Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has allocated a total provision of ₹33,504 crore to the Urban Development and Urban Housing Department in the State Budget for 2026–27, with a strong focus on urban infrastructure, housing, transport systems, sanitation, and smart city initiatives. To expand mass transit systems, the budget makes a provision of ₹2,217 crore for Gujarat Metro Rail projects, including the expansion of metro networks in Ahmedabad and Surat. A major share of ₹16,116 cror...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the final leg of the Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro Rail service, connecting Sachivalaya (Secretariat) and Mahatma Mandir. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister participated in the Somnath Swabhiman Parv in Prabhas Patan and later inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Rajkot before arriving in Ahmedabad. Under the final corridor, metro services will commence at five new stations—Akshardham, Old Secretariat, Sector-...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro has been a boon for commuters travelling between the state’s largest city, Ahmedabad, and the capital, Gandhinagar, since operations began up to the Secretariat. Now, a long-anticipated extension of the metro rail service is set to be inaugurated in two days, i.e. January 11, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under this extension from the Secretariat to Mahatma Mandir, five new stations will become operational: Akshardham, Juna Sachivalaya (Old Se...Read More

Gandhinagar: Commuters in Ahmedabad and the state capital Gandhinagar are set to receive a major boost in public transport connectivity, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to inaugurate the final route of the Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro Rail service connecting Sachivalaya (Secretariat) and Mahatma Mandir on January 12, 2026. It is learnt that preparations are underway at full pace for the launch of the much-awaited final stretch under Ahmedabad Metro Rail Phase 2. As part of the program...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gifted Ahmedabad city its first indigenously (Swadeshi) built ‘Make in India’ metro train on Saturday. During a visit to the modern Titagarh Rail Systems plant near Kolkata, the Chief Minister launched the coaches for the Ahmedabad Metro Rail, an official statement said. He stated that this significant step, taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advance the Make in India initiative and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, is a matter of pr...Read More

GIFT City: At 9:00 am, the Metro departing APMC Vasna for GIFT City is already packed, as it is every weekday. Most commuters are young professionals in their twenties and thirties, many of whom get off at the PDEU station. By 10:08 am, the train reaches its last stop—GIFT City Metro Station—and the rush begins. Passengers step out briskly, heading straight toward the cluster of shuttle buses waiting outside. These buses, operated free of cost, ferry workers to the various office zones insid...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation today announced a revision in timing of some trains. As per GMRC, in accordance with the directive from the Gujarat Government’s General Administration Department, all government offices will observe adjusted working hours on November 7, 2025, to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song “Vande Mataram.” On this day, office timings have been changed from 10:30 AM–6:10 PM to 9:30 AM–5:10 PM. To ensure smooth metro services for commuters...Read More

Ahmedabad: The city has emerged as a major metro hub in the country, boasting the 5th largest operational metro rail network, covering 62.73 km. Leading the country is the national capital region, Delhi, with 353.2 km of operational metro lines, followed by Bengaluru (96.1 km), Hyderabad (69.2 km), and Mumbai (68.93 km). Other notable cities with operational metro networks include Kolkata (60.28 km), Chennai (54.1 km), Nagpur, Pune (38.22 km), Noida-Greater Noida (32.97 km), Kochi (29.7 km), Lu...Read More