India's Metro network has grown from 248 km in five cities in 2014 to nearly 1,200 km across 26 cities today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
In a post on X, Modi said more than one crore people now travel by Metro every day. He framed the expansion in terms of daily life: "less time in traffic, more family time, greater productivity and better opportunities."
The comparison
The Prime Minister asked how long cities such as Pune would have waited for a metro had the network kept growing at its pre-2014 pace. "Years… no… decades perhaps," he wrote, adding that such a wait was "unacceptable". The release does not give any projection behind that remark; it is the Prime Minister's own assessment.
The figures
- 2014: 248 km of Metro lines in 5 cities
- Today: nearly 1,200 km in 26 cities
- Daily riders: over 1 crore
Modi described this as "the transformation we are working towards for urban India". The release does not mention any new project or announcement.
Source: official release by the Prime Minister's Office, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (05 NOV 2026 4:22PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Prime Minister highlights expansion of India’s Metro network from 248 km in 2014 to nearly 1,200 km today.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333105) issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 05 NOV 2026 4:22PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Prime Minister highlights expansion of India’s Metro network from 248 km in 2014 to nearly 1,200 km today — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
