Aqua Line (Nagpur Metro)

Metro route of mass rapid transit system in Nagpur, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Aqua Line, also known as the East–west corridor, of the Nagpur Metro is a metro route of the mass rapid transit system in Nagpur, India. It was opened on 28 January 2020.[1]

StatusOperational
LocaleNagpur
Termini
Stations20
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Aqua Line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNagpur
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemNagpur Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
Rolling stockCRRC Dalian
History
Opened28 January 2020
Technical
Line length18.557 km
CharacterElevated and Underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (Standard gauge)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
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Prajapati Nagar
Vaishnodevi Square
Ambedkar Square
Telephone Exchange
Chitar Oli Chowk
Agrasen Square
Dosar Vaishya Square
Nagpur Railway Station
Nagpur Junction railway station
Cotton Market
Sitabuldi
Jhansi Rani Square
Institution of Engineers
Shankar Nagar Square
LAD Square
Dharampeth College
Subhash Nagar
Rachana Ring Road Junction
Vasudev Nagar
Bansi Nagar
Mainline rail interchange Hingna Mount View Depot
Lokmanya Nagar
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The total length of the corridor is 18.557 km (11.531 mi).[2] with 21 stations from Prajapati Nagar to Hingna Mount View with a total distance of 18.557 km (11.531 mi).[2] All stations are elevated stations and Sitaburdi station is an Interchange Station. Average inter-station distance is 1.00 km (0.621 mi) approximately varying from 0.65 to 1.29 km (0.404 to 0.802 mi) depending upon the site, operational and traffic requirements. The entire corridor is elevated.

The DMRC in its Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted to Nagpur Improvement Trust has suggested to start the construction work on both the routes simultaneously contradicting the prior suggestion of phase wise development.[3]

List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route-

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Aqua Line
Stn. No. Station Name Opened Chainage (in metre) Distance from previous station Connections Layout
English Marathi
1 Prajapati Nagar प्रजापती नगर 11 December 2022[4] 0.0 0.0 None Elevated
2 Vaishnodevi Square वैष्णोदेवी चौक 11 December 2022[4] 1229.3 1229.3 None Elevated
3 Ambedkar Square आंबेडकर चौक 11 December 2022[4] 1947.9 718.6 None Elevated
4 Telephone Exchange टेलिफोन एक्स्चेंज 11 December 2022[4] 3137.4 1189.5 None Elevated
5 Chitar Oli Chowk चितारओळी चौक 11 December 2022[4] 3950.2 812.8 None Elevated
6 Agrasen Square अग्रसेन चौक 11 December 2022[4] 4759.8 809.6 None Elevated
7 Dosar Vaishya Square दोसर वैश्य चौक 11 December 2022[4] 5590.4 830.6 None Elevated
8 Nagpur Railway Station नागपूर रेल्वे स्थानक 11 December 2022[4] 6464.4 874.0 Nagpur Junction Underground
9 Cotton Market कॉटन मार्केट 21 September 2023 None Underground
10 Sitabuldi सिताबर्डी 28 January 2020[5] 7707.7 1243.3 Orange Line Underground
11 Jhansi Rani Square झाशी राणी चौक 28 January 2020[5] 8354.0 646.3 None Underground
12 Institution of Engineers इन्स्टिट्युशन ऑफ इंजिनिअर्स 28 January 2020[5] 9117.2 763.2 None Underground
13 Shankar Nagar Square शंकर नगर चौक 9 December 2020[6][7] 10074.9 957.7 None Underground
14 LAD Square एलएडी चौक 22 October 2020[8][9] 10873.1 798.2 None Elevated
15 Dharampeth College धरमपेठ महाविद्यालय 6 April 2021[10] 12020.7 1147.6 None Elevated
16 Subhash Nagar सुभाष नगर 28 January 2020[5] 12947.1 926.4 None Elevated
17 Rachana Ring Road Junction रचना रिंग रोड जंक्शन 9 December 2020[6][7] 14201.1 1254.0 None Elevated
18 Vasudev Nagar माधव नेत्रालय वासुदेव नगर 28 January 2020[5] 15173.9 972.8 None Elevated
19 Bansi Nagar बंसी नगर 23 September 2020 16131.6 957.7 None Elevated
20 Lokmanya Nagar लोकमान्य नगर 28 January 2020[5] 17792.6 1661.0 None Elevated
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Other Metro systems in India

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