| Orange Line | |
| Type: | Rapid transit |
| System: | Kanpur Metro |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Start: | IIT Kanpur |
| End: | Moti Jheel (further extended to Naubasta) |
| Open: | 28 December 2021 |
| Operator: | Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation |
| Character: | Underground & elevated |
| Stock: | Alstom - Bombardier Movia |
| Electrification: | 750 V DC third rail |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The Orange Line (Line 1) (Hindi: ऑरेंज लाइन) is a metro rail line of the Kanpur Metro, a rapid transit system in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The priority section of the line was inaugurated on December 28, 2021, by the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi.[1] This line is the first line of the Kanpur Metro to be operationalized.[2] In the first phase, a section of the route was opened, which is fully elevated. 9 stations were also opened on this priority section of the line as well.[3] The total length of the route will be of which will be elevated, and will be underground.[4] The line will have a total of 21 stations when the entire line is commissioned.[5]
| Orange Line | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Name | Inter-station Distance (in km) | Opening | Connections | Layout | Coordinates | |||
| English | Hindi | |||||||
| 1 | आई आई टी कानपुर | 0 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.8795°N 75.75°W | ||
| 2 | कल्याणपुर | 1.454 | December 28, 2021 | Kalianpur railway station | Elevated | 26.8803°N 75.7646°W | ||
| 3 | एस पी एम हाॅस्पिटल | 1.105 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.889°N 75.7685°W | ||
| 4 | Vishwavidyalaya | विश्वविद्यालय | 0.881 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.8967°N 75.7707°W | |
| 5 | गुरुदेव चौराहा | 0.747 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.9019°N 75.7747°W | ||
| 6 | गीता नगर | 1.086 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.9096°N 75.7813°W | ||
| 7 | रावतपुर | 1.583 | December 28, 2021 | Rawatpur railway station (Approved) | Elevated | 26.9186°N 75.7899°W | ||
| 8 | एल एल आर हाॅस्पिटल | 1.338 | December 28, 2021 | Hallet Hospital | Elevated | 26.9226°N 75.7997°W | ||
| 9 | मोती झील | 0.786 | December 28, 2021 | None | Elevated | 26.9264°N 75.8075°W | ||
| Upcoming Metro Stations | ||||||||
| 10 | Chunniganj | चुन्नीगंज | Under construction | None | Underground | |||
| 11 | Naveen Market | नवीन मार्केट | Under construction | None | Underground | |||
| 12 | Bada Chauraha | बड़ा चौराहा | Under construction | None | Underground | |||
| 13 | Nayaganj | नयागंज | Under construction | None | Underground | |||
| 14 | Kanpur Central | कानपुर सेंट्रल | Under construction | Kanpur Central railway station | Underground | |||
| 15 | Jhakarkati Bus Terminal | झकरकटी बस टर्मिनल | Under construction | Kanpur ISBT | Underground | |||
| 16 | Transport Nagar | ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर | Under construction | None | Underground | |||
| 17 | Bara Devi | बारा देवी | Under construction | None | Elevated | |||
| 18 | Kidwai Nagar | किदवई नगर | Under construction | None | Elevated | |||
| 19 | Vasant Vihar | वसंत विहार | Under construction | None | Elevated | |||
| 20 | Baudh Nagar | बौद्ध नगर | Under construction | None | Elevated | |||
| 21 | Naubasta | नौबस्ता | Under construction | None | Elevated | |||