beside the Krishna River. The proposed first line will follow Bandar Road from Pandit Nehru Bus Station to [[VUYYURU]] via Mahatma Gandhi road and the second run from PNBS along Eluru Road to [[Vijayawada Airport]] via Vijayawada Railway Station.<ref name="TH1">{{cite news|title=Vijayawada Metro Rail to cost Rs. 288 crore per km|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/vijayawada-metro-rail-to-cost-rs-288-crore-per-km/article7001642.ece|access-date=28 July 2015|date=17 March 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> An extension to [[Amaravati|Amaravati (state capital)]] is proposed in a subsequent phase.<ref>[[New Indian Express]] 30 May 2015 [http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Doubts-Raised-over-Usefulness-of-Metro-Rail-Project-in-Vwada/2015/05/30/article2839736.ece Doubts Raised over Usefulness of Metro Rail Project in V'wada]</ref> The project does not serve [[One Town, Vijayawada|One Town area]], where commercial locations such as KR Market, Vastralatha and the temple of [[Kanaka Durga]] are located.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pnr.meramaal.com/vijayawada-metro/|title=Vijayawada Metro Rail System|last=AMRC (Amaravathi Metro Rail Corporation)|date=2018-10-13|work=Check Pnr status,train running status,seat availability,PNR|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Funding ==
The corridor from Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) to Nidamanur is estimated to cost {{INRConvert|969|c}}, and the corridor between PNBS and Penamalur will cost {{INRConvert|831|c}}.<ref name="TH1" />

German bank KfW agreed to provide a loan of {{INRConvert|2500|c}} to the AMRC in February 2017. The Andhra Pradhesh Government had previously considered taking a loan from JICA, but chose not to, as JICA's loan proposal mandated that 30% of the loaned amount should used to procure rolling stock from Japan.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Reporter|title=German bank to sanction Rs. 2,500 crore for metro rail|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/German-bank-to-sanction-Rs.-2500-crore-for-metro-rail/article17317256.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=4 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed rapid transit in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Airport rail links in India]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh]]

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