Patna. Metro rail will start running soon in Patna, the capital of Bihar. It is likely to start from August 2025. The first phase is to be operated from Malahi Pakadi to Bairia Bus Stand i.e. ISBT in Patna. Patna Metro Rail Corporation and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation are working together to complete the project under the monitoring of Bihar government officials regarding its operation. At the same time, now a big news has come out that another new route of metro will be built in Patna and will be directly connected to Bihta Airport.

According to reports, this new route of Patna Metro Rail Project will be connected to Patna Airport and Bihta Airport. DPR will be prepared soon for this and work on this project will start. It is being told that Railway's PSU company RITES i.e. Rail India Technical and Economic Service has been given the responsibility of assessment to connect Patna-Bihta Airport and Patna Airport with Metro.

Operation of Metro Rail will provide great convenience

It should also be told here that 26 stations are being built for Metro in Patna. The first station of Patna Metro is being built in front of ISBT Elevated Station Pataliputra Bus Terminal. Metro will go to the depot from here. In the first phase, Metro will operate between Malahi Pakadi, Khemnichak, Bhootnath Road, Zero Mile and New ISBT Station. After this, Patna Metro will also be connected to Takht Harmandir Sahib Gurudwara, Patna Airport and Patna Junction. People living in these areas will get a lot of convenience after the Metro is built.

Patna District Magistrate told this

Amidst the news of connecting Bihta Airport of Patna district with Metro Rail route, Patna District Magistrate Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh has told that after the operation of Patna Airport starts, work is going on to take the Metro to there in the second phase. The process of acquiring 191 acres of land for Bihta Airport is underway, after which aircraft operations will be carried out on a large scale from here.

Patna and Bihta airports will be expanded

Let us tell you that during the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the expansion of Patna and Bihta airports and providing world-class facilities to the passengers. She had also announced the construction of three new greenfield airports in Bihar. At the same time, Bihar's Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department, Nitin Naveen, has informed that work is underway on a plan to connect Patna Airport with the metro. This will facilitate the movement of passengers.