Kanpur Metro station | |||||||||||
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Location | IIT Gate, Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208017 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°30′34″N80°14′53″E / 26.509495°N 80.248132°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kanpur Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Orange Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Moti Jheel Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated, Double track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Parking | Two & Four Wheeler - Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 December 2021 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||
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IIT Kanpur is the western terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Orange Line of Kanpur Metro in Kanpur, India. The station was opened on 28 December 2021 as part of the inaugural section of Kanpur Metro, between IIT Kanpur and Moti Jheel. [1] [2]
IIT Kanpur track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 1 Eastbound | Towards → Moti Jheel next station is Kalyanpur | |
Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 | ||
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