Build an airport metro connection to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

A dedicated metro connection to Ahmedabad’s airport has advanced beyond a general proposal. GMRC awarded airport-line geotechnical investigation to KCT Consultancy on 27 February 2026 and detailed design work to SYSTRA on 3 March 2026. The Union Cabinet approved Phase 2A on 10 June 2026: a 6.032-km corridor from Koteshwar Road to the airport with five stations, including an underground airport station, at an estimated completion cost of ₹2,169.04 crore. GMRC subsequently invited civil works for the elevated and underground sections in August 2026. These are meaningful procurement and project-development steps toward the promised airport rail access. The line has not been verified as completed or open to passengers, and the published project does not yet establish a separate high-speed express operating pattern. The promise is therefore Partially Done. The actual airport-link project receives credit even though it is called Phase 2A rather than Airport Express.