New Delhi: The trial run of the Nagpur Metro Rail was flagged off on Saturday by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. 
The run was conducted from Chinchbhuvan to the New Airport, covering a distance of 5.4 kms, 27 months after the work started. Mr Fadnavis said, the project will create 20,000 job opportunities and become an engine of economic growth. The total length of the metro route would be 38 kms.