ADB to fund Jaipur metro extension

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $176 million loan to construct Jaipur Metro's phase-I (B) project, an additional 2.3 kilometre underground stretch from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar, along with two stations, that should be ready to provide access to the central business district by March 2018. A 9.7 kilometre long elevated line 1 of the metro from Mansarovar in the western part of the city to Chandpole is under construction on the western edge of the central business district and will open by
May 30, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
The 2128 Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $176 million loan to construct Jaipur Metro's phase-I (B) project, an additional 2.3 kilometre underground stretch from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar, along with two stations, that should be ready to provide access to the central business district by March 2018.

A 9.7 kilometre long elevated line 1 of the metro from Mansarovar in the western part of the city to Chandpole is under construction on the western edge of the central business district and will open by July-August 2014.

The metro will provide connections to the entire central business district. The extended line is expected to carry 126,000 passengers every day during its first year of operation. The stations along the Line 1 will connect existing and planned bus routes to help travel to other parts of the city much faster.

Officials said the ADB's loan will also help finance studies into the planned 23 kilometre long north-south line 2. This study will be completed towards the end of 2015.

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