The 10.58-km Rapid Metro network, connecting Cyber City to Sector 55 on Golf Course Road, has recorded a double-digit jump in ridership and fare revenue over the past eight months this year.
Sharing these details after presiding over a meeting of the Board of Directors of Haryana Metro Rail Corporation in Chandigarh, Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, who is also the Chairman of the Corporation, said the metro network carried more than 1.27 crore passengers between April and November 2025, compared to about 1.10 crore during the corresponding period last year. July 2025 recorded the highest monthly growth, with ridership rising by 22.93%, while most other months also witnessed consistent double-digit increases, reflecting growing commuter confidence in metro rail services.
The financial performance of Rapid Metro has shown similar improvement. Fare revenue rose by 14.06% to ₹23.37 crore during the period under review. At the same time, operational expenditure increased by 7.66%. This gap between revenue growth and cost escalation indicates improved operational efficiency, better resource management and optimisation of day-to-day operations.
In 2019, the Haryana government had directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to take over the Rapid Metro’s operations from the private operators Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited due to financial troubles, ensuring service continuity for commuters.
Officials at the meeting said the improved operational performance of Rapid Metro, coupled with steady progress on multiple metro and Namo Bharat projects, reflects a coherent and long-term vision for sustainable transport in Haryana. The coordinated expansion of urban metro systems and regional rapid transit corridors is expected to ease congestion, reduce vehicular emissions and support balanced urbanisation across Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Karnal and other fast-growing regions of the State.
Among the major upcoming projects, the proposed Metro corridor from Sector-56, Gurugram to Panchgaon has emerged as a flagship initiative. The 35.25-km corridor, comprising 28 elevated stations, has received approval for state funding.
The proposed extension of the metro line from Ballabhgarh to Palwal, covering nearly 30 km with 18 elevated stations, is aimed at extending mass rapid transit deeper into southern Haryana. Feasibility and alternative analysis reports have been completed, and efforts are underway to align the project with the Namo Bharat corridor so as to maximise ridership, network integration and long-term viability.
Several additional metro corridors within Gurugram and the wider NCR are also in the pipeline. These include the Subhash Chowk–Rajiv Chowk–Sohna Road–Railway Station corridor and the Golf Course Extension Road to Sector-5 corridor via HUDA City Centre.
In northern Haryana, the extension of the Delhi Metro from Narela to Kundli has received in-principle approvals. Parallel momentum is visible in the Namo Bharat RRTS programme being implemented by National Capital Region Transport Corporation. The Delhi–Shahjahanpur–Neemrana–Behror corridor, approved up to Bawal, and the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal corridor have both received clearance from the Public Investment Board.
