PM Modi inaugurates remaining phase 2 section of metro service in Gandhinagar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the remaining section of Phase 2 of the Ahmedabad Metro on Sunday (January 11) evening, completing a vital transport link between the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

The remaining phase connects Sector 10A of Gandhinagar to Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre.

According to a release issued by the state government, Modi flagged off the metro service at the Mahatma Mandir metro station in Gandhinagar in the evening, marking the inauguration of the service between these two stations in the state capital.

During the inauguration, the Prime Minister was also accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and his deputy Harsh Shanghvi.

This section, which covers the Secretariat Complex, Akshardham Temple, Old Secretariat, Sectors 16 and 24, is part of the second phase of the metro service connecting Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

Modi had inaugurated the metro service connecting the two cities in September 2024.

According to the release, after the inauguration, the Gujarat Chief Minister and Sanghvi traveled by metro to reach the Secretariat.

(edited by : Priyanka Deshpande,

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