Okurada Metro

The Okurada Metro ( Sakarian: Ilytaafaa Mmwyti ) or also known as O-Met is a major rapid transit system in the Okurada Metropolitan City of Sakaria, operated by the Okurada Rail Transport Co.

O-Met first began operations in 1999 with the Vwmyrr Line ( known as the Yellow line ). Now, it has expanded to a total of 9 lines and 98 stations, and is expected to expand further to 14 lines by 2040.

The entire system has a average daily ridership of 3,090,234 passengers a day.

O-Met, among other transport serivces in Sakaria, uses the Linkee which is a contactless smart card used to pay for transportation fares.

Development
In 1972, the Yeretski Metro and the Aurora Metro were the only operating metro services in Sakaria, with the two in operation since the 1930s and 1950s respectively. The government was planning to construct another rail transit service in another city. The government initially wanted to construct it in Aurora, however they noticed that the population of Okurada was skyrocketing, which made them decide to construct it there.

Start of construction was heavily delayed, due to high costs and unavailability to get contractors. The 1986 protests was another factor for the delay, as many workers went on strike and it was impossible to construct a metro system when there are thousands of protestors on the streets.

After the return of democracy in Sakaria, the new government began implementing/developing infrastructure projects all over the country. In 1987, the idea of having a new Metro system sprung up again. So, the Ministry of Transportation ( MTR ) set up a team of architects, engineers and select construction workers to research and collect data on which city would be best to construct a new Metro system. The study was finished a month later, with the team concluding that Okurada needed a Metro system.

Construction and Initial operations
The MTR gave the green light on construction of the first line for the Okurada Metro with a budget of SKP3.8 billion, which was completed on March 15, 1989.

Fares
Fares is based on the distance of travel.

External links:
Video showing the differences between the 2021 layout and the 2040 masterplan layout:

https://youtube.com/shorts/dQ1_wX_1jvc?feature=share