Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (APMRC) is a State Public Sector company that operates Visakhapatnam Metro and Vijayawada Metro.[1][2] At first AMRC was incorporated as Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation - a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the implementation of the Vijayawada Metro Rail project, later Visakhapatnam Metro Rail Project was added to the list.[3] It was first proposed as a Mass Rapid Transit System in VGTM UDA which was later changed into AMRDA.[4]
History
AP Metro Rail Corporation was created on 29 October 2015 with N. P. Ramakrishna Reddy (Managing Director) as its first managing director. First this project was taken up as Medium Metro rail project, designed by DMRC, which was rejected by Government of India due to few financial issues. So, Government of Andhra Pradesh opted for Light Metro rail[5] which was heavily opposed by E Sreedharan, who was serving as advisor for government regarding both metro projects as Light Metro may not serve the needs of capital city Amaravati, which revoked the MOU between AMRC and DMRC.[6] Since Government of India refused to build them, Andhra Pradesh government opted to take this project with financial support from some companies of Korea and Malaysia.[7]
Projects
Initially proposed for Metro Rail alignment for a length of 42.55 km in the city. Now, Government have planned to expand the Metro Rail system to cover more routes in the city as well as in the VMRDA (Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Regional Development Authority) area.
Accordingly, a Detailed Project Report is under preparation for 79.9 km length of Light Metro Rail system and for 60.2 km length of modern Catenary Free Tram system. The proposed Light Metro Rail corridors are
(i) Kommadi to Steel Plant Jn. on NH-16 (34.23 km)
(ii) Gurudwara to Old Post Office (5.26 km)
(iii) Thatichetlapalem to Chinavalteru (RK Beach) (6.91 km)
(iv) Law college Jn. to Marikivalasa (8.21 km)
(v) Kommadi to Bhogapuram Airport (25.3 km) and
The Modern Tram Ways are
(i) Old Post Office to Rusikonda Beach (15.40 km)
(ii) NAD Jn. to Pendurthi (10.2 km)
(iii) Steel plant Jn. to Anakapalli (18.2 km)
(iv) Rusikonda Beach to Bheemili Beach (16.4 km)
Vijayawada Metro
Vijayawada Metro is a light metro rail project with two corridors, one from Pandit Nehru Bus Station to Nidamanuru and another corridor from Pandit Nehru Bus Station to Penamaluru with lengths of 13.3 & 12.8 respectively, they have a total of 25 stations[8] and are estimated to cost Template:INRConvert on PNBS - Nidamanuru corridor and Template:INRConvert for the corridor between PNBS and Penamalur.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ G.O.MS.No. 141. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (H2) DEPARTMENT(13 August 2014).
- ↑ Amaravati Metro renamed as Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Singh, Neha(29 April 2020).
- ↑ AMRC issues RfP to 5 bidders for Vizag metro rail project | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India, Oct 11, Umamaheswara Rao | TNN | Updated. The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh to replace VGTM-UDA with CRDA | Hyderabad News - Times of India, Oct 26, TNN | Updated. The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ Vijayawada Metro: Andhra picks Light Metro Rail for Amaravati, puts project on fast track. The Financial Express(2018-01-15). Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ Fresh plea made to Centre for Vizag, Vijayawada metro rail. The Indian Express(2018-01-14). Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ Where do Vizag and Vijayawada metro projects stand? AMRC MD tells TNM. www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ Project Profile - Amaravati Metro. Amaravati Metro. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ Vijayawada Metro Rail to cost Rs. 288 crore per km. The Hindu(2015-03-17). Retrieved 2019-12-01.