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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave a nod to the metro connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City in Gurugram with a spur line to Dwarka Expressway.

Speaking to the media about the cabinet decisions, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the project will cost Rs 5,452 crore.

After the permission order is issued, the Centre and the Haryana government will establish Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC) as a 50:50 special purpose entity, which will carry out the project.

The new line will have 27 stations and will cover a distance of 28.50 kilometres. The trains on the line will have a design speed of 80 km per hour and an average speed of 34 kmph. The entire project will be completed in four years.

According to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, this new metro line will link New Gurugram with the city's older parts and contribute to the area's general economic development. In the next phase, it will also give connectivity to the IGI Airport.

"The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved metro connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City with a spur line (branch line) to Dwarka Expressway, Gurugram, covering a distance of 28.50 km and having 27 stations on the route," the ministry said in a statement.

The statement also said that the cost of the total project will be worth Rs 5,452 crore. The statement said the metro connectivity will have a standard gauge line of 1,435 mm (5ft and 8.5 inches). It will have a spur line from Basai village for connectivity to the depot.

The metro connectivity will commence from the existing HUDA City Centre on the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line and the new stations will include Sector 45, Cyber Park, Sector 47, Subhash Chowk, Sector 48, Sector 72A, Hero Honda Chowk, Udyog Vihar Phase 6, Sector 10, Sector 37, Basai Village, Sector 9, Sector 7, Sector 4, Sector 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23A, Sector 22, Udyog Vihar Phase 4, Udyog Vihar Phase 5 and Cyber City.

According to the ministry, Gurugram's population is nearly 25 lakh and an estimated daily ridership on the new line will be 5.34 lakh by 2026, 7.26 lakh by 2031, 8.81 lakh by 2041, and 10.70 lakh by 2051.

The official statement by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry mentioned that the loan for the project is being tied up with European Investment Board and World Bank.

(With inputs from agencies)