Khapri metro station explained

Khapari
Style:Nagpur Metro
Address:MIHAN, Nagpur, Maharashtra 441108
Coordinates:21.0496°N 79.0479°W
Owned:Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operator:Nagpur Metro
Platforms:Side platform
Platform-1 → Automotive Square
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks:2
Structure:At-Grade, Double track
Levels:2
Parking: available
Architectural Style:Victorian
Accessible:Yes
Electrified: overhead catenary
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

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.

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.[2] Construction of the outer structure of the station was completed by November 2017, and interior work began in the same month.[3] [4] 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. Construction of the station was completed by January 2019.[5]

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.[6]

Design

The station's design was modeled on the Bandra suburban railway station in Mumbai, built in the Victorian style. Like Bandra station, Khapri station has a red roof covered by terracotta tiles, white-coloured steel trusses and a clock tower. Solar panels fitted on the station's roof supply around 65% of the total electricity required by the station.[7]

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.[7] The station has parking facilities that can accommodate 30 cars and 100 two-wheelers.[7]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
valign=topL1valign=topMezzaninevalign=topFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Automotive Square
Next Station: New Airport
Side platform Doors will open on the left
L2

See also

Notes and References

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