Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad- Gandhinagar Metro Rail service has witnessed a significant rise in daily ridership, climbing from an average of 35,000 passengers in 2019 to around 1.5 lakh in 2025. Maintaining an impressive 99.84% on-time record, over 10.38 crore citizens have used the metro so far, an official press release stated. The Ahmedabad Metro Rail project was approved in November 2014. The first 6.5-km stretch from Vastral Village to Apparel Park began operations in March 2019. In 2022, the...Read More

Gandhinagar: On the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashami, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) conducted successful trial run of Metro Rail in Gandhinagar from the State Secretariat to the final station on the route, Mahatma Mandir. The metro line, which currently operates up to Secretariat, has now extended its trial operations through five more stations – Akshardham, Old Secretariat, Sector-16, Sector-24, and finally Mahatma Mandir, which is the last Metro station of Ahmedabad - Gandh...Read More

Gandhinagar: Starting tomorrow, the Koba Gam and Juna Koba Metro stations on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro Rail corridor will become operational. With the opening of Koba Gam Metro station, connectivity to several key locations will improve for metro users. One major attraction within walking distance of about 1.4 km from Koba Gam station is Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra, Koba. This distinguished Guru Mandir, easily accessible from both Juna Koba and Koba Gam metro stations, houses a Murt...Read More

Gandhinagar: Starting tomorrow, two more stations will open on the Motera Stadium–Sachivalaya Corridor (Yellow Line) of the Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro Rail service. These two stations are Juna Koba and Koba Gam. With the opening of these stations, all stations on the route up to Sachivalaya will be operational. Keeping this in mind, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) today shared the revised timetable for the route, which will come into effect from tomorrow, 28th September 2025. As ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Metro Rail service running in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar is divided into four lines, each with several stations. Tomorrow, two more stations on the Yellow Line, which connects Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad to Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar, will be inaugurated. With the opening of these two stations, all stations on this line will be operational. However, the extension of this line up to Mahatma Mandir is yet to open, as the five stations beyond Sachivalaya are still under construction. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two more stations of the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro Rail service will become operational this week. The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Ltd. announced today that from September 28, 2025, the Juna Koba and Koba Gam metro stations will be opened to the public on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor. As per the schedule shared by GMRC, from Koba Gam, the first train towards Sachivalaya will depart at 08:32 hrs, towards APMC at 08:04 hrs, and towards GIFT City at 07:40 hrs. From Jun...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited has begun metro rail construction work in Gandhinagar, prompting traffic diversions to ensure smooth operations and public safety. In an official notification, Additional District Magistrate N.R. Sharma announced that the road from K-Road (near Sector 14/15 Sai Corner) to Gandhinagar Railway Station (Sector 14) will remain closed to all vehicular traffic for three months. The restriction will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. on July 25 until m...Read More

Ahmedabad: The city has emerged as a major metro hub in the country, boasting the 5th largest operational metro rail network, covering 62.73 km. Leading the country is the national capital region, Delhi, with 353.2 km of operational metro lines, followed by Bengaluru (96.1 km), Hyderabad (69.2 km), and Mumbai (68.93 km). Other notable cities with operational metro networks include Kolkata (60.28 km), Chennai (54.1 km), Nagpur, Pune (38.22 km), Noida-Greater Noida (32.97 km), Kochi (29.7 km), Lu...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC), which operates the metro rail service in Ahmedabad, has hit a new high in passenger numbers. In July 2025, GMRC recorded its highest monthly ridership with 44.04 lakh commuters traveling on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar route, according to official records. This figure surpassed the previous record of 40.21 lakh set in January 2025. Additionally, revenue collections for July 2025 reached over Rs 5.22 crore, marking the highest amount recorded ...Read More

Gandhinagar – In a significant breakthrough, the Gandhinagar Local Crime Branch (LCB) has dismantled a major operation of the notorious 'Khekda Gang' from Delhi, arresting four of its members. The gang is implicated in a staggering 35 cases of metro cable theft across India, including in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Maharashtra (Pune, Panvel, Navi Mumbai), and Delhi, with reported crimes also in Bhopal and Indore. The arrests shed light on the gang's sophisticated modus operandi: members would s...Read More