Bhopal's metro line, the Orange Line, is being constructed in two phases. The first phase, from AIIMS to Karond, will be 14 kilometers long. The elevated corridor from AIIMS to Subhash Nagar, covering 7 kilometers, is already 90% complete. The remaining portion, from Subhash Nagar to Karond, will be a combination...
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of elevated and underground sections. The elevated section will be 5.35 kilometers long and will have six stations. URC Construction has been awarded the contract for this section at a cost of 596 crores. The elevated corridor will be split into two parts, north and south, with two stations in the south between Subhash Nagar and Bogda Pul. The metro will then go underground before emerging again as an elevated corridor at Sindhi Colony. The northern section, from Sindhi Colony to Karond, will be 3.72 kilometers long with four stations. A tender for the construction of a 3.39-kilometer underground corridor and a 12.91-kilometer elevated corridor has been issued, but bids have not yet been opened. The second metro train is expected to arrive in Bhopal in the second week of January 2024, joining the first one which is currently undergoing safety trials. The underground tunnel, stretching 3.39 kilometers from Ara Mill to Sindhi Colony near Patra Pul, will be 20 meters below ground level. Two metro stations will be built near Bhopal railway station and Nadra bus stand, with direct access to these facilities via escalators.