The first metro train is expected to chug into GIFT City in April 2024, with the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation preparing to conduct trials for Phase-II expansion of Ahmedabad Metro.
The train will connect GIFT City to both Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, benefitting over 20,000 employees of the fintech hub for whom State/private buses and private vehicles are the only commute options currently. a trial run conducted for the priority reach comprising 20-odd km of the Phase-II of Ahmedabad metro in April, which will connect the Narendra Modi stadium at Motera to GIFT City and Sector-1 of Gandhinagar city.
Both GIFT City and State capital Gandhinagar will be connected to the Ahmedabad Metro network under Phase-II of the project costing ₹5,384 crore. Unlike Phase I that had underground sections, Phase II will have only elevated corridors and will begin at Narendra Modi cricket stadium at Motera, where Phase I culminates. The second phase will extend the metro network northwards connecting Sector-1 and Mahatma Mandir (venue of Vibrant Gujarat summit) in Gandhinagar. At GNLU metro station, a short 5.42-km-long metroline will branch out eastwards and connect GIFT City lying across the Sabarmati river.