Nagpur Metro

Nagpur Metro is operated by Maha-Metro under the same SPV that runs Pune Metro. Phase 1 covers 38.215 km across two lines: the Orange Line (Khapri-Automotive Square, 21 km) and the Aqua Line (Lokmanya Nagar-Prajapati Nagar, 17 km), with revenue services beginning in March 2019.

The system has one major engineering distinction: a 3.14 km double-decker viaduct on Wardha Road carrying both the Orange Line metro (upper deck) and a 4-lane road flyover (lower deck). This is South India's first such double-decker structure and demonstrates the cost-efficiency of co-locating road and metro infrastructure where ROW is constrained. The double-deck saved ~₹600 crore in standalone road-flyover costs.

Maha-Metro executed the build at ₹8,680 crore between 2015 and 2019, with JICA providing 60% via soft loans. Civil construction was tendered in 4 packages with L&T, Afcons, and Tata Projects sharing the work. Rolling stock is TITAGARH FIRema 3-coach trainsets.

Nagpur Metro is also notable for being the first Indian metro to cover ~95% of its energy needs from solar — KMRL Kochi has 30%, but Nagpur's operation has the highest solar fraction of any major Indian metro thanks to its on-site 14 MW solar plant + rooftop solar at all 36 stations. Daily ridership averages 100,000 as of late 2024.