Kanpur Metro
One of the world's fastest-built metros, from IIT Kanpur to the city centre.
Please pick two different stations.
Kanpur Metro is one of the newest and fastest-built metro systems in the world, run by UPMRC. Its Orange Line runs from IIT Kanpur in the north — past the CSJM University and major hospitals — through Rawatpur and down into the dense city centre at Moti Jheel and Kanpur Central, dipping underground as it nears the core. For a busy industrial city long choked with traffic, it offers a fast, air-conditioned spine connecting the academic north with the commercial heart, with an extension toward Naubasta in the south on the way.
Lines on the Kanpur Metro
What makes the Kanpur Metro worth riding
Fastest-built metro
Kanpur Metro was built in record time, among the quickest metro projects in the world.
Serves IIT & CSJM
The line directly serves IIT Kanpur and CSJM University, a boon for students.
Underground city core
The Orange Line goes underground through the dense centre near Kanpur Central.
Links the railway hub
Kanpur Central connects the metro to one of India's busiest railway stations.
Why take the metro in Kanpur
- Commute from the academic north to the city centre avoiding Kanpur's traffic.
- Reach IIT Kanpur and CSJM University directly by metro.
- Connect to long-distance trains at Kanpur Central railway station.
- Travel to the Moti Jheel area and commercial core quickly and comfortably.