The Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro is a metro route of the mass rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, India.
The Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro is a metro route of the mass rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, India.
The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor consists of 15 metro stations from APMC to Motera Stadium with a total distance of 18.87 km (11.73 mi). The line is completely elevated. It will connect Motera Stadium to APMC, Vasna and will be passing through Sabarmati, AEC, Sabarmati Railway station, Ranip, Vadaj, Vijaynagar, Usmanpura, Old High court, Gandhigram, Paldi, Shreyas, Rajivnagar and Jivraj stations. [1] The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [2] It was opened to public on 6 October 2022 except Sabarmati Railway Station metro station which is under construction. [3] [4]
The Government of Gujarat approved the Phase-2 in October 2017 and revised it in October 2018. In February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Phase-2 worth cost of ₹5,384.17 crore (US$650 million). It will extend the North-South corridor from Motera in Ahmedabad to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar (23.838 km (14.812 mi)) with a branch line from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) linking Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and GIFT City (5.416 km). The Phase-2 will have total 28.26 km (17.56 mi)-long elevated corridor with 22 stations. [5] [6] [7]
The tendering for the Phase 2 began in January 2020. [8] [9] On 18 January 2021, the foundation stone of the Phase-2 was laid by Prime Minister Modi. [10] The branch line connecting to GIFT City was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ahmedabad Metro's Motera Stadium on September 16 2024 and was open to the public on September 17 2024. [11] [12]
Following is a list of stations on this route: [13]
| Red Line (Main Line) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout | |||
| English | Gujarati | ||||||
| 1 | Mahatma Mandir | મહાત્મા મંદિર | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 2 | Sector-24 | સેક્ટર-24 | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 3 | Sector-16 | સેક્ટર-16 | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 4 | Juna Sachivalaya | જૂના સચિવાલય | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 5 | Akshardham | અક્ષરધામ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 6 | Sachivalaya | સચિવાલય | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 7 | Sector-10A | સેક્ટર-10એ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 8 | Sector-1 | સેક્ટર-1 | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 9 | Infocity | ઇન્ફોસિટી | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 10 | Dholakuva Circle | ધોળાકુવા સર્કલ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 11 | Randesan | રાંદેસણ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 12 | Raysan | રાયસન | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 13 | GNLU | જી એન એલ યુ | 17 September 2024 | Red Line (Branch Line) | Elevated | ||
| 14 | Koba Gam | કોબા ગામ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 15 | Juna Koba | જૂના કોબા | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 16 | Koba Circle | કોબા સર્કલ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 17 | Narmada Canal | નર્મદા કેનાલ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 18 | Tapovan Circle | તપોવન સર્કલ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 19 | Vishwakarma College | વિશ્વકર્મા કોલેજ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 20 | Koteshwar Road | કોટેશ્વર રોડ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 21 | Motera Stadium | મોટેરા સ્ટેડિયમ | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 22 | Sabarmati | સાબરમતી | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 23 | AEC | એ ઇ સી | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 24 | Sabarmati Railway Station | સાબરમતી રેલવે સ્ટેશન | 30 September 2022 | Ahmedabad BRTS Sabarmati Junction railway station Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor [13] | Elevated | ||
| 25 | Ranip | રાણીપ | 30 September 2022 | Ahmedabad BRTS GSRTC Bus Station at Ranip [13] | Elevated | ||
| 26 | Vadaj | વાડજ | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 27 | Vijay Nagar | વિજય નગર | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 28 | Usmanpura | ઉસ્માનપુરા | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 29 | Old High Court | જૂની હાઇ કોર્ટ | 30 September 2022 | Blue Line [13] | Elevated | ||
| 30 | Gandhigram | ગાંધીગ્રામ | 30 September 2022 | Gandhigram railway station [13] | Elevated | ||
| 31 | Paldi | પાલડી | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 32 | Shreyas | શ્રેયસ | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 33 | Rajiv Nagar | રાજીવ નગર | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 34 | Jivraj Park | જીવરાજ પાર્ક | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 35 | APMC | એ પી એમ સી | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
Following is a list of stations on this route:
| Red Line (Branch Line) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opened [11] | Connections | Layout | |||
| English | Gujarati | ||||||
| 1 | GNLU | જી એન એલ યુ | 17 September 2024 | Red Line (Main Line) | Elevated | ||
| 2 | PDPU | પી ડી પી યુ | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 3 | GIFT City | ગિફ્ટ સિટી | 17 September 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
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