Bihar sanctioned ₹628.32 crore for the Patna Metro Rail Project under the Centre’s Special Assistance Scheme for Capital Investment for 2026–27. Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited will receive the funds, primarily for underground station tunnelling and excavation at Patna Junction, Akashvani, Gandhi Maidan, PMCH, Patna Science College, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium and Rajendra Nagar. Funding will also support elevated works at Malahi Pakri, Khemnichak, Bhootnath, Zero Mile, Mithapur, Ramkrishan Nagar and Jaganpura, and clear pending contractor payments. Further funding is expected in phases as construction milestones are verified.

Bihar’s first mass rapid transit system is a two-corridor network spanning nearly 31 km and 24 stations, with an approved cost of ₹13,925 crore: 20% funded by the Centre, 20% by Bihar and 60% through Japan-backed JICA loans. The lines interchange at Patna Junction and Khemnichak. A 3.6-km elevated Blue Line stretch between Bhootnath, Zero Mile and New ISBT is operating under DMRC’s operations and maintenance arrangement. DMRC has tendered automatic fare collection systems for all 24 stations. Areas near stations are attracting developer and homebuyer attention, with potential for stronger housing, rental and commercial demand.

Patna Metro’s priority stretch connects New ISBT, Zero Mile and Bhootnath, covers about 4.3 km and began public service in early October 2025. Trains run from 8 am to 10 pm; the fare for the full stretch is up to ₹30. Two more stations on an extended elevated section are expected to open in early 2026 after checks.

Phase 1 includes the north–south Blue Line between Patna Junction and New ISBT, and the east–west Red Line between Danapur Cantonment and Khemni Chak. The Blue Line’s 7.9 km underground section runs from a ramp near Rajendra Nagar to Patna Junction, with six underground stations and four tunnel-boring machines. By late 2025, about 2 km of tunnelling remained; completion is targeted by the end of 2026, followed by systems work, testing and safety clearance. Service is expected to expand in stages after 2026.

• Phase 1 began construction in November 2020 and comprises the 16.86-km East-West corridor from Danapur Cantonment to Khemni Chak and the 14.5-km North-South corridor from New ISBT to Patna Railway Station. Completion is targeted for 2030.
• The 3.6-km ISBT–Bhoothnath Road priority section, with stations at ISBT, Zero Mile and Bhoothnath Road, opened October 6, 2025; services began October 7.
• Line 1 includes Shatabdi Smarak, Patna Zoo and Mithapur Bus Stand. Line 2 runs between Patna Junction and New ISBT, with 12 stations, including Akashvani, PMCH, Patna University, Rajendra Nagar, Bhoothnath and Zero Mile.
• Phase 1 has about 15.4 km of elevated track and 15.8 km underground. Fares range from ₹15 to ₹30; trains run every 20 minutes, daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Each three-coach train has 138 seats and standing capacity for 945 passengers, CCTV, emergency communication, charging stations and reserved seats for women and differently abled passengers.
• Phase 2 extends 13 km from Deedarganj to Mithapur Bypass Chowk; Phase 3 covers 11 km from AIIMS Patna via Anisabad to Bypass Chowk Mithapur; Phase 4 connects Fatuha Junction to Didargunj.