Jaipur Metro
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Jaipur Metro running on double-storey elevated track
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| Native name | जयपुर मेट्रो |
| Owner | Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (JMRCL) |
| Locale | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Transit type | Metro |
| Number of lines | 1 (operational) 1 (planned) |
| Number of stations | 9 (operational) 22 additional stations (planned) |
| Daily ridership | 19,390 (December 2016) |
| Chief executive | Nihal Chand Goel, Chairman & MD |
| Headquarters | Khanij Bhavan, C-Scheme, Jaipur |
| Website | www |
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| Began operation | 3 June 2015 |
| Operator(s) | Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) |
| Train length | 4 coaches |
| Headway | 10 minutes |
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| System length | 9.63 km (5.98 mi) (operational) 35.1 km (21.8 mi) (planned) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25kV AC, OHE |
| Average speed | 32 km/h (20 mph) |
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Jaipur Metro (Hindi: जयपुर मेट्रो) is a rapid transit system in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Construction on the mostly elevated part of the first line, called Phase 1A, comprising 9.63 kilometres (5.98 mi) of route from Mansarovar to Chandpole Bazaar, started on 13 November 2010, and was completed in 2014. The project's commercial run was delayed to December 2014, and then to April 2015. After receiving safety clearance from Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) in May 2015, Jaipur Metro began commercial service between Chandpole and Mansarovar on 3 June 2015. The Jaipur Metro Rail system is India's sixth metro rail system after those in Kolkata, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Gurgaon and Mumbai. It is also touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in India.
Jaipur Metro is the first metro in India to run on Double-storey elevated road and Metro track.
With the rapid industrialization and commercial development of Jaipur, teamed with a growing population, the transport infrastructure of the city was found to be overburdened. As a result, the government mulled over establishment of Jaipur Metro on the lines of Delhi Metro which had proved to be a great success.
The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., abbreviated to JMRC, is a state-owned company that operates the Jaipur Metro. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. was created on 1 January 2010 with Nihal Chand Goel serving as the managing director. Among the Rapid Transit systems of India, it has been recorded fastest to conduct of trial run after starting construction, when it commenced trial runs in Jaipur on 18 September 2013 flagged off by the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot.
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