{"id":34168,"date":"2025-05-02T15:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/news\/in-india-two-new-cities-will-soon-have-metros\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:47:24","slug":"in-india-two-new-cities-will-soon-have-metros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/news\/in-india-two-new-cities-will-soon-have-metros\/","title":{"rendered":"In India, two new cities will soon have metros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the state of Andra Pradesh, two new metros are in the pipeline. Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, two fast-growing cities, will soon benefit from a fast, reliable, safe and efficient mobility offer to ensure a modal shift towards public transport. The Visakhapatnam metro is expected to have 3 lines and be 46km long, while the Vijayawada metro will be 38km long, served by 2 lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-pale-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ankush.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24196417 size-full\" style=\"object-position:56% 33%\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am delighted to be leading the team for the preparation of mobility plans for these two cities in Andhra Pradesh. It is a great honour to work again with the client Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation and foster our relationships with the state in reducing congestion and improving urban mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ankush Malhotra, Head of Department, Consulting and Advisory Services, SYSTRA India<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-474x999\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/wikipedia-visakhapatnam_aerial_view-474x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24196420\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aerial view of Visakhapatnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA India has been awarded the contract to update the Comprehensive Mobility Plans (CMPs) for these two cities. The previous ones were drawn up in 2019, and it was on the basis of these documents that SYSTRA India built its Detailed Project Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The public promoter, Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (APMRCL), needs these documents to obtain approval and funding for the two metros from the Indian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blanc-color has-light-eggplant-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/en\/markets\/metro\/\">OUR SERVICES OFFER IN THE METRO SECTOR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the state of Andra Pradesh, two new metros are in the pipeline. 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