Articles tagged under: GMRC

Ahmedabad Metro Passenger Growth; March 2025 Sees Impressive 35% Year-on-Year Surge

April 07, 2025
Ahmedabad Metro Passenger Growth; March 2025 Sees Impressive 35% Year-on-Year Surge

Ahmedabad: Data released by Ahmedabad Metro Rail indicates a trend of passenger growth, with a particularly noteworthy surge observed in March 2025. The statistics, tracking passenger journeys in lakhs, highlight the increasing reliance on the metro system by the city's commuters. A comparison of passenger numbers across the first three months of 2023, 2024, and 2025 reveals a positive trajectory. In January 2023, the metro recorded 27.15 lakh journeys, which saw a slight dip to 25.38 lakh in F...Read More

Ahmedabad Metro Trains Functioning Suffered Issues for Over Half an Hour due to Technical fault

April 06, 2025
Ahmedabad Metro Trains Functioning Suffered Issues for Over Half an Hour due to Technical fault

Ahmedabad: Several passengers expressed surprise and complained on social media about desruption in Ahmedabad Metro functioning. Utsav Pandya on X stated it was a rare day in his one year of traveling in Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) run Ahmedabad Metro because train was halted for more than 30 minutes. Pranav Vasavada in his tweet expressed surprise and said - even though Ahmedabad Metro which has been running regularly and without any faults for more than 2 years, (I) was stopped...Read More

Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro footfall likely to rise with Sachivalaya extension by June

April 05, 2025
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro footfall likely to rise with Sachivalaya extension by June

Ahmedabad: The Metro Rail service continues to face challenges in attracting large-scale ridership. Currently, around 1.18 lakh passengers use the service within the city daily, while about 2,500 commuters travel to Gandhinagar. Hoping to boost these numbers, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) is now focusing on the Sachivalaya route, which is set to open by June this year, as trial runs on the route are already ongoing. January this year recorded the highest monthly ridership so far, with o...Read More

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Headquarters Metro Bhawan to come up at Indroda

March 27, 2025
Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Headquarters Metro Bhawan to come up at Indroda

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited has announced an open tender for the construction of a multi-storied RCC framed Metro Bhawan cum OCC (Operation Control Center) Building, which will serve as the headquarters of GMRC at Indroda Depot, Gandhinagar. The project is for the construction of a multi-storied building at Indroda Depot in Gandhinagar.The estimated cost of the work is approximately INR 262 Crore (including taxes).The project is expected to be completed in 15 mo...Read More

GMRC extends Ahmedabad Metro timings, launches special return tickets for IPL match days

March 22, 2025
GMRC extends Ahmedabad Metro timings, launches special return tickets for IPL match days

Ahmedabad : In view of upcoming IPL-2025 day/night cricket matches scheduled on 25/03/2025, 29/03/2025, 09/04/2025, 02/05/2025 & 14/05/2025 at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, GMRC has decided to extend the timings of metro train services in Ahmedabad from 6:20 Hrs to 00:30 Hrs midnight on the said dates. Existing timings of metro services in Ahmedabad is from 06:20 Hrs to 22:00 Hrs, during the extended hours from 22.00 hrs to 00.30 hrs, passengers can travel only from Motera Stadium Metro ...Read More

Ahmedabad Metro Train Service Hours Extended for ColdPlay Concert at Narendra Modi Stadium : GMRC

January 23, 2025
Ahmedabad Metro Train Service Hours Extended for ColdPlay Concert at Narendra Modi Stadium : GMRC

Ahmedabad: In view of upcoming Cold Play concerts being organized at Narendra Modi Stadium on 25th and 26th of January 2025, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has made announcement that it has decided to extend the metro train services in Ahmedabad for two days up to 00.30 hrs midnight. On 25th and 26th January during extended hours, metro train will be available in Ahmedabad only (From Motera to APMC and Thaltej Gam to Vastral Gam route) and entry will be permitted from Motera stadium metr...Read More

Gujarat based Trom Industries secures Rs 20.70 crore Work Order from GMRC

October 30, 2024
Gujarat based Trom Industries secures Rs 20.70 crore Work Order from GMRC

Gandhinagar: Gujarat headquartered Solar EPC company, Trom Industries Limited informed it has recently received Work Order from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited for a period of 5 years. With an order value of over Rs 20.70 crores, the supply for the order will be completed within current financial year in a phased manner. Additionally, the company has also received purchase order from M/s. Corona Remedies Private Limited for Grid Connected Ground Mounted Solar PV Plant. For the G...Read More

Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Metro Train Service Timings | GMRC announces schedule

September 15, 2024
Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Metro Train Service Timings | GMRC announces schedule

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation(GMRC) has today announced the timings of metro trains connecting Motera station in Ahmedabad to Sector-1 station in Gandhinagar. The service under phase-2 is going to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 September, and it will be available to the people on 17 September. The two routes shall be Motera to Sector - 1 via GNLU. And GNLU to GIFT city. The services from Motera Stadium Metro station to Sector 1 Metro station will be from 8 am ...Read More

A key road in Gandhinagar to remain shut for traffic till Sept 17 due to Metro project works

August 18, 2024
A key road in Gandhinagar to remain shut for traffic till Sept 17 due to Metro project works

Gandhinagar: Due to steel girder and deck slab works by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation(GMRC) for Metro rail project, Ch 2 circle to Ch 3 circle road and sector 7/8 side road will be closed for all kinds of traffic till September 17.  As per the public notification issued today, commuters will need to use alternate route. As per notification, the road to Ch-3 circle from sector 7/8 cut will remain shut. Alternative route shall be through sector7 and then to Gh road to sector7. Similarly Ch2 c...Read More

GMRC announces likely period of launching Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Metro train

June 01, 2024
GMRC announces likely period of launching Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Metro train

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) today said it will apply to the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) for testing of Motera - Gandhinagar metro rail by the end of the month of June this year. The metro train on Motera - Gandhinagar sector one route will be launched around July end this year, GMRC said in a note released to media. GMRC said that load testing on two main bridges on this route - Sabarmati bridge near GIFT city and cable stayed bridge over Narmada cana...Read More