The Meerut Metro is a rapid transit system, which serves the city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The first phase, covering with 12 stations from Modipuram to Meerut South, opened in February 2026. It has nine elevated and three underground stations, one at-grade station at the depot Modipuram is still under construction. Four stations are integrated with the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System on a single corridor, making the metro the first such rapid transit system in India to be merged directly with a regional transit system. It is the second-largest metro network in Uttar Pradesh, following the Noida Metro. The second phase will include a second line covering from Shradhapuri Phase-II to Jagrati Vihar, with 12 stations, out of which seven will be elevated and five will be underground, thereby taking the overall length to . A possible third line as a third phase has also been put forward for feasibility studies, that will increase the total length by another to . The metro is the fastest metro of India, at an operational speed of .
The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 March 2019, along with the RRTS, and construction began on both the RRTS and the metro projects in June 2019. The 1st phase was opened on 22 February 2026, after missing the deadline of June 2025. It is being built at an estimated cost of , and due to its merger with the RRTS, the metro and its trains will be owned and operated by National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
Due to rising population, traffic, congestion and demand in Meerut, and also because of its location in the National Capital Region (NCR), the plan for developing a metro for the city and integrating it with the transport systems of NCR was proposed by the Governments of India and Uttar Pradesh in the early 2010s. Therefore, the feasibility study of the metro project was completed by Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) in June 2015 and submitted to the Government of Uttar Pradesh the next year, in June 2016. In 2017, the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) was assigned to bring all stakeholders together and get the project started, then operate the metro after completion. The line was initially planned to have eleven stations, from Modipuram to Partapur, but was later extended to Meerut South to provide connectivity to the city's outskirts, thereby increasing the number of stations to 13 and the length to . The initiation of the project was marked after the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 March 2019, along with the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), and construction of both the projects commenced in June of the same year. Both the projects, including the Meerut section of the RRTS, can be extended beyond also. The metro is the first rapid transit system in India being directly integrated and merged with a regional transit system on one single corridor, and also the fastest in India, with an operational speed of .
During the clash in the Galwan Valley in 2020, the Swadeshi Jagran Manch urged the Government of India to withdraw the bid from a Chinese company associated with manufacturing the trains of the metro. In view of this, a re-bidding for making the trains was conducted by the owner of the metro and the RRTS projects, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), and Bombardier Transportation, now acquired by Alstom, won the bid on 7 May 2020. The trains have been manufactured at Alstom's plant in Savli, Gujarat, supplying 90 coaches for 30 trains, each consisting of 3 coaches. The first train of the metro was delivered by Alstom to the NCRTC on 16 February 2024.
After roughly five years of construction, in January 2025, the first trial runs were conducted by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) from Meerut South, the southern terminal of the metro with the RRTS, to Meerut Central, one of the stations to serve only the metro. The trials continued until the metro becomes operational by February 2026.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has divided the civil construction work of the first phase of the metro project into 13 stations and one depot at Modipuram, which will be for both the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) and the metro trains, and four packages, which are part of the packages of the RRTS as well. The list of the packages, contractors and their statuses is as follows:
The metro is being developed in two phases, which will together cover a distance of , currently of which the first phase consisting of the first line to run along the RRTS is in use. A possible third phase consisting of an eastâÂÂwest line has also been planned, that will increase the total length of the network by another to once finalised. The details of the lines are as follows:
All stations of the metro will have similar facilities like the stations of the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). They will have facilities like booking counters, ticket and food vending machines, on-board catering, check-in kiosks, baggage checking counters, CCTVs, platform screen doors (PSDs), washrooms, restaurants, retail stores, free WiFi, child care facilities, emergency and medical facilities, facilities for physically challenged passengers like wheelchairs, escalators, elevators and connecting facilities to RRTS stations and other transport modes like bus stations, railway stations, cabs, parking spaces, etc.
All stations of the metro will have similar features like the stations of the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). They will have several features to enhance passenger experience, as follows:
The metro, together with two lines, will consist of 25 stations, of which the first line will have 13, and the second line will have 12 stations. Additionally, there will be interchange points with the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) at Meerut South, Shatabdi Nagar, Begumpul, and Modipuram stations. The stations being built on the metro in its first phase are:
The trains of the metro are being manufactured and delivered by Alstom, a global French company in railway manufacturing, at its plant in Savli, Vadodara district, Gujarat. In May 2020, the Bombardier Transportation, a former Canadian company in railway manufacturing, now acquired by Alstom since 2021, won a contract from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for indigenously making 30 coaches in a configuration of 10 trainsets of three cars each, with a capacity of 700 passengers. The first train was delivered to the NCRTC on 16 February 2024.
Designed at Alstom's Hyderabad engineering centre and manufactured at Savli, these advanced, state-of-the-art trains are designed for a maximum speed of and operational speed of , making the trains the second-fastest rapid transit trains in India, just after the Namo Bharat trains of the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), at . These trains are similar to the features present in the Namo Bharat trains, like aerodynamic structure and seats, which are a first for India, dedicated seats for physically challenged passengers, on-board wheelchairs, CCTVs, information display systems, fire alarms, window blinders and enhanced passage space. The rolling stock is based on Alstom's Adessia commuter train family, incorporating worldwide experience.
In the metro's first phase, the first line will run in parallel along the RRTS tracks on both sides, and the four of its 13 stations will be integrated with the RRTS, at Modipuram, Begumpul, Shatabdi Nagar and Meerut South, so that commuters can seamlessly connect with the metro and the Namo Bharat trains of the RRTS, providing them the ease of travel within Meerut and for connectivity to Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and adjoining parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). This makes the metro the first metro in India to run along and directly integrate with a regional transit system.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has decided to equip the line with ETCS L3 signalling, one of the most advanced signalling systems used in Europe, as the metro will run on the same corridor as the DelhiâÂÂMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). Tenders for its procurement were invited on 17 April 2020, and Alstom was awarded the contract worth approximately in January 2021.
Nokia partnered with Alstom to implement the 4.9G/LTE private wireless network to support the ETCS L2 signalling. This is the first time in the world that an LTE network is being used along with ETCS L2 signalling.
In February 2026, the Namo Bharat RRTS â a high-speed regional rail corridor connecting Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut â recorded significant early ridership following the completion of its full 82 km route. On the first full day of commercial operations after the formal inauguration by India's prime minister, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation reported that passenger numbers surpassed 100,000, marking the highest single-day ridership recorded on the corridor to date.
Following this initial milestone, ridership continued to grow. On the first weekday after the launch of remaining sections, daily usage was reported to have increased by nearly 70% over previous average figures, again exceeding the 100,000 mark. Major stations such as Begumpul in Meerut, Anand Vihar, and Ghaziabad were among the busiest points of entry and exit for commuters.
The early ridership numbers indicate strong public adoption of the service, with the system aimed at offering faster regional connectivity and reducing travel times across key urban centres in the National Capital Region.
Now Meerut Metro is averaging around 92,000 users on daily Basis.