With an increasing population, there are certain issues that have come to our notice with regards to transportation, traffic, etc. To relieve the people from such woes, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav proposed the Lucknow Metro. At present, the first phase of the Metro is almost complete and will be functional by the end of 2016. At the same time research is underway to determine Metro pathways in Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Kanpur and Allahabad.

• In the first phase, the North-South corridor will be functional. It will extend from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport to Munshi Pulia.
• The total length of the first phase is 23 Km.
• There will be a total of 22 stations along the initial route.
• The North- South corridors cost almost Rs. 6880 crore.
• Along with Lucknow, metro construction has started in Noida, Ghaziabad, and Greater Noida.
• In Noida, a total of 40.344 km of metro track is under construction. It will connect Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden, Noida City Centre to Sector-62, and Noida to Greater Noida.