Feasibility of Metro Neo System In Tier - 2 Cities

Abstract

Along with the growth of population, Indian cities (concerning their spatial area) are also growing at a very fast speed, attracting citizens from rural areas, the cities are experiencing a direct need for improvement and increment of infrastructure, which includes housing, Public transportation, Road infrastructure, water, electricity, sewage, etc. Large cities in India including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, etc. have been experiencing urban growth for a very long time and have been dealing with increasing population and increment in necessary public infrastructure in their way. To counter the attraction towards tier-1 cities, it is very necessary to attract people towards tier-2 also, along with their existing growing population and urban growth, they need better and extended infrastructure to cater to the needs of upcoming growth of the city. Tier-2 cities in India need Public transportation as much as tier-1 cities, more cities are experiencing the need for metro rail to meet their day-to-day mobility requirements. While cities like Delhi and Bengaluru have seen success in the Metro rail transit system, on the other hand, some tier-2 Indian cities like Lucknow, Nagpur, and Jaipur have failed to meet their daily passenger requirement. After observing this scenario, some other tier-2 Indian cities are looking for the possibilities of implementing the Metro Neo system for their need for public transportation. Metro Neo is a Light Rail Transit concept for a PHPDT up to 10000. It is a hybrid of Bus and Rail with a dedicated route at grade, elevated, or underground. Metroneo runs on an overhead electric power supply line and has rubber tires. The length of the coach is 18-25 meters, depending upon the requirement. Metro Neo has lesser construction as well as functioning costs as compared to other Rail-based transit systems. MoHUA has also issued guidance for the construction of Metroneo projects in November 2020. My research will focus on the feasibility of implementing the Metro Neo system in tier-2 cities, the study will target critical differences in Rail-based transit systems based on their technicality, budget, and feasibility of construction.