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India Likely to Overtake US in Metro Rail Network Length in Two Years: Union Minister

  • India's metro rail network has reached 1,170 km and is expected to surpass the US network length of 1,386 km within two years, as stated by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal.
  • The Indore metro rail service now covers 17 km with 16 stations, improving connectivity between major commercial and residential areas of the city.
  • Manohar Lal emphasized that metro rail expansion is linked to improving people's ease of living and the goal of building Viksit Bharat by 2047.
  • The metro rail project contributes to economic growth, urban transformation, and reducing traffic congestion, fuel consumption, and emissions.
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New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Saturday said that India could surpass the United States in terms of the length of its metro rail network in the next two years. After inaugurating the extended metro rail service in Indore, the minister said that India's metro network has reached 1,170 kilometres in 26 cities, while the US has 1,386 kilometres. He said that with the extension of the In…

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