The Bhopal Metro rail project was formally inaugurated on Saturday (December 20, 2025), with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar launching services on a stretch of 6.22 kilometres in the city for the first time.
The commercial services will begin on Sunday (December 21) on the Orange line, the "Priority Corridor", of the metro covering eight elevated stations from Subhash Nagar to AIIMS, Bhopal.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Khattar said that India will soon overtake the U.S. in terms of the length of the Metro rail network.
Currently, India is in the third position as far as the total length of Metro rail corridors is concerned, he said.
“Bhopal has become the 26th city in the country to have Metro trains. In terms of the length of Metro lines, we rank third in the world with a network spanning 1,083 km. With the addition of today’s 7 km, it will become a 1,090-km network,” Mr. Khattar said.
