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Gurugram Metro Targets 90 Km/h, Five-Minute Trains as Underground Push for Phase-2 Risks Higher Costs and Delays

State and central approvals will determine if Old Gurugram’s Phase-2 shifts underground, which GMRL says would sharply raise costs.

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Overview

  • Project documents set initial operations with three-coach trains carrying 975 passengers, upgradable to six-coach sets with capacity of 2,004.
  • GMRL plans to procure 26 three-coach trains in the first phase, totaling 78 coaches with stainless steel bodies sized for future expansion.
  • The depot near Sector 33’s Marble Market has a revised estimate of ₹332 crore with a 22.86-hectare footprint and 18 km of tracks, up from earlier plans.
  • A GMRL analysis estimates an underground Phase-2 would raise per-km costs from about ₹330–350 crore to ₹600–650 crore and extend timelines.
  • Delay projections vary from roughly 18 months to as much as three years, and a final alignment decision remains pending with the Haryana government and the Centre.