Metro and Rapid Rail in Four Cities at a Glance
Short answer: Four of the cities we cover have trains running today. Meerut and Namo Bharat is by far the longest line, with 23 stations. Indore has 16 stations open, Bhopal 8 and Patna 4. Fares, hours and timetables differ a lot, and Patna has not published a timetable.
Key facts
| City | Line | Stations open | Length open | Run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indore | Yellow Line | 16 of 29 planned | About 17 km | MPMRCL |
| Bhopal | Orange Line | 8 | About 7.2 km | MPMRCL |
| Patna | Corridor-2 | 4 of 12 on the corridor | About 6.2 km (news report) | PMRCL |
| Meerut and Namo Bharat | Namo Bharat and Meerut Metro | 23 | About 82 km (portal FAQ) | NCRTC |
How do the four cities compare?
Three of them are urban metros with a short open section. Meerut is different. NCRTC's line joins Delhi, Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Meerut, so it works as regional rapid rail as well as a city metro.
Opening dates also differ. Indore's first stretch opened on 31 May 2025 and the extension to Radisson Square on 6 September 2026. Bhopal's first passengers rode on 21 December 2025. Patna's first section was inaugurated in October 2025 and Malahi Pakri opened on 2 July 2026. The last sections of the Meerut line and Meerut Metro opened on 22 February 2026.
What do fares and hours look like?
| City | Fare range | Basis | First and last train |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indore | Rs 10 to Rs 60 | Approximate slabs, official chart awaited | 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM, Monday to Saturday |
| Bhopal | Rs 20 to Rs 40 | Official MPMRCL matrix | From 11:30 AM, last train 7:00 PM or 7:30 PM, Monday to Saturday |
| Patna | Rs 15 to Rs 30 | Reported by news | Not published |
| Meerut and Namo Bharat | Rs 20 to Rs 210 (Standard) | Official NCRTC matrix | 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, every day |
The ranges are not directly comparable. Meerut's top fare covers about 82 km, while the other three lines are 6 to 17 km long. We compare fares in more detail in our fare article.
Which city has the most complete information?
Bhopal and Meerut have official fare matrices and timetable files or portal hours. Indore's timetable is official, but its fare chart was still awaited. Patna's operator website could not give us a fare chart or timetable, so the Patna figures come from named news reports.
Where do I go for the details?
Each city has its own guide with station pages, fare notes and sources: the Indore guide, the Bhopal guide, the Patna guide and the Meerut guide. Our city pages give a short overview of each before you go.
What do these numbers leave out?
A table of open stations does not show how useful a line is. Station spacing, feeder buses, interchange with other transport and the number of trains a day all matter, and they are not equal across the four cities. Ridership is another gap: NCRTC publishes it on its portal, while the other operators have not given us a figure we can source, so we do not compare it.
Length is also less exact than it looks. Bhopal's 7.2 km is MPMRCL's figure, but press reports give between 6.2 and 7.4 km. Patna's 6.2 km comes from a single news report. Meerut's 82 km comes from the NCRTC portal FAQ, while its fare data measures about 76 km.
How often do these figures change?
Timetables and fares can change at short notice, and sections open one after another. That is why every page of ours shows a review date and every city page names its sources. The date on this page is 12 November 2026.
Sources and last check
- MPMRCL (mpmetrorail.com): official timetable PDFs and fare matrix for Bhopal, announcements for Indore.
- NCRTC Namo Bharat portal (namobharat.ncrtc.in): stations, station-pair fares and hours. Read on 12 November 2026.
- PMRCL (patnametro.bihar.gov.in): project description. Its security certificate had expired when we checked on 12 November 2026.
- NewKerala, 2 July 2026: Patna open section, trips and fares.
Last reviewed: 12 November 2026. We update this page when an operator announces a change. See how we check facts. Found a mistake? Tell us.
This is an independent guide. It is not a metro corporation or a government website and it does not speak for MPMRCL, PMRCL or NCRTC.