Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad Metro Rail Service launched by Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi on 30 September 2022 has successfully completed one year. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who is also in charge of the Urban Development Department, reviews the Metro Rail from time to time.

In this one year, an average of daily 90 thousand passengers on normal days and an average of 75 thousand passengers on holidays have traveled in Metro Rail.

Initially, metro service was available at 30-minute intervals now metro service is provided every 12 minutes.

The timing of metro services was from 9 am to 8 pm, which has now been changed from 6:20 am to 10 pm.

If one vehicle is counted between two to three passengers, it can be estimated that the annual movement of around 70 lakh vehicles has decreased on the roads of Ahmedabad during this year. As a result, road traffic was reduced and air pollution in the city was significantly reduced.

Vastral Village Metro Station to Thalatej Metro Station takes just 39 minutes by metro train while APMC to Motera takes just 32 minutes.

Metro train services are provided to meet special needs during cricket matches, festival days, heavy rains. The metro stations are decorated with artworks depicting the local culture, specialties and heritage monuments of Ahmedabad.

In this one year, other income-generating activities like train wrapping, promotional events, film shooting etc. have also been started during cricket matches, so that other than train fares are also generated. The ticket income during the year was around Rs. 28 crore.

The North-South Corridor is now being extended beyond Motera to Gandhinagar, with GMRC planning to launch it next year. The commuters of both cities will get great relief from traffic congestion and the air pollution of both cities will be significantly reduced.