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Gurugram Metro
Overview
OwnerGurgaon Metro Rail Corporation
Area servedGurgaon
Transit typeRapid Transit
Number of lines
1
Line numberRapid Metro
Number of stations
11
Daily ridership
52,000 (2025)[1]
HeadquartersGurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), HMRTC Depot 2, Near AIT Chowk, Golf Course Road, Sector 52-53, Gurugram, Haryana 122011[2]
Operation
Began operation
14 November 2013; 12 years ago (2013-11-14)
OperatorsDelhi Metro Rail Corporation, transiting to GMRL[3]
CharacterElevated
Train length3 coaches
Headway10-15 minutes (Morning/Evening Peak hour - 3 min)
Technical
System length12.85 km (7.98 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Gurugram Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Gurugram in Haryana, India. The metro network consists of one operational line (Rapid Metro), with a total length of 12.85 kilometres (7.98 mi) serving 11 stations, all of them elevated. Line 2 of the Gurgaon Metro is under construction since 2025.[4] The system uses standard-gauge tracks.

The system is connected to Delhi Metro at Sikanderpur by a footbridge. A second connection to the Delhi Metro is underway at Millennium City Centre as part of the under-construction Line 2.[5]

History

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Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) Company of Government of India (GoI) and Government of Haryana (GoH), was created in February 2024 to develop what is now Line-2 of the Gurugram Metro.[6][7] GMRL also owns the Rapid Metro since 2024, with operations being transitioned from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to GMRL to manage rising ridership.[8]

The first phase of the Rapid Metro opened on 14 November 2013. The second phase began commercial operation on 31 March 2017.[9] In September 2019, IL&FS announced that it did not have the resources to continue running the Rapid Metro due to financial issues with the company and was looking for another entity to fund and take over operations.[10] After a short dispute with the Haryana government and a court ruling from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took over the operation of the line from IL&FS.[11]

Construction Phases

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Operational Lines
No. Line Name Terminals Stations Distance (km) Opening Date
1 Rapid Metro Sikanderpur DLF Phase 3 5 5.85 km (3.64 mi) 14 November 2013
2 Gurugram Sector 55–56 Sikanderpur 6 7 km (4.3 mi) 31 March 2017
Total 11 12.85 km (7.98 mi)
Under Construction Lines
No. Line Name Terminals Stations Distance (km) Status Opening Date
1 Line 2 Millennium City Centre Sector 9 14 15.3 km (9.5 mi) Under Construction 2029
2 Cyber City Sector 9 13 14.2 km (8.8 mi) Approved 2029
Total 27 29.5 km (18.3 mi)

Network

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The Gurugram Metro consists of one operational line and one under-construction line. Operations of the existing Rapid Metro were transferred from DMRC to GMRL in 2024, while Line 2 is being built and will be operated by GMRL.

Operational Lines
No. Line Name Terminals Stations Distance (km) Opening Date Last Extension
1 Rapid Metro Gurugram Sector 55–56 DLF Phase 3 11 12.85 km (7.98 mi) 14 November 2013 31 March 2017
Total 11 12.85 km (7.98 mi)

Lines

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Rapid Metro

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Rapid Metro Gurgaon transit diagram

Line 1 was built in two phases.[10] The first phase of the project covers a distance of 5.1 km (3.2 mi) north of Sikanderpur. The section between Sikanderpur and DLF Phase 2 station is double-tracked, while the remaining stations are served by a single-track loop. The second phase is a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) long southward extension from Sikanderpur to Sector 55 and 56 of Gurgaon and mostly runs through the affluent Golf Course Road.[9] This section of a line opened on 31 March 2017 partially except for two stations in its route Gurgaon Sector 53-54 and Gurgaon Sector 42-43. The two remaining stations till Sector 55-56 opened on 25 April 2017. Platforms are 75 m (246 ft) in length.[11][9]

Sikanderpur station offers an interchange with Delhi Metro via a 90 m × 9 m (295 ft × 30 ft) walkway.[12]

Line 1
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connenction Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Gurugram Sector 55–56 सैक्टर ५५-५६ 2 31 March 2017 None Elevated Rapid Metro Rail Depot Elevated
2 Gurugram Sector 54 Chowk सैक्टर ५४ चौक 2 31 March 2017 None Elevated None None
3 Gurugram Sector 53-54 सैक्टर ५३-५४ 2 25 April 2017 None Elevated None None
4 Gurugram Sector 42-43 सैक्टर ४२-४३ 2 25 April 2017 None Elevated None None
5 DLF Phase 1 फ़ेस १ 2 31 March 2017 None Elevated None None
6 Sikanderpur सिकंदरपुर 1 14 November 2013 Logo of the Delhi Metro Yellow Line Elevated None None
7 DLF Phase 2 फ़ेस २ 1 14 November 2013 None Elevated None None
8 Belvedere Towers बेल्वेडियर टावर्स 1 14 November 2013 None Elevated None None
9 Cyber City साइबर सिटी 1 7 May 2014 None Elevated None None
10 Moulsari Avenue मौलसरी एवेन्यू 1 14 November 2013 None Elevated None None
11 DLF Phase 3 फ़ेस ३ 1 14 November 2013 None Elevated Rapid Metro Rail Depot Elevated

Line 2 (Under Construction)

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The Gurugram Metro Loop Project has been approved and is partly under construction. The total length of the corridor will be about 28.80 km (17.90 mi), consisting of 27 elevated stations with six interchange stations. Phase 1 of the project has started construction, with 15 stations starting from Millennium City Centre up to Sector 101,[13][14][4] while Phase 2 passing through Old Gurgaon up to Cyber City is under planning.[15] The FY2025-26 Haryana Budget assigned Rs300 cr for the Rs 4556.53 cr project,[16] while civil work commenced in November 2025.[17]

Line 2
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connenction Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Millennium City Centre मिलेनियम सिटी सेंटर गुरुग्राम 1 2028[18] Logo of the Delhi Metro Yellow Line Elevated Sector 33

Metro Depot[19]

 Elevated
2 Sector 45 1 2028 None Elevated None None
3 Cyber Park 1 2028 None Elevated None None
4 Sector 47 1 2028 None Elevated None None
5 Subhash Chowk 1 2028 None Elevated None None
6 Sector 48 1 2028 None Elevated None None
7 Sector 33 1 2028 None Elevated Sector 33

Metro Depot[19]

 None
8 Hero Honda Chowk 1 2028 Hero Honda

Chowk RRTS

 Elevated None None
9 Udyog Vihar Ph6 1 2028 None Elevated None None
10 Sector 10 1 2028 None Elevated None None
11 Sector 37 1 2028 None Elevated None None
12 Basai 1 2028 None Elevated None None
13 Sector 101 1 2028 None Elevated None None
14 Sector 9 2 TBD[20] None TBD[20] None None
15 Sector 7 2 TBD None TBD None None
16 Sector 4 2 TBD None TBD None None
17 Sector 5 2 TBD Indian Railways[21] TBD None None
18 Ashok Vihar 2 TBD None TBD None None
19 Sector 3 2 TBD None TBD None None
20 Bajghera Road 2 TBD None TBD None None
21 Palam Vihar Ext. 2 TBD None TBD None None
22 Palam Vihar 2 TBD None TBD None None
23 Sector 23A 2 TBD None TBD None None
24 Sector 22 2 TBD None TBD None None
25 Udyog Vihar Ph4 2 TBD None TBD None None
26 Udyog Vihar Ph5 2 TBD None TBD None None
27 Cyber City साइबर सिटी 2 TBD Rapid Metro TBD Sector 33

Metro Depot[19]

 Elevated

Planned lines

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The Haryana Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (HMRTC) has plans to build the additional metro network spanning 188 kilometers in Gurugram. Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) will be responsible for constructing, maintaining, and operating this metro line, similar to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Currently, all these lines will be developed in the first phase, with further expansion planned in the second/upcoming phase.

Gurugram Metro Network Plan
Region connected Starting Station Terminal Station Route Length (km) Construction Start (Planned) Comments
Gurugram-Delhi (West Gurugram) Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 metro station Rajiv Chowk 20 2027 Airport Express Line (Delhi Metro) (Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 metro station) to Gurugram IFFCO Chowk will connect Gurugram to IGI Airport and Bijwasan Railway station.

DPR submitted by DMRC in June 2026, under the consideration of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.[22] [23]

Gurugram-Delhi (West Gurugram) Dwarka Sector 21 Gurugram Rezga la Chowk 8.2 2027 Gurugram (from Rezang La Chowk in Palam Vihar to IGI Airport (IICC - Dwarka Sector 25 metro station)) - proposed: connect Gurugram Loop to IGI Airport by connecting Palam Vihar to Delhi Airport Metro Express (Orange Line) at existing IICC - Dwarka Sector 25 metro station (India International Convention and Expo Centre) which also connects to Blue Line at Dwarka Sector 21 metro station).[24] It will likely be a nearly 6 km extension of Orange Line from IICC Dwarka to Bamnoli Chowk (southeast end of IICC), Nykaa village, Bijwasan railway station (BWSN), Gurugram Sector-51 and connect to Gurugram metro network near Palam Vihar Halt railway station (PLVR).[25]

DPR submitted by HMRTC in June 2026, under the consideration of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.[26]

Gurugram-Faridabad-Greater Noida RRTS IFFCO Chowk Greater Noida 64 2027 This Namo Bharat will directly connect the major cities of Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Greater Noida. An integration with Metro services has been proposed in both Gurugram and Faridabad, operating on the same infrastructure as Namo Bharat.

This 64 km long corridor is proposed to have 7 Namo Bharat stations and 15 Metro stations.[27][28]

Gurugram-only (South) Sector 56 Pachgaon Kmp Interchange 36 2029 Manesar-Pachgaon (Western Peripheral Expressway interchange) to Gurugram Sector-56-Vatika Chowk via eastern New Gurugram

The DPR for 35.5 km extension from existing Gurugram Rapid Metro Sector 55–56 metro station to Pachgaon (Manesar), with 28 new stations (sector 61, 62, 66, Vatika Chowk, 69, 70, 75, Kherki Daula, 36ए, 88, 84, 85, 89, 86, 90, 91, M-15, M-14, M-9, M-9, M-P), was ready in September 2025.[22]

Gurugram-Delhi (West Gurugram) Kherki Daula dwarka expressway cloverleaf Sector 111 25 2029 Ridership assessment to be conducted by DMRC. [29]
Gurugram-only (Southeast-Centralwest) Bhondsi Gurugram railway station 20 2029 DPR underway for 20 km Bhondsi-Gurugram Railway Station link, multiple alignments under consideration. [30]
Gurugram-Delhi (Central Gurugram) Manesar Samalkha-Kapasahera Road 30 2030 Manesar to Samalkha-Kapasahera Road via Old Gurugram (New Colony Mor, Sadar Bazar, Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road)

HUDA City Centre to Pachgaon (Manesar) - approved: An extension of Yellow Line, included in the Gurgaon Masterplan 2031,[10][31] approved by the Haryana govt will go up to Panchgaon Chowk in Manesar,[32] where it will interchange with Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System, Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (Panchgaon), Western Peripheral Expressway's Multimodal Transit Centre and Jhajjar-Palwal rail line.

Gurugram-only (East-West) Golf Course Extension Road Sector 5 14 2030
Total System Length 217

Infrastructure

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Rolling stock

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Gurgaon Metro track

On 21 April 2010, Siemens announced that it had been awarded a turnkey contract to build the Rapid Metro line, including five three-car metro trains.[33] Siemens sub-contracted CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive to build the 5 aluminium-bodied air-conditioned trains.[34] The first three-coach train set built in China, arrived in Gurgaon on 11 September 2012.[10] RMGL ordered an additional seven three-car metro train sets for the second phase expansion of the metro. The final 4 of these 7 rakes arrived in Gurgaon on 5 February 2016.[11]

Each train with three coaches costs ₹300 million (US$3.1 million) and is silver and blue in colour.[12] The total length of a 3 coach train is 59.94 metres (196 ft 8 in). The coaches are 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) wide, have roof-mounted air conditioning and have 4 doors on each side of each coach. Each train has a capacity of approximately 800 passengers.[10] The metro is designed to carry 30,000 passengers per hour.[35]

Operations

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Services on the Rapid Metro operate daily between 06:05 and 22:00 running with a headway of four minutes. The Rapid Metro line was the first in India to auction naming rights for its stations.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Gurgaon Rapid Metro's daily footfall rises to 52k". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us – Gurugram Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.nmrcnoida.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. | ABOUT US". delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Gurugram Metro Rail Limited". www.gmrl.org.in. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Gurgaon's new metro's Cyber City-Sec 9 section to be elevated corridor". The Times of India. 11 December 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "GMRL - Gurugram Metro Rail Limited". www.gmrl.org.in. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hry approves corporation on lines of DMRC to run, build Metro network in state". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "GMRL set to take over Gurugram's rapid metro operation". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Kumar, Kartik (31 March 2017). "After delays, affluent south Gurgaon hops on to Rapid Metro". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Khare, Anushka (26 August 2019). "Gurgaon Rapid Metro is in trouble, may stop operations from September". Urban Transport News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 Khare, Anushka (24 September 2019). "Delhi Metro starts taking over process of Gurgaon Rapid Metro from IL&FS". Urban Transport News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  12. 1 2 "About Us". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Gurugram metro set for construction, contractor deploys piling rig at metro site". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Gurgaon Metro Phase 1: GMRL Seeks HSVP Nod for Land to Build 10 Stations - Times Property". timesproperty. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Old Gurugram metro alignment changed after RRTS route shift". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Hry budget focuses on AI, metro, and infra growth in Gurugram". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Gurugram Metro Expansion Begins at Millennium City Centre — Here's How Traffic Will Be Diverted During Construction". The Times of India. 8 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Gurugram Metro Expansion Begins at Millennium City Centre — Here's How Traffic Will Be Diverted During Construction". The Times of India. 8 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 "Gurgaon moves ahead with ph-1 construction bids for new metro corridor". The Times of India. 4 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Elevated to underground? Shift in plan for new metro's ph-2 in Gurgaon set to cost double". The Times of India. 16 October 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "GMRL board clears ₹454-cr metro spur to Gurugram Railway stn". Hindustan Times. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  22. 1 2 गुड़गांव सेक्टर-56 से पचगांव तक मेट्रो की डीपीआर तैयार, कितनी लंबाई और कितने स्टेशन होंगे, MSN News, accessed 16 sept 2025.
  23. ↑ Behl, Abhishek (15 July 2026). "Draft DPR eyes 5 underground stns on Yashobhoomi-Rajiv Chowk link". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Joy after long wait as Gurgaon Metro gets central green light, Times of India, 8 June 2023.
  25. ↑ Gurgaon metro alignment to stations: Haryana chief secretary calls for checks on new metro link plan, Times of India, 16 Sept 2025.
  26. ↑ Behl, Abhishek (2 January 2026). "HMRTC nods for changes in Palam Vihar to Dwarka Metro". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Project Details – NCRTC". ncrtc.in. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Behl, Abhishek (30 June 2026). "36km Gurugram-Pachgaon Metro with 28 stations to link Global City, IMT Manesar". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Behl, Abhishek (19 September 2025). "Union minister directs officials to plan metro line along Dwarka expressway". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Behl, Abhishek (17 June 2026). "Route of Gurugram metro to Bhondsi may veer off Sohna Road". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  31. ↑ Expected PM Narendra Modi to announce Metro's extension to other parts of Haryana, says CM Bhupinder Hooda Archived 26 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, DNA India News, September 2015.
  32. ↑ Route alignment of Manesar metro changed, The Times of India, Nov 2018.
  33. ↑ "Siemens Mobility to equip additional metro line in Delhi" (Press release). Siemens. 12 August 2009.
  34. ↑ "CSR Zhuzhou to supply Gurgaon trains". Railway Gazette International. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  35. ↑ "Gurgaon metro turnkey contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
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