INDIA: The Assam state government approved the Guwahati metro project on January 18.
To be implemented by the Guwahati Metro Rail Corp special purpose vehicle, the metro network for Assam’s largest city is planned to have four lines totalling 203 route-km.
The first of four phases would connect the airport to the west of the city with Narengi in the east via the main railway station, before turning north to cross the Brahmaputra River and serve North Guwahati.
Approval from the Assam state government was given on January 18 2017 for an initial metro route. Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s proposal for a first metro line is for an elevated standard gauge alignment from the airport and Dharapur in the west to Narangi in the east via the main ...
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