Bihar's capital got metro rail for the first time as the first 3.6-km elevated section of the Patna Metro priority corridor was opened.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the first operational segment of the Patna Metro priority corridor, a 3.6-km elevated stretch.
The project is being executed by Patna Metro Rail Corporation with technical support from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The full network is planned at roughly 39–40 km over two corridors — East–West (Danapur to Khemnichak) and North–South (Patna Junction to ISBT) — at an estimated cost of about ₹13,365 crore.
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