East-West Corridor (Ahmedabad Metro)
The East-West Corridor of the Ahmedabad Metro is a metro route of mass rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, India. It consists of 18 metro stations from Thaltej Gam to Vastral Gam with a total distance of 21.16 km (13.15 mi). Most of the line is elevated.
| East-West Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Ahmedabad |
| Termini | Thaltej Gam Vastral Gam |
| Stations | 18 6 (operational) |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Ahmedabad Metro |
| Operator(s) | Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited |
| Rolling stock | Hyundai Rotem |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 March 2019 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 21.16 km |
| Character | Elevated & Underground |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary |
This corridor will connect Vastral Gam to Thaltej Gam and will be passing through Nirant Cross Road, Vastral, Rabari Colony, Amraiwadi, Apparel Park, Kankaria East, Kalupur Railway Station, Ghee Kanta, Shahpur, Old High Court, Stadium, Commerce Six Road, Gujarat University, Gurukul Road, Doordarshan Kendra, Thaltej stations.
In the East-West corridor, approximately 6.5 km is the underground section with 4 underground stations and the rest is the elevated section with 13 elevated stations. Old High Court station will be an interchange station for both the corridors.
Partial commercial operation of Phase-1 from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park on blue line was inaugurated on 4 March 2019 by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi along with Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani & Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Nitinbhai Patel.[1]
List of stations
Following is a list of stations on this route-
| East-West Corridor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opened | Connections | Layout | |||
| English | Gujarati | ||||||
| 1 | Thaltej Gam | થલતેજ ગામ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 2 | Thaltej | થલતેજ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 3 | Doordarshan Kendra | દૂરદર્શન કેન્દ્ર | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 4 | Gurukul Road | ગુરુકુળ રોડ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 5 | Gujarat University | ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 6 | Commerce Six Road | કોમર્સ છ રસ્તા | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 7 | Stadium (Ahmedabad) | સ્ટેડિયમ | Under Construction | None | Elevated | ||
| 8 | Old High Court | જૂની હાઇ કોર્ટ | Under Construction | North-South Corridor | Elevated | ||
| 9 | Shahpur | શાહપુર | Under Construction | None | Underground | ||
| 10 | Gheekanta | ઘીકાંટા | Under Construction | None | Underground | ||
| 11 | Kalupur Railway Station | કાલુપુર રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન | Under Construction | None | Underground | ||
| 12 | Kankaria East | કાંકરિયા પૂર્વ | Under Construction | None | Underground | ||
| 13 | Apparel Park | એપરલ પાર્ક | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
| 14 | Amraiwadi | અમરાઈવાડી | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
| 15 | Rabari Colony | રબારી કોલોની | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
| 16 | Vastral | વસ્ત્રાલ | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
| 17 | Nirant Cross Road | નિરાંત ક્રોસ રોડ | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
| 18 | Vastral Gam | વસ્ત્રાલ ગામ | March 4, 2019 | None | Elevated | ||
References
- "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase, takes a ride". Mint. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.