Orange Line (Nagpur Metro)

Orange Line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNagpur
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemNagpur Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
Rolling stockCRRC Dalian
History
Opened8 March 2019
Inaugurated7 March 2019
Technical
Line length19.658 km
CharacterAt-Grade & Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (Standard gauge)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map

Automotive Square
Nari Road
Indora Square
Kadvi Chowk
Gaddi Godam Square
Kasturchand Park
Zero Mile Freedom Park
Sitabuldi
Congress Nagar
Ajni railway station
Rahate Colony
Ajni Square
Chhatrapati Square
Jaiprakash Nagar
Ujjwal Nagar
Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Airport South
New Airport
Mainline rail interchange Khapri Depot
Khapri
Khapri railway station

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. 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]

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 14m wide stretch of land between the railway boundary line and the road near proposed Container Depot.

Entire length (22.2938 km.) of this corridor is proposed as elevated except in 4.6 km 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 1.20 km approximately varying from 0.54 km to 2.4 km 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

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Following 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Narendra Modi, To Be Open For Public From March 8". Latestly. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Nagpur Metro giving infra projects a good name". 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Nagpur Metro extension: Stretch between Sitabuldi, Kasturchand Park inaugurated". The Indian Express. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "4 new Metro stations operational from today". The Times of India. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ "CMRS gives safety node to launch metro services on four new stations in Nagpur". Urban Transport News. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Nagpur Metro's Double Decker Viaduct Inaugurated". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Metro's Jaiprakash Nagar Station commissioned". Hitvada. Retrieved 25 November 2021.