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{{Short description|Rapid transit system in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Jaipur Metro
| image = Jaipur metro logo.png
| imagesize = 100px
| image2 = Pinkline4.JPG
| imagesize2 = 280px
| caption2 = Jaipur Metro Pink line at Chandpole station
| native_name = 
| owner = Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (JMRC)
| locale = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| transit_type = [[Rapid Transit]]
| lines = 1(operational) )<br />1(planned)
| stations = 11<ref name="brief-note" />
| chief_executive = Nihal Chand Goel, <small>Chairman & MD</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/DynamicHTML.aspx?File=AboutJmrc.htm |title=JMRC |publisher=Jaipurmetrorail.in |date=20 January 2010 |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>
| headquarters = Khanij Bhavan, C-Scheme, Jaipur
| website = {{URL|https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/|Jaipur Metro}}
| began_operation = {{start date and age|2015|6|3|df=yes}}<ref name="brief-note" />
| operator = Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC)
| marks = 
| vehicles = 
| train_length = 4 coaches
| headway = 10 minutes (peak)<br />15 minutes (off-peak)<ref>{{cite news |title=No more long wait as Metro set to up trips to 170 per day from Friday - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/no-more-long-wait-as-metro-set-to-up-trips-to-170-per-day-from-friday/articleshow/64672124.cms |website=The Times of India |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>
| system_length = {{convert|11.97|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="brief-note" />
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[Overhead line|overhead catenary]]
| average_speed = {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| top_speed = {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-Metro-gets-final-safety-nod-may-start-in-May-end/articleshow/47126634.cms|title=Jaipur Metro gets final safety nod, may start in May end|work=The Times of India|date=2 May 2015 }}</ref>
| map = [[File:Map of Jaipur Metro created using Inkscape.png|200px]]
| map_state = map_expanded
| ridership = 55,068 (July 2024)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transport.rajasthan.gov.in/content/transportportal/en/metro/PassengerInformation/passenger-travelled-count.html |title=Passenger Travelled Count |website=Transport Department Of Rajasthan}}</ref>
| alt = 
| caption = 
| area served = 
| line_number = '''Operational:'''{{plainlist|
* [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:#{{rail color|Jaipur Metro|pink}};">'''Pink Line – 1'''</span>]]}}
'''Planned:'''{{plainlist|
* [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:#FF6600;">'''Orange Line – 2'''</span>]]}}
| start = 
| end = 
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The '''Jaipur Metro''' is a [[rapid transit]] system in the city of [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ylEObaYWxcC7lGO2E2e4wJ/The-rise-of-metro-rail-network-in-India.html|title=How metro rail networks are spreading across India|date=26 July 2017}}</ref> Construction on the mostly elevated part of the first line, called Phase 1A, comprising {{convert|9.63|km|mi|3}} of route from [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] to Chandpole Bazaar,<ref name="brief-note" /> started in November 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/jaipur-metro-project-to-begin-on-saturday-65862 | title=Jaipur: Metro project to begin on Saturday | newspaper=NDTV | date=12 November 2010}}</ref> and was completed in 2014. The Jaipur Metro began commercial service between [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]] and [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] on 3 June 2015.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The Jaipur Metro Rail system is [[Urban rail transit in India#List_of_systems|India's sixth metro rail system]] after those in [[Kolkata Metro|Kolkata]], [[Delhi Metro|Delhi]], [[Namma Metro|Bangalore]], [[Rapid Metro Gurgaon|Gurugram]] and [[Mumbai Metro|Mumbai]].
The Jaipur Metro is the first metro in India to run on triple-storey elevated road and metro track. Phase 1-B, from Chandpole to [[Badi Chaupar]], began operation on 23 September 2020.<ref name=timesindiaallset/><ref name=firstindiamarch/>

== History ==

=== Background ===
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}}
With the rapid industrialization and commercial development of Jaipur, teamed with a growing population, the transport infrastructure of the city was found to be overburdened. As a result, the government mulled over establishment of Jaipur Metro on the lines of [[Delhi Metro]] which had proved to be a great success.

=== JMRC Ltd. ===
The ''Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.'', abbreviated to JMRC, is a [[state ownership|state-owned]] company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Introduction|title=Project Introduction|access-date=9 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706155052/http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Introduction|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> that operates the Jaipur Metro. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. was created on 1 January 2010 BY MR AJAY GHOSH   serving as the MANGING DIRECTOR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/About%20Us|title=About JMRC|publisher=JMRC|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518160437/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/About%20Us|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Among the Rapid Transit systems of India, it has been recorded fastest to conduct of trial run after starting construction, when it commenced trial runs in Jaipur on 18 September 2013 flagged off by the then [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]] Shri [[Ashok Gehlot]].

=== Construction ===
Physical construction work on the Jaipur Metro started on 24 February 2011.<ref name="brief-note">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf |title=Jaipur Metro A Brief Note on the Project |publisher=JMRC |page=2 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062922/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016  }}</ref> JMRC consulted the [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation|DMRC]] on rapid transit operation and construction techniques.

The first line of the Jaipur Metro was opened to public by [[Vasundhara Raje]], the [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], on 3 June 2015,<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news |title=Rajasthan CM launches Jaipur metro|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jaipur-metro-starts-operations/article7278312.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> and thus, it became the sixth [[Rapid transit in India|rapid transit system in India]]. Phase 1-B of the project started operating on 23 September 2020.<ref name=timesindiaallset>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/jmrc-all-set-to-start-metro-on-phase-ib-corridor-by-mid-nov/articleshow/71883116.cms|title=JMRC all set to start Metro on Phase-IB corridor by mid-November &#124; Jaipur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 November 2019 }}</ref><ref name=firstindiamarch>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstindia.co.in/we-are-not-going-to-implement-caa-in-the-state-dhariwal/ |title=We are not going to implement CAA in the state: Dhariwal - First India News Paper |website=www.firstindia.co.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111201028/https://www.firstindia.co.in/we-are-not-going-to-implement-caa-in-the-state-dhariwal/ |archive-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

== Network ==
{{Main|List of Jaipur Metro stations}}
[[File:Jaipur 03-2016 34 Jaipur Metro.jpg|left|thumb|Jaipur Metro Track]]
The Jaipur Metro is being built in 2 phases. Phase 1 consists of the Pink Line<ref name="brief-note" /> and Phase 2 consists of the [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|Orange Line]]. Currently{{When|date=November 2019}}, the [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|Orange Line]] is being planned. The implementation of ''Phase 1A'' of the project (Mansarover to Chandpole having the length of about {{Convert|9.63|km|4=3|abbr=on}}) including the civil works, permanent way, depot and traction and power supply, etc. was being managed by [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation|DMRC]].<ref name=rgi20111222 /><ref name="stage1">{{cite web | url=http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/RevisedDPR.aspx?&RefNo= | title=Execution of Stage 1 and 2 | publisher=JMRC | access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> Phase I-A completed 9 stations and {{convert|9.63|km|mi|3}} of route length,<ref name="brief-note"/> of which {{convert|0.95|km|mi|3}} is underground and {{convert|9.13|km|mi|3}} is elevated.

The remainder of the first line, Phase 1-B [{{convert|2.34|km|mi|3}}, 2 stations], got completed by 23 September 2020.<ref name="present-status">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Present%20Status |title=Present Status of the Project |publisher=JMRC |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518194012/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Present%20Status |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Phase 2 ({{convert|23.099|km|mi}}, 20 stations)<ref name="present-status" /> is planned to be completed by 2021.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} With the completion of Phases 1 and 2, the network will span a {{convert|35.078|km|mi}} and 31 stations.<ref name="present-status" />

=== Pink Line ===
[[File:Jaipur 03-2016 37 Jaipur Metro.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the Railway station halt on Pink line]]
{{Main|Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|l1=Pink Line}}
The first route of Jaipur Metro (East-West Corridor) connect [[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]] to [[Badi Chaupar (Jaipur)|Badi Chaupar]] via Civil Lines and [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]]. In Phase I-A, the metro was operating between Mansarovar to Chandpole. The construction of Phase-1B between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar is completed.
This is the Metro line that got flagged off on 5 June 2015, and has been named as Pink Line, as it takes passengers to the ''Pink City''.<ref name="brief-note" /> The depot for this line is situated at [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-new-metro-md-reviews-project-2922239.html |title=New Metro MD reviews project |newspaper=www.daily.bhaskar.com |access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>

Jaipur Metro was planned to be built in phases. Phase-1A ({{Convert|9.63|km|4=3|abbr=on}}) was completed in 2014, and Phase-1B was completed in 2020 and Phase II is scheduled for completion in 2020.<ref name=phase1b>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/work-on-metro-1b-to-start-next-year/articleshow/69640673.cms|title=Work on Jaipur Metro 1B to start next year &#124; Jaipur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 June 2019 }}</ref>

=== Phase 1B ===
The Pink Line was realized with the completion of Phase 1B ({{convert|2.34|km|mi|3}}, 2 stations), which got completed in September 2020.<ref name=phase1b/><ref name=timesindiaallset/><ref name=firstindiamarch/> The tunnel excavation work between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar completed in August 2017,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.pinkcitypost.com/tunnel-excavation-jaipur-metro-chandpole-badi-chaupar-completed/ | title=Tunnel excavation for Jaipur Metro between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar completed| date=11 August 2017}}</ref> civil work to complete by October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/phase-1-b-of-jaipur-metro-to-be-completed-by-october-likely-to-be-operational-by-year-end/story-f9NKjIDG5zDAJ171OaCglO.html |title = Phase 1-B of Jaipur Metro to be completed by October, likely to be operational by year-end| newspaper=Hindustan Times |date = 4 June 2019}}</ref> Trial running completed in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/jaipur-metro-completes-important-link/ |title = Jaipur Metro completes important link|date = 30 January 2020}}</ref> On 23 September 2020 it has been opened to public. It now completes the Pink Line. Details of the line are:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length<br />(km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges <br />planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:black;">'''Pink Line'''</span>]] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|2.349
|[[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]]
|[[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 1C ===
For Phase 1C, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) plans to extend the Pink Line from Badi Chaupar to Transport Nagar. For the same, the corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) of Phase 1C by taking public suggestions. According to the DPR, the estimated project cost will be Rs 856 crore, including cost of land and taxes, The total length of the project will be {{Convert|3.412|km|4=3|abbr=on}} ({{Convert|2.452|km|4=3|abbr=on}} Underground and {{Convert|0.96|km|4=3|abbr=on}} Elevated), with 1 underground station at Ramganj Chaupar and 1 elevated station at Transport Nagar. This project is expected to be completed till March 2025 if the construction takes place. Once constructed, the estimated ridership between the entire stretch, Mansarovar to Transport Nagar, will be over 1.38 lakh till 2031.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/jmrc-plans-to-extend-badi-chaupar-corridor/articleshow/80606062.cms |title=JMRC plans to extend Badi Chaupar corridor|website=[[The Times of India]]| date= 31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/02/01/jaipur-metro-publishes-phase-1c-phase-2-dprs-for-finalization/ |title=Jaipur Metro Publishes Phase 1C & Phase 2 DPRs for Finalization| date= 1 February 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length<br />(km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges <br />planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:black;">'''Pink Line'''</span>]] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|3.412
|[[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
|Transport Nagar
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 1D ===
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}}
For Phase 1D, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) plans to extend the Pink Line from Mansarovar to Ajmer Road. For the same, the corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) of Phase 1D by taking public suggestions. According to the DPR, The total length of the project will be 1.312 km all elevated, with 1 elevated station at Ajmer Road and a 0.357 km loop line. 

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length<br />(km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges <br />planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:black;">'''Pink Line'''</span>]] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|1.312
|[[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]]
|Ajmer Road
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 2 ===
{{Main|Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|l1=Orange Line}}
Phase 2 (North-South Corridor) which is being planned by the authorities. The Orange Line will be {{convert|23.099|km|mi}} and serve 20 stations when complete.<ref name="present-status" /> This will connect Sitapura Industrial Area in the South to Ambabari in the North via Ajmeri Gate and MI Road. The tracks will be elevated between Sitapura and Ajmeri Gate and then will go underground. There might be some changes in plan before actual construction starts on these lines.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length<br />(km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges <br />planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Orange}}; text-align: center;" | [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:white;">'''Orange Line'''</span>]]
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|23.099
|[[Sitapura Industrial Area metro station|Sitapura Industrial Area]]
|[[Ambabari metro station|Ambabari]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

===Current route===
{{As of|2020|September}}, with the completion and the beginning of operations of Phase 1, the Jaipur Metro network comprises 1 line, serving 11 metro stations<ref name="station-numbers">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |title=Metro Station Numbers |publisher=JMRC |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518183345/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and operating on a total route length of {{convert|9.63|km|mi}}.<ref name="brief-note"/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!First operational
!Last extension
!Stations
!Length<br />(km)
!colspan="2"| Termini
!Rolling stock
!Track gauge<br />(mm)
!Power
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|<span style="color:black;">'''Pink Line'''</span>]] 
| {{dts|3 June 2015}}
| 23 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:right;" | 11.97
| [[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]]
| [[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
| 10 trains<ref name="DPR Phase I">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20I.pdf |title=DPR Phase I |publisher=JMRC |page=3 |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414064736/https://jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20I.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|[[Standard gauge|1435]]
|25 kV OHE
|-
!
! colspan="2" |TOTAL
! style="text-align:center;" | 11
! style="text-align:right;" | 11.97
! colspan="5" |
|}

== Finances ==
Estimated cost of the east–west corridor of the Jaipur Metro is {{INRConvert|3149|c}}.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/> The state government would be directly funding {{INRConvert|600|c}} while the rest would be borne by other wings of state urban development and housing departments.
The Phase-II is expected to cost {{INRConvert|6583|c}} crore for which government is mulling over [[Public–private partnership|PPP]] mode.<ref name="DPR Phase II">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20II.pdf |title=DPR Phase II |publisher=JMRC |page=5 |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414065032/https://jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20II.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Operations ==
[[File:JaipurMetrotrail.png|thumb|Jaipur Metro track over the city.]]
A concession for operation and maintenance of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 is to be let on PPP basis.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/urban-rail-news-in-brief-13.html | title=Urban rail news in brief | date=17 July 2011 | journal=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref>
[[File:Jaipur Metro on Double Storey.jpg|thumb|Jaipur Metro running on double-storey elevated track]]
Trains operate at a frequency of 10 to 15 minutes between 6:45 and 21:00 depending peak and off-peak time. Trains operating within the network typically travel at speed up to {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and stop for about 20–40 seconds at each station. Automated station announcements are recorded in Hindi and English. Many stations have services such as Parking lot, [[Automatic teller machine|ATMs]] and mobile recharge. Eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing of gum are prohibited in the entire system. The metro also has a sophisticated [[fire alarm system]] for advance warning in emergencies, and [[fire retardant material]] is used in trains as well as on the premises of stations. Navigation information will sooner be available on [[Google Transit]]. The first coach of every train is reserved for women.

===Security===

The responsibility of security of Jaipur Metro has been entrusted to [[Rajasthan Police]]. A strength of 789 police personnel has been sanctioned for security and policing of Jaipur Metro. Latest security equipments have been provided at all Metro Stations.<ref name="brief-note" /> [[Closed-circuit camera]]s from [[IndigoVision]] are used to monitor trains and stations, and feed from these is monitored by Rajasthan Police and Jaipur Metro authorities at their respective control rooms. In addition [[metal detectors]], [[X-ray]] baggage inspection systems, and [[detection dog|dog squads]] are also deployed which are used to secure the system. Each of the underground stations has about 45 to 50 cameras installed while the elevated stations have about 16 to 20 cameras each. The monitoring of these cameras is done by the Rajasthan Police, which is in charge of security of the Metro, as well as the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation. [[Intercom]]s are provided in each train car for emergency communication between the passengers and the train operator. Periodic [[Fire drill|security drills]] are carried out at stations and on trains to ensure preparedness of security agencies in emergency situations.

===Ticketing & Recharge===

For the convenience of customers, Jaipur Metro commuters have three choices for ticket purchase. The [[RFID]] tokens are valid only for a single journey on the day of purchase and the value depends on the distance travelled, with fares for a single journey ranging from {{INRConvert|5}} to {{INRConvert|15}}. Fares are calculated based on the origin and destination stations using a fare chart and it also depends on peak rush in Metro.<ref name="brief-note" /> Travel cards are available for longer durations and are most convenient for frequent commuters. They are valid for three years from the date of purchase or the date of last recharge, and are available in denominations of {{INRConvert|100}} to {{INRConvert|1000}}. 10%-15% discount is given on travels made on it depending on actual fare.<ref name="brief-note" /> A deposit of {{INRConvert|50}} needs to be made to buy a new card which is refundable on the return of the card any time before its expiry if the card is not physically damaged. Tourist cards can be used for unlimited travel on the Jaipur Metro network over short periods of time. There are two kinds of tourist cards valid for one and three days respectively. The cost of a one-day card is {{INRConvert|50}} and that of a three-day card is {{INRConvert|150}}, besides a refundable deposit of {{INRConvert|50}} that must be paid at the time of purchasing the card.
Jaipur Metro also has introduced a Combo Card. JMRC has already entered into a MoU with [[HDFC Bank]] and accordingly co-branded Combo Cards will be issued by HDFC Bank which will be used on Jaipur Metro system just like Daily Commuter Smart Cards issued by Jaipur Metro.

== Rolling stock ==
The Metro uses {{railgauge|1435 mm}} [[standard gauge]] rolling stock. Trains are maintained at Mansarovar Deport for Pink Line. In December 2011 [[Bharat Earth Movers|BEML]] was awarded a {{INRConvert|318|c}} contract to supply 10 four-car trains for Phase 1.<ref name=rgi20111222>{{cite journal | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/beml-wins-jaipur-metro-train-contract.html | title=BEML wins Jaipur metro train contract | date=22 December 2011 | journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] | access-date=26 January 2012 | archive-date=29 February 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229121138/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/beml-wins-jaipur-metro-train-contract.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The Jaipur Metro plans to lengthen the trains later to 6 coaches as the traffic increases.<ref name="coaches">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/First-phase-Metro-to-have-four-coaches/articleshow/7550377.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044500/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-22/jaipur/28625256_1_trains-driver-cabin-coaches | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | author=Ajay Singh | title=First phase Metro to have four coaches |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 February 2011 | access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> BEML expects a follow-on order worth {{INRConvert|60|c}}

Thus these rolling stocks are said to be indigenous and are manufactured by BEML at its factory in Bangalore. The trains are four-car consists with a capacity of 1506 commuters per train, accommodating 50 seated and 292 standing passengers in each coach. These trains will have CCTV cameras in and outside the coaches, power supply connections inside coaches to charge mobiles and laptops, humidity control, microprocessor-controlled disc brakes, and will be capable of maintaining an average speed of {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} over a distance of {{convert|1.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

Trains on the metro operate at a maximum speed of {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and an average speed of {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Maximum speed is limited to {{convert|42|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} at curves.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-Metro-run-delayed-again-as-safety-check-yet-to-be-done/articleshow/40385006.cms |title=Jaipur Metro run delayed again as safety check yet to be done |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

The Rolling Stock used on this line is similar to the Rolling stock on the [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet]] and [[Green Line (Delhi Metro)|Green]] Lines on [[Delhi Metro]]

==Signalling and Telecommunication==

The Jaipur Metro uses [[cab signalling]] along with a centralised [[automatic train control]] system consisting of [[Automatic Train Protection]] and automatic train signalling modules.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/> Jaipur Metro has proposed that it will have [[automatic train operation]] also in future. A 380&nbsp;MHz digital trunked TETRA radio communication system from [[Cassidian]] is used on all lines to carry both voice and data information. An integrated system comprising [[optical fibre cable]], on-train radio, CCTV, and a centralised clock and [[public address system]] is used for [[telecommunication]] during train operations as well as emergencies.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/>

==Environment and aesthetics==

A major advantage of metro is that it reduces per person carbon emission by a very significant amount.

Jaipur Metro has been decorated by the artwork of heritage wall of Jaipur inside and outside of the Metro. Metro stations also have the same kind of artwork.

== Controversies ==
On 10 March 2011, the Rajasthan High Court issued show cause notices to state authorities, JMRC, and [[Jaipur Development Authority|JDA's]] land acquisition officer, on petition by some shop owners from Station Road, asking them to justify the Jaipur Metro Project, as petitioners alleged no proper survey was done before construction of the Pink Line began.<ref name="notice">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Court-to-state-Justify-Jaipur-Metro-project/articleshow/7667132.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044512/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-10/jaipur/28676161_1_jaipur-metro-rail-corporation-metro-station-railway-station | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=Court to state: Justify Jaipur Metro project | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=10 March 2011 | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

There were some accidents at the Metro project site, injuring laborers and passers-by, attracting criticism for lack of security measures.<ref name="accident1">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/5-injured-in-yet-another-metro-worksite-accident/articleshow/8796301.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044520/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-10/jaipur/29642666_1_metro-project-site-accident-delhi-metro-rail-corporation | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=5 injured in yet another metro worksite accident | date=10 June 2011 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> In one incident, an {{convert|18|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} wall collapsed, killing two men. A case was registered against the firm DSC Limited which was involved in construction.<ref name="accident2">{{cite news | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/case-registered-in-jaipur-metro-rail-accident/681763.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016122328/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/case-registered-in-jaipur-metro-rail-accident/681763.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 October 2012 | title=Case registered in Jaipur Metro rail accident | date=13 May 2011 | agency=Press Trust of India | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> There were reports of heightened fears among people that sub-letting of the work by the major contractors could be compromising the safety standards.<ref name="sublet">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Subletting-raises-fears-of-compromising-Metro-work/articleshow/8355823.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/jaipur/29547755_1_contractors-jaipur-metro-dmrc | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=Subletting raises fears of compromising Metro work | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 May 2011 | access-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>

Phase I-B is also not in accordance with Jaipur's archaeological laws, which states that any kind of digging/tunneling work in the vicinity of heritage sites is not allowed. According to the archaeological laws, whoever destroys, injures, mutilates, defaces, alters, removes, disperses, misuses, imperils or allows to fall into decay a protected monument, or  removes from a protected monument any sculpture, carving image, bas-relief, inscription or other like object, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://museumsrajasthan.gov.in/pdf/act.pdf | title=Department of Archaeology & Museums, Rajasthan}}</ref><ref>http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/archaeological-against-the-law-subway-tunnel/1173901.html#login_form {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>

The project also caused huge losses of business activities of shopkeepers, as the city's market will remain either closed or operative in barricades only.<ref>http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/market-may-shut-down-three-year-in-jaipur/1177167.html#login_form {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/tripolians-against-the-wall-of-the-subway-merchant/1173264.html |title=परकोटे में मेट्रो के खिलाफ त्रिपोलिया के व्यापारी - Tripolians against the wall of the subway merchant - Rajasthan Patrika |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123651/http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/tripolians-against-the-wall-of-the-subway-merchant/1173264.html |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Network Map ==
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==See also==
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*[[Urban rail transit in India]]
*[[List of Jaipur Metro stations]]
*[[Jaipur BRTS]]
*[[List of Metro Systems]]
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== References ==
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==Further reading ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120323141330/http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/WebDocs/project%20details/Draft%20Revised%20DPR.pdf Revised Detailed Project Report on Jaipur Metro by DMRC]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062922/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf Jaipur Metro A Brief Note on the Project]

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220001021/https://jaipurmetrorail.in/ Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.]
* [http://metroeasy.metromates.com/jaipur-metro.html Jaipur Metro Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061202/http://metroeasy.metromates.com/jaipur-metro.html |date=4 March 2016 }}

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