Aqua Line (Nagpur Metro)

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Aqua Line
Overview
StatusOperational
Locale Nagpur
Termini
Stations20
Service
Type Rapid Transit
System Nagpur Metro
Operator(s) MahaMetro
History
Opened28 January 2020
Technical
Line length18.557 km
CharacterElevated
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (Standard gauge)
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map

Contents

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Prajapati Nagar
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Vaishnodevi Square
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Ambedkar Square
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Telephone Exchange
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Chitar Oli Chowk
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Agrasen Square
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Dosar Vaishya Square
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Nagpur Railway Station
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Cotton Market
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Sitabuldi
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Jhansi Rani Square
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Institution of Engineers
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Shankar Nagar Square
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LAD Square
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Dharampeth College
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Subhash Nagar
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Rachana Ring Road Junction
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Vasudev Nagar
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Bansi Nagar
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Lokmanya Nagar

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]

The total length of the corridor is 19.407 km (12.059 mi). with 21 stations from Prajapati Nagar to Hingna Mount View with a total distance of 19.407 km (12.059 mi). 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. [2]

List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route-

Aqua Line
Stn. No.Station NameOpenedChainage (in metre)Distance from previous stationConnectionsLayout
English Marathi
1 Prajapati Nagar प्रजापती नगर11 December 2022 [3] 0.00.0NoneElevated
2 Vaishnodevi Square वैष्णोदेवी चौक11 December 2022 [3] 1229.31229.3NoneElevated
3 Ambedkar Square आंबेडकर चौक11 December 2022 [3] 1947.9718.6NoneElevated
4 Telephone Exchange टेलिफोन एक्स्चेंज11 December 2022 [3] 3137.41189.5NoneElevated
5 Chitar Oli Chowk चितारओळी चौक11 December 2022 [3] 3950.2812.8NoneElevated
6 Agrasen Square अग्रसेन चौक11 December 2022 [3] 4759.8809.6NoneElevated
7 Dosar Vaishya Square दोसर वैश्य चौक11 December 2022 [3] 5590.4830.6NoneElevated
8 Nagpur Railway Station नागपूर रेल्वे स्थानक11 December 2022 [3] 6464.4874.0NoneElevated
9 Cotton Market कॉटन मार्केट21 September 2023NoneElevated
10 Sitabuldi सिताबर्डी28 January 2020 [4] 7707.71243.3 Orange Line Elevated
11 Jhansi Rani Square झाशी राणी चौक28 January 2020 [4] 8354.0646.3NoneElevated
12 Institution of Engineers इन्स्टिट्युशन ऑफ इंजिनिअर्स28 January 2020 [4] 9117.2763.2NoneElevated
13 Shankar Nagar Square शंकर नगर चौक9 December 2020 [5] [6] 10074.9957.7NoneElevated
14 LAD Square एलएडी चौक22 October 2020 [7] [8] 10873.1798.2NoneElevated
15 Dharampeth College धरमपेठ महाविद्यालय6 April 2021 [9] 12020.71147.6NoneElevated
16 Subhash Nagar सुभाष नगर28 January 2020 [4] 12947.1926.4NoneElevated
17 Rachana Ring Road Junction रचना रिंग रोड जंक्शन9 December 2020 [5] [6] 14201.11254.0NoneElevated
18 Vasudev Nagar वासुदेव नगर28 January 2020 [4] 15173.9972.8NoneElevated
19 Bansi Nagar बंसी नगर23 September 202016131.6957.7NoneElevated
20 Lokmanya Nagar लोकमान्य नगर28 January 2020 [4] 17792.61661.0NoneElevated

See also

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