[6] The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited was established in February 2010 and the 40.03 km (24.873 mi) long Phase–1 of the project was approved in October 2013 with two corridors, North–South and East–West.

[7] In 2003, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board carried out the study for urban transport between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.

It also carried out the detailed project report through Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and RITES and submitted it in June 2005 and received Central Government's approval in the same year.

[13] The Central Government approved the use of unused Western Railways land along the Botad-Sabarmati meter gauge line in November 2014.

The ground breaking ceremony was held on 14 March 2015 for the construction of 6.5 km (4.039 mi) long Vastral – Apparel Park stretch of East–West corridor in presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel.

The ground-breaking ceremony for North-South Corridor was held on 17 January 2016 in presence of the then Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel.

[20] The trial runs were carried out in February 2019 on 6.5 km (4.039 mi) long Vastral – Apparel Park section of Phase-1.

The Corridor-1 from Motera in Ahmedabad to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar (23.838 km (14.812 mi)) with a branching Corridor-2 from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) linking Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and GIFT City (5.416 km (3.365 mi)) was finalised.

[36] In February 2023, Titagarh Rail Systems won a contract worth ₹350 crore (US$40 million) for providing rolling stock for the Phase-2.

[41][42] The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to extend the Violet Line to construct a 6 to 10 km elevated circular loop within GIFT City.

[43][44] GMRC has also proposed a plan to link the metro system to Ahmedabad International Airport at a cost of ₹1,800 crore (US$210 million).

[54][55][56][57] The Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out wasteful expenditure of ₹373.62 crore (US$43 million) on earlier unapproved corridors.