Two routes for the Metro Rail were decided upon at a meeting held here on Thursday. With changes made in the alignment of its routes, one will now also pass through Aerocity in Mohali.
As part of the process to prepare the detailed project report, a discussion was held during the meeting to finalise the two routes and their terminal stations. The first route will run from the north of the city to the south, starting from a site close to Capitol Complex near Secretariat, High Court and Rock Garden. It will reach Sector 17 Plaza through UT Secretariat on Jan Marg, Sector 22, 35, ISBT 43 and go to Mohali, where it will pass through Aerocity and City Centre to terminate at Sohana, after taking a turn near Sohana gurdwara.
The other route known as the East-West Corridor will start from Sector 21, Panchkula, and lead to the railway station in Chandigarh, crossing Sector 17 Plaza, PGI, Sarangpur, and reach Mullanpur.
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