Commuters ride the Patna Metro on 2 July 2026 following the inauguration of extended services to Malahi Pakri station in Patna, Bihar — the first passengers to use the newly opened stretch. (NationPress)
Patna Metro officials gather beside a decorated train at Malahi Pakri station on 2 July 2026, marking the launch of the extended metro corridor in Patna, Bihar. (NationPress)
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary formally inaugurated the Patna Metro extension from Bhootnath to Malahi Pakri station in Patna on 2 July 2026, expanding the city's urban rail network. (Photo: NationPress)
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 July 2026, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary flagged off metro services on the newly extended Bhootnath–Malahi Pakri corridor of the Patna Metro. (Photo: NationPress)
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary of Bihar inaugurated the Patna Metro line extension connecting Bhootnath to Malahi Pakri on 2 July 2026, boosting urban connectivity in the state capital. (Photo: NationPress)
The Bhootnath–Malahi Pakri stretch of the Patna Metro went live on 2 July 2026 after Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary performed the inauguration, adding a new leg to Patna's expanding rail transit system. (Photo: NationPress)
Passengers travel aboard the Patna Metro to Malahi Pakri station on the day of its inauguration, 2 July 2026, as extended services opened to the public in Patna, Bihar. (NationPress)
Riders on board the Patna Metro experience the extended route to Malahi Pakri for the first time on 2 July 2026, following the official launch by Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. (NationPress)
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary travelled aboard the Patna Metro on 2 July 2026 after personally inaugurating the service extension from Bhootnath to Malahi Pakri station. (NationPress)
Following the inauguration ceremony, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary boarded the Patna Metro to travel the newly operational Bhootnath–Malahi Pakri extension on 2 July 2026. (NationPress)
Samrat Choudhary, Bihar's Chief Minister, inspected the newly extended Patna Metro route from Bhootnath to Malahi Pakri by travelling on the train on 2 July 2026, the day of its public launch. (NationPress)
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary took the inaugural ride on the Patna Metro's extended Bhootnath–Malahi Pakri corridor on 2 July 2026, signalling the start of public operations on the new stretch. (NationPress)
The Patna Metro network expanded on 2 July 2026 as Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary opened Malahi Pakri station, the latest addition to the city's urban rail grid, extending the line from Bhootnath. (Photo: NationPress)