Kanpur Metro
Kanpur Metro is the rapid transit system serving one of Uttar Pradesh’s largest industrial cities, built and run by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC). Its first priority section opened in 2021, giving Kanpur a modern transit option along one of its busiest corridors, with the rest of the network under construction.
The network
The system is being built around two corridors. The first, the Orange Line, runs from IIT Kanpur across the city and mixes an elevated priority stretch with underground sections through the dense old quarters. The second corridor is planned to cross it, giving the city a connected grid once both are complete.
Operator and what comes next
UPMRC, the same agency behind Lucknow’s metro, builds and runs the Kanpur system. Current work extends the Orange Line through its underground stretch and advances the second corridor. Station openings, tunnelling milestones and contract awards arrive as construction moves ahead.
Latest Kanpur Metro news
The stories below refresh on their own as we publish: section openings, tunnelling and station milestones, contract awards and tenders.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs the Kanpur Metro?
The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC).
When did the Kanpur Metro open?
Its first priority section opened in 2021.
Route map coming soon.
No active contract data yet.
- UPMRC invites E-Tenders for Construction of TBM Tunnels, Stations for Kanpur Metro Corridor-2
- JMC Projects erect 27.90m U-Girder for Kanpur Metro Phase 1 project
- Kanpur Metro’s Second Tunnel Breakthrough Successfully Completed in Corridor-1
- UPMRC floats tender for surveyor, survey team and auto CAD operators for Kanpur Metro project
- JMC Projects launches 1st Pier Cap of Kanpur Metro Phase-1
- India’s fastest constructed elevated metro
- Kanpur Metro marks first tunnel breakthrough at Nayaganj Station
- 548 KM of Metro Rail Network have been constructed since 2014 in the nation
- Future of Metro Rail in India
- Divisional Commissioner inspected the Metro Track from IIT to Gurudev by walking
- UP Metro creates history with first Double T-Girder Erection at IIT Kanpur Metro Station
- Kanpur metro construction gained momentum after lockdown
- General Consultancy contract of Kanpur & Agra Metro Rail awarded
- UPMRC has done successfully the Metro Rail work till Kalyanpur stretch
- Uttar Pradesh Metro has built all 22 piers for IIT Metro station