20/03/2019
History of Lucknow Metro
September 2008 Ms. Mayawati led Uttar Pradesh govt proposed Lucknow Metro and DMRC submitted the project report and in June 2013: The state cabinet headed by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav gives clearance for the metro rail network. The state cabinet also gave approval for the creation of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation.
• December 2013: Government of India, in principle, approves the project
• February 2014: E. Sreedharan appointed as the principal advisor of Lucknow metro.
• March 2014: Foundation stone laid for Lucknow Metro project.
• 27 September 2014: Construction begins on the Lucknow Metro
• 1 December 2016: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh flagged off the train at the Transport Nagar depot on a trial run on priority section till the Alambagh Station. The inaugural ride was piloted by two women
• 5 September 2017: Minister of Home Affairs and member of parliament for Lucknow, Shri Rajnath Singh and chief minister Shri Yogi Adityanath inaugurate Lucknow metro for service between Transport Nagar and Charbagh Railway Station.[41][42][43]
• 8 March 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates full stretch of Red Line of Lucknow Metro.[47]
The total distance Lucknow metro is of 23 kilometres start from Amausi airport to Munshipulia and in between there are total of 22 stations. The stations are Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Amausi, Transport Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Shringar Nagar, Alambagh ISBT, Mawaiya, Durgapuri, Charbagh, Hussain Ganj, Sachivalaya (Uttar Pradesh Secretariat) and Hazratganj, KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow University, IT College, Badshahnagar, Lekhraj Market, Ramsagar Mishra Nagar, Indira Nagar and the last station at Munshi Pulia.
• Lucknow Metro was awarded 2nd Place for 'Best Metro for Excellence in Innovative Designs' at 5th Annual Metro Rail Summit in New Delhi behind the Delhi Metro.
• Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) was awarded the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) Choice Prize Award 2016 under the Gold category.
Travel update 19 March. 2019 Tuesday, I have started journey from Alambagh ISBT (Remember Alambagh ISBT at present India’s best Bus Depot infrastructure wise and services wise from Alambagh ISBT there are 100 Volvo services alone in the route to Lucknow – Agra Expressway) to Charbagh and Hazaratganj, found it is unliveable arrangement and felt better than Delhi Metro, Lucknow Metro every station has huge space and most comfortable stares and most amazingly the its offer public services like toilets on every station neat and clean.
Lucknow metro going to be most popular metro in India as it is most convinent for local residents as well as tourists.
Station is beautifully designed and user friendly offer to relax and Lucknow popular cusienes in station premise e.g. Hazaratganj Station, Lucknow University Station is most beautiful station and it is architectural pleasure.
