A new golden chapter has been added to the history of public transport service of Madhya Pradesh from Indore. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan flagged off the state's first metro train trial train in Indore on Saturday. The program was started with Kanya Puja. Metro Rain Corporation MD Manish Singh welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting him a model of the metro train.

The Chief Minister announced that metro train will be extended upto Pithampur and Ujjain. It is State's  resolve that in the Simhastha of 2028, devotees and common citizens will go to Indore by metro to have darshan of Mahakal Baba. Indore and surrounding areas will be designated as metropolitan authority. Action will be taken to do away with the ban on registry in Gandhinagar locality.

Chouhan had a ride in the metro train. He took stock of the arrangements and facilities. Many public representatives and senior officials and other distinguished citizens of the city were also present.

With the completion of the world class Indore Metro Train Project in Indore at a cost of Rs 7500 crore, citizens will be provided with the facility of fast, safe, modern and comfortable travel. As many as 7 lakh passengers will be able to commute daily. It will have three coaches. The speed of these metro train will be 90 kilometers per hour.

Addressing the program, Chouhan said that a new era is beginning in Indore. Indore is the city of my dreams, Indore is the cleanest city, Indore is smart city. It is IT city. Indore has come a long way from from tempo to metro.

The Chief Minister congratulated Metro Train Corporation's MD Manish Singh and his team. He said that the Metro team has worked on a war footing. He said that people will be able to commute in in the metro in a clean and hygienic environment and will be able to reach the destination in a very short time. Riding in metro will be less expensive. He appealed to the people to use the metro train. MP Lalwani gave the welcome speech.

Metro coaches will be air conditioned. There will be suitable space for disabled people also. Each coach of the metro train will have space for 50 people to sit and 300 people to stand. This metro service will be available in more than 31 km area. It will have 28 stations. Out of which 7 will be underground and 21 will be elevated stations. There will be a system of automatic ticketing on National Common Mobility Card. The doors will also be automatic. There will be a passenger information display system. There will be grab handle lift, escalator, customer care centre, announcement in Hindi and English, wheelchair for disabled, other public facilities etc. There will also be a provision for emergency contact and emergency door in the train. To reduce electricity consumption, solar energy arrangements are being made at stations and depots. This train will be operated by Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Chouhan rode the metro today after the flag off. Sitting in the metro train, he took stock of the arrangements and facilities. The metro train started from Gandhi Nagar station and reached the next station on the Super Corridor where the Chief Minister received greetings from the citizens, who expressed happiness to see their dream of having metro train coming true.

People from every section of the society were present to witness the historic movement. There was an atmosphere of immense excitement and enthusiasm. Those present inlcuded Water Resources Minister Mr. Tulsiram Silavat, Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur, MP Shankar Lalwani, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, MLA Smt. Malini Gaur, Mahendra Hardia, former MLA Manoj Patel, Gaurav Randive and other public representatives. 

Divisional Commissioner Malsingh, Collector Dr. Ilaiyaraaja T and other officials were present. Officials from education, industry, social, religious, business and other organizations, institutions and associations were present.