India's metro system to become world's second largest in 2.5 yrs

May 21, 2024 Aishwarya Awasthi

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has applauded the growth of metro transport in India.

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He said that India will soon boast the world’s second-largest urban metro system.

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This feat will be achieved within the next two and a half years, he added.

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Emphasizing the growth, Puri highlighted that currently India has a ridership of once crore passengers daily.

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India currently has 945 kms of metro system, with an additional 1,000 kms under construction.

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Puri said today urban transport has made it easy to get from one part of a city to another.

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“More people are taking to urban transport,” he added.

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He credited the visionary initiative of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for initiating the metro system in 2002.

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