Khapri metro station

Nagpur Metro's Orange Line terminal metro station
Preceding station Nagpur Metro Following station
New Airport Orange Line Terminus
Future service
New Airport Orange Line Eco Park
towards Metro City
Route map
Legend
 Automotive Square
Nari Road
Indora Square
Kadvi Square
Gaddi Godam Square
Kasturchand Park
Zero Mile
Sitabuldi
Subway interchange Aqua Line
 Congress Nagar
Ajni railway station
 Rahate Colony
Ajni Square
Chhatrapati Square
Jaiprakash Nagar
Ujjwal Nagar
Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
 Airport South
New Airport
Mainline rail interchange Khapri Depot
 Khapri
Khapri railway station
Location
Map

Khapri is the at-grade southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Orange Line of Nagpur Metro in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra.serving the Khapri area of Nagpur. It was opened to the public on 8 March 2019.[1] The station is integrated with the Khapri railway station, and is linked with Wardha Road via a subway that passes under the main railway line.[2]

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (now the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited) awarded the contract to construct the station to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (ILFS) in July 2016.[3] Construction of the outer structure of the station was completed by November 2017, and interior work began in the same month.[4][5] The station was awarded a platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council, the highest rating the Council presents for sustainable construction practices that reduce environmental impact.[2] Construction of the station was completed by January 2019.[6]

The station was originally proposed to be the southern terminus of the North-South Line. However, on 22 November 2017, Mahametro announced a 3 km southern extension to the line which added two new stations - Ecopark and Metro City - the latter becoming the southern terminus.[7]

Design

The station's design was modeled on the Bandra suburban railway station in Mumbai, built in the Victorian style.[2] Like Bandra station, Khapri station has a red roof covered by terracotta tiles, white-coloured steel trusses and a clock tower.[2] Solar panels fitted on the station's roof supply around 65% of the total electricity required by the station.[2]

The station's interiors are adorned by paintings, sculptures and other art depicting the culture of Nagpur, Vidarbha, Maharashtra and India. The station also contains shops and restaurants which occupy a total commercial space of about 15,000 square feet.[2] The station has parking facilities that can accommodate 30 cars and 100 two-wheelers.[2]

Station layout

Khapari track layout
Legend
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here **
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
(Further extension to Eco Park metro station in the future)
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 Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards ← Automotive Square next station is New Airport
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Entry/Exit

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day". News18. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Get ready, green Metro stations coming". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Construction of 10 Metro rail stations to start in a week". Metro Rail News. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "3 Metro stations to be completed this month". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Khapri, Airport metro stations to be completed by this month". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Metro to be ready on two stretches by Feb end: Dixit - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "2 new stations added as Metro goes beyond Khapri - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.