Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Vijayawada Metro Phase 1 Construction Tenders Announced
The Vijayawada Metro Rail project is getting started!
The government is asking companies to bid on building the first phase.
This phase includes two routes, totaling 38.4 kilometers.
One route will have a special double-decker flyover.
The project will have many stations, and one will be underground.
This is similar to another metro project already in progress in Visakhapatnam.
Tenders for Vijayawada Metro Rail Project Phase 1 are open.
The project will use the EPC model for construction.
Phase 1 involves two corridors spanning 38.4 km.
Corridor 1 runs from Nehru Bus Stand to Gannavaram Bus Stand.
A 4.7 km double-decker flyover is part of Corridor 1 construction.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation.
- What
- Tenders have been invited for the construction of Phase 1 of the Vijayawada Metro Rail Project.
- When
- Not specified in the provided articles.
- Where
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To expand and improve the transportation infrastructure in Vijayawada.
- Project Name
- Vijayawada Metro Rail Project
- Phase
- 1
- Total Length (Phase 1)
- 38.4 km
- Construction Model
- EPC
- Corridor 1
- Nehru Bus Stand to Gannavaram Bus Stand
- Corridor 2
- Bus Station to Penamaluru
- Stations
- 32 metro stations and one underground station
