Patna: Patna is edging closer to realising its long-anticipated metro dreams, with the first metro train expected to arrive in the city in July.
Manufactured in Pune, Maharashtra, the three-coach train will be transported to Patna and assembled over a period of 15 to 20 days by a technical team at the metro depot. Officials have announced plans to conduct trial runs along a 6.107 km stretch of the primary corridor, aiming to commence operations on August 15.
पटना मेट्रो – एक शहर, एक सपना, एक सफर….❤️🛣️ “मैं पटना मेट्रो हूँ – दिन-रात की अथक मेहनत से तैयार हो रही हूँ, ताकि कल आपकी जिंदगी में बदलाव ला सकूं| एक सपना जो पटना की गलियों से शुरू हुआ, अब बन रहा है हकीकत – जानिए मेरी कहानी, मेरी मेहनत, मेरा सफर
नमस्कार,🙏⁰मैं हूँ पटना मेट्रो… pic.twitter.com/Q946bDvAXS— Patna Metro Rail Corporation (@PMRCLofficial) June 25, 2025
Although the metro coaches were initially planned to be procured with funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), delays in the release of those funds prompted the Bihar government to allocate Rs 115 crore directly to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. This funding has facilitated the purchase of the three-coach train, tracks, lifts and escalators for the primary corridor. The train is being built by Titagarh Rail Systems Limited.
Designed for urban routes, the smaller three-coach metro trains are expected to consume less energy and improve operational efficiency while comfortably accommodating daily passenger demand. Each coach will have a capacity of around 300 passengers, allowing nearly 900 passengers per trip across three coaches.
Patna Metro’s primary corridor will feature five stations—New Patliputra Bus Terminal, Zero Mile, Bhootnath, Khemnichak and Malahi Pakadi. However, trains will initially bypass Khemnichak station, which is still under construction as an interchange hub.
