THE JOURNEY OF A FASTPACED PROJECT

SEPT 2008: DMRC submits a concept paper after the Lucknow metro rail project is proposed by the government of Uttar Pradesh.

OCT 2008: The metro rail project in Lucknow is cleared by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).

FEB 2009: An agreement is signed between DMRC and LDA. JUNE 2009: A Bangalore-based company hired by DMRC studies traffic pattern of Lucknow.

JULY 2009: Geo-technical survey initiated by DMRC.

APR 2010: Traffic and transportation report is submitted by DMRC.

MAY 2010: DMRC and a committee headed by the chief secretary of government of UP start consultation process related to traffic issues.

JUNE 2010: DMRC submits the route alignment plan. The divisional commissioner of Lucknow is asked to coordinate with the departments concerned.

AUG 2010: DMRC presents the detailed route plan. SEPT 2010: The committee headed by the divisional commissioner consults DMRC on the route once again.

JULY 2011: A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is submitted. JUNE 2013: The state cabinet headed by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav gives clearance to the metro rail network.

AUG 2013: UP government approves the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by DMRC.

OCT 2013: Name of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation approved. Construction phase to begin in December 2013. NOV 2013: DMRC pitches for Lucknow Metro work, assures first phase completion by Feb 2017.

DEC 2013: Government of India, in principle, approves the project.

FEB 2014 : Metro man E. Sreedharan appointed as chief adviser of Lucknow metro. MAR 2014: Foundation stone laid for

Lucknow Metro project.

JULY 10, 2014: Rs 100 crore set aside for Lucknow Metro in the Union Budget, by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley.

SEPT 27, 2014: Construction work begins. AUG 6, 2015: Lucknow Metro gets clearance from PIB.

DEC 22, 2015: Union cabinet approves the construction of rail project phase - 1 A

SEPT 18, 2016: 90% of the work completed in the construction of rail project phase - 1 A

OCT 20, 2016: Lucknow metro begins work on Faizabad Road, does Bhoomi puja for phase 1B.

DEC 2016: The then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh flag off the train at the Transport Nagar depot on a trial run on priority section till the Alambagh station. The inaugural ride piloted by two women.

JUN 20, 2017: Fifth metro train set arrives at Transport Nagar depot.

JUN 23, 2017: As per E Sreedharan, Kochi metro was built in four years whereas Lucknow Metro will be completed in a period of two years and nine months, and that would be the fastest in India and the world till now.

JUL 8, 2017: Sixth and final metro train set arrives for first phase requirement.

JUL 26, 2017: The commissioner of metro rail safety (CMRS) is scheduled to make an on-site inspection of operational preparedness of the Lucknow metro rail service before giving the much-awaited green light to the project to be thrown open to the public.

JUL 30, 2017: The CMRS gives clean chit to LMRC for commercial run.

SEPT 5, 2017: Lucknow metro to be inaugurated. Will ply between Transport Nagar and Charbagh