Aqua Line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNagpur
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemNagpur Metro
Operator(s)MahaMetro
History
Opened28 January 2020
Technical
Line length18.557 km
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map

 Prajapati Nagar
 Vaishnodevi Square
 Ambedkar Square
 Telephone Exchange
 Chitar Oli Square
 Agrasen Square
 Dosar Vaishya Square
 Nagpur Railway Station
Nagpur Junction railway station
 Cotton Market
 Sitabuldi
Subway interchange Orange Line
 Jhansi Rani Square
 Institute 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

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. with 21 stations from Prajapati Nagar to Hingna Mount View with a total distance of 19.407 km. All stations are elevated stations and Sitaburdi station is an Interchange Station. Average inter-station distance is 1.00 km approximately varying from 0.65 km to 1.29 km depending upon the site, operational and traffic requirements. This corridor originates from Prajapati Nagar and runs westwards, through Vaishnodevi Square, Ambedkar Square, Telephone Exchange, Chittar Oli Square, Agarsen Square, Doser Vaisya Square, Nagpur Railway Station, Sitaburdi, Jhansi Rani Square, Institute of Engineers, Shankar Nagar Square, Lad Square, Dharmpeth College, Subhash Nagar, Rachna (Ring road Junction), Vasudev Nagar, Bansi Nagar to Lomanya Nagar. 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 Name Opened Chainage (in metre) Distance from previous station Connections Layout
English Marathi
1 Prajapati Nagar प्रजापती नगर 11 December 2022[3] 0.0 0.0 None Elevated
2 Vaishnodevi Square वैष्णोदेवी चौक 11 December 2022[3] 1229.3 1229.3 None Elevated
3 Ambedkar Square आंबेडकर चौक 11 December 2022[3] 1947.9 718.6 None Elevated
4 Telephone Exchange टेलिफोन एक्सचेंज 11 December 2022[3] 3137.4 1189.5 None Elevated
5 Chitar Oli Square चितारओळी चौक 11 December 2022[3] 3950.2 812.8 None Elevated
6 Agrasen Square अग्रसेन चौक 11 December 2022[3] 4759.8 809.6 None Elevated
7 Dosar Vaishya Square दोसर वैश्य चौक 11 December 2022[3] 5590.4 830.6 None Elevated
8 Nagpur Railway Station नागपूर रेल्वे स्थानक 11 December 2022[3] 6464.4 874.0 None Elevated
9 Cotton Market कॉटन मार्केट 21 September 2023 None Elevated
10 Sitabuldi सीताबर्डी 28 January 2020[4] 7707.7 1243.3 Orange Line Elevated
11 Jhansi Rani Square झाशी राणी चौक 28 January 2020[4] 8354.0 646.3 None Elevated
12 Institute of Engineers इन्स्टिट्यूट ऑफ इंजिनीअर्स 28 January 2020[4] 9117.2 763.2 None Elevated
13 Shankar Nagar Square शंकर नगर चौक 9 December 2020[5][6] 10074.9 957.7 None Elevated
14 LAD Square एल ए डी चौक 22 October 2020[7][8] 10873.1 798.2 None Elevated
15 Dharampeth College धरमपेठ महाविद्यालय 6 April 2021[9] 12020.7 1147.6 None Elevated
16 Subhash Nagar सुभाष नगर 28 January 2020[4] 12947.1 926.4 None Elevated
17 Rachana Ring Road Junction रचना रिंग रोड जंक्शन 9 December 2020[5][6] 14201.1 1254.0 None Elevated
18 Vasudev Nagar वासुदेव नगर 28 January 2020[4] 15173.9 972.8 None Elevated
19 Bansi Nagar बंसी नगर 23 September 2020[10] 16131.6 957.7 None Elevated
20 Lokmanya Nagar लोकमान्य नगर 28 January 2020[4] 17792.6 1661.0 None Elevated

See also

Other Metro systems in India

References

  1. ↑ "Nagpur Metro's Aqua Line inaugurated today. Check new routes, timings". mint. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Work on two routes to start together". The Times of India. 19 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PM Modi Inaugurates Nagpur Metro, Flags Off 6th Vande Bharat Train". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "[Pics] Nagpur Metro Aqua Line's 1st Section Inaugurated". The Metro Rail Guy. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Shankar Nagar, Rachna Ring Road Junction Metro station to be functional from tomorrow". The Live Nagpur. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Shankar Nagar & Rachana Ring Road Junction Stations open for Public at Nagpur" (PDF). Pune Metro. Mahametro. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "CMRS gives safety node to launch metro services on four new stations in Nagpur". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nagpur Metro's Double Decker Viaduct Inaugurated". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Behl, Manka (6 April 2021). "4 new Metro stations operational from today". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bansi Nagar Metro Station is Operational and at your Services now". Facebook. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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