The Uttar Pradesh government is focusing on expanding Metro rail services in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Meerut, Bareilly, Jhansi and Prayagraj. Currently, construction work for Metro services is ongoing in Agra as well as in Kanpur, which has been funded by European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB has also shared interest in funding the Gorakhpur Metro Lite project. Due to costly metro