The Orange Line, also known as the North–south corridor, of the Nagpur Metro is a metro route of mass rapid transit system in Nagpur, India. It consists of 20 metro stations from Automotive Square to Metro City with a total distance of 22.293 km (13.8522 mi). Most of the line is elevated. It is the first line of the Nagpur Metro and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 March 2019, and opened to the public the next day on International Women's Day.[1]
| Orange Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Nagpur |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 18 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Nagpur Metro |
| Operator(s) | MahaMetro |
| Rolling stock | CRRC Dalian |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 March 2019 |
| Inaugurated | 7 March 2019 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 19.658 km |
| Character | At-Grade & Elevated |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary |
This corridor originates from Automotive Square on Kamptee Road; moves along Kamptee Road and reaches the intersection point of Amravati Road and Wardha Road, then after crossing a flyover moves towards Munje Square, moves towards Dhantoli and along nala moves towards Empire/Dr Munje Marg, leads towards Congress Nagar T-Point, then on Rahate Colony Road and then falls on Wardha Road, leads towards NEERI, then moves along Wardha Road and then west of Railway Track in MIHAN area. And passes through 14 m (46 ft) wide stretch of land between the railway boundary line and the road near proposed Container Depot.
Entire length (22.2938 km (13.8527 mi)) of this corridor is proposed as elevated except in 4.6 km (2.8583 mi) at grade after Airport Station and in MIHAN area near Khapri Railway Station. There are 20 stations on this corridor of which 15 stations are elevated and 5 stations are at Grade. Sitaburdi Station is an inter-change station. Average inter-station distance is 1.2 km (0.7456 mi) approximately varying from 0.54 to 2.4 km (0.3355 to 1.4913 mi) depending upon the site, operational and traffic requirements.
This line initially started operations with five stations opening in the stretch between Sitabuldi and Khapri on 8 March 2019.[2][3][4]
List of stations
editFollowing is a list of stations on this route-
| Orange Line | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opened | Chainage (in metre) | Distance from previous station | Connections | Layout | |
| English | Marathi | ||||||
| 1 | Automotive Square | ऑटोमोटिव्ह चौक | 11 December 2022[5] | 0.0 | 0.0 | None | Elevated |
| 2 | Nari Road | नारी रोड | 11 December 2022[5] | 975.8 | 975.8 | None | Elevated |
| 3 | Indora Square | इंदोरा चौक | 11 December 2022[5] | 2139.7 | 1163.9 | None | Elevated |
| 4 | Kadvi Chowk | कडबी चौक | 11 December 2022[5] | 3181.2 | 1041.5 | None | Elevated |
| 5 | Gaddi Godam Square | गड्डीगोदाम चौक | 11 December 2022[5] | 4399.0 | 1217.8 | None | Elevated |
| 6 | Kasturchand Park | कस्तुरचंद पार्क | 21 August 2021[6] | 5148.6 | 749.6 | None | Elevated |
| 7 | Zero Mile Freedom Park | झिरो माइल फ्रीडम पार्क | 21 August 2021[6] | 6175.5 | 1026.9 | None | Elevated |
| 8 | Sitabuldi | सिताबर्डी | 8 March 2019[1][7] | 6709.2 | 533.7 | Aqua Line | Elevated |
| 9 | Congress Nagar | काँग्रेस नगर | 6 April 2021[8] | 7897.2 | 1188.0 | None | Elevated |
| 10 | Rahate Colony | रहाटे कॉलनी | 22 October 2020[9][10] | 8682.6 | 785.4 | None | Elevated |
| 11 | Ajni Square | अजनी चौक | 22 October 2020[10] | 10104.7 | 1422.1 | None | Elevated |
| 12 | Chhatrapati Square | छत्रपती चौक | 6 April 2021[8] | 11146.3 | 1041.6 | None | Elevated |
| 13 | Jaiprakash Nagar | जयप्रकाश नगर | 20 November 2019[11] | 11811.5 | 665.2 | None | Elevated |
| 14 | Ujjwal Nagar | उज्ज्वल नगर | 6 April 2021[8] | 12846.6 | 1035.1 | None | Elevated |
| 15 | Airport | एअरपोर्ट | 8 March 2019[1][7] | 13784.9 | 938.3 | None | Elevated |
| 16 | Airport South | एअरपोर्ट साउथ | 8 March 2019[1][7] | - | - | None | At-Grade |
| 17 | New Airport | न्यू एअरपोर्ट | 8 March 2019[1][7] | 16184.4 | 2399.5 | None | At-Grade |
| 18 | Khapri | खापरी | 8 March 2019[1][7] | 18460.6 | 2276.2 | None | At-Grade |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day". News18. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Narendra Modi, To Be Open For Public From March 8". Latestly. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Nagpur Metro giving infra projects a good name". 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Nagpur Metro Launch Today, To Be Open For Public From March 8: Routes, Stations And All You Need To Know | 📝 LatestLY". LatestLY. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "PM Modi Inaugurates Nagpur Metro, Flags Off 6th Vande Bharat Train". NDTV. ANI. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Nagpur Metro extension: Stretch between Sitabuldi, Kasturchand Park inaugurated". The Indian Express. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Two months pass but no new Metro station opens". The Times of India. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "4 new Metro stations operational from today". The Times of India. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "CMRS gives safety node to launch metro services on four new stations in Nagpur". Urban Transport News. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Nagpur Metro's Double Decker Viaduct Inaugurated". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Metro's Jaiprakash Nagar Station commissioned". Hitvada. Retrieved 25 November 2021.