Kanpur Metro is the 14th metro system in India.
The Kanpur metro as of now covers a distance of 16 km with nine elevated stations and 5 underground stations.
It is built and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) . Its first section was inaugurated on 28 December 2021 and opened for public on 28 December 2021, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Another 5 underground station from Chunniganj to Kanpur Central was inaugurauted by PM Modi on 30 May 2025.