Kanpur Metro

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Kanpur Metro
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Overview
OwnerUttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
LocaleKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2 (Approved & Under construction, Phase I, Corridor I & II)
Number of stations31 (Approved, Phase I, 23 stations in a 23.785 km stretch and 8 stations in 8.6 km stretch)
HeadquartersVipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010
Operation
Train length3 coaches
Headway3 minutes
Technical
System length34.78 km (21.61 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 Volts DC[1]third rail
Top speed80 km/h
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Kanpur Metro is a rail-based mass transit system which is under construction for the city of Kanpur, India, and extendable to the Kanpur metropolitan area. The feasibility study for the project was done by RITES in June 2015. The study was prepared to control traffic woes and congestion, which are hampering the growth, development, and prosperity of the city area. Two corridors were approved by the government as per DPR. The tenders were floated for the priority section of corridor-1 between IIT to Motijheel. AFCONS Infra has been awarded the tender. Elevated viaduct work has begun,more than 400 out of 538 pillars have been constructed and all the 439 double-T-girders have been erected for making the base of the 9 stations of piority corridor.The pier caps and U girders are being erected and construction work is going in full swing. The priority section of corridor-1 is expected to be operational from December 2021 which will become the fastest built and commissioned metro system in the world.

On 28 February 2019, the central government approved the metro project for Kanpur at an estimated cost of ₹11,076.48 crores and a five-year time limit.[2][3] The European Investment Bank has proposed to provide a €650 million loan for the project.[4]

Construction work on the project began on 15 November 2019.[5]

Route Network[]

In Phase 1, 22 metro stations will be built on first corridor (Line 1) from IIT Kanpur to Naubasta and 8 metro stations will be built on second corridor (Line 2) from Agriculture University to Barra-8.[6]

Line 1 (IIT Kanpur - Naubasta)[]

Length: 23.785 km

Alignment: Elevated (15.164 km) & Underground (8.621 km)

No. of Stations: 22

Stations:

  • IIT Kanpur
  • Kalyanpur
  • SPM Hospital
  • University
  • Gurudev Chauraha
  • Geeta Nagar
  • Rawatpur (Interchange to Line 2)
  • LLR Hospital
  • Motijheel
  • Chunniganj
  • Naveen Market
  • Bada Chauraha
  • Phool Bagh
  • Nayaganj
  • Kanpur Central Railway Station
  • Jhakarkati Bus Terminal
  • Transport Nagar
  • Baradevi
  • Kidwai Nagar
  • Vasant Vihar
  • Baudh Nagar
  • Naubasta

Line 2 (Agriculture University - Barra 8)[]

Length: 8.6 km

Alignment: Elevated (4.3 km) & Underground (4.3 km)

No. of Stations: 8 (1 proposed)

Stations:

  • Agriculture University
  • Rawatpur (Interchange to Line 1)
  • Kakadeo
  • Double Pulia
  • Vijay Nagar
  • Govind Nagar (proposed)
  • Shastri Chowk
  • Barra-7
  • Barra-8

Rolling Stock[]

In July 2020 won the Agra Metro and Kanpur Metro rolling stock and signalling contract.

Places of Tourist interest on Metro Alignment[]

  • King Edward Memorial Hall, Phool Bagh
  • Nana Rao Park, Bibighar Memorial Garden
  • Christ Church, Cawnpore Kotwali Heritage Building
  • LLJM Methodist Church
  • British India Corp. Lal Imli Mill
  • McRobert Hospital
  • Subedar Ka Talab Christian Cemetery, Chunniganj
  • Moti Jheel Parks and Gardens
  • JK Temple
  • Jhakarkatti Lake
  • Horsman Bagh, Kakomi Mills
  • Sanjay Van Forests, Mickey House

Cost[]

The cost of construction is estimated at ₹11,076.48 crores for two lines in Phase I.[2]

Status updates[]

  • Sep 2015: Proposed formation of Kanpur Metro Rail Corporation.[7]
  • Nov 2015: Detailed project report prepared by LMRC and RITES is submitted to the state government.[8]
  • Feb 2016: State Government is planning to lay the foundation stone of Kanpur Metro in March 2016 after state cabinet approval.[9]
  • Feb 2016: It is expected that civil work on Kanpur Metro will start by Dec 2016.[10]
  • Mar 2016: Uttar Pradesh Government approves the Detailed Project Report (DPR).[11]
  • Mar 2016: Japanese team inspected the metro route in the city.[12]
  • May 2016: European Investment Bank (EIB) ready to fund city metro project.[13]
  • May 2016: Centre approves the plan for Kanpur Metro.[14]
  • Jun 2016: Last date to submit logo for Kanpur Metro by KPMRC.[15]
  • Jul 2016: Scheduled inauguration of Kanpur Metro by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh which could not take place due to delay in giving NOCs various ministries under the Central Government.[16]
  • Oct 2016: Final approval of the Metro project by Uttar Pradesh government and Government of India.[17]
  • Oct 2016: Foundation stone-laying ceremony done by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of CM Akhilesh Yadav and BJP MP Murli Manohar Joshi at Brijendra Swarup Park in Benajhabar, as of 4 October. [18]
  • Jul 2017: Civil work started.[19]
  • Sep 2017: Civil engineering work comes to a halt. Central Govt has asked Kanpur Metro to rework the detailed project report and finances and asked to make it a public-private partnership model project.[20]
  • Oct 2017: Work on preparing new detailed project report started. The new report is to take approximately three months.[21]
  • Jan 2018: Uttar Pradesh government cabinet decides to build metro in Kanpur, Agra, and Meerut.[22]
  • Feb 2018: Work started in the metro yard. Tenders floated and which are to be opened in March 2018.[23]
  • Apr 2018: Center yet to approve of the Kanpur Metro project.[24]
  • Jun 2018: Tendering done but not awarded as a project with a new detailed project report is yet not approved by the central government.[25]
  • Jun 2018: Finance Ministry gave its in-principle approval to Kanpur Metro along with Agra, Meerut, Indore, and Bhopal.[citation needed]
  • Sep 2018: Detailed project report sent by Uttar Pradesh government to the central government.[26]
  • Feb 2019: PIB approved Kanpur Metro project funding, as of 4 February.[citation needed]
  • Feb 2019: Uttar Pradesh government has allocated ₹175 crores to start preliminary work in budget, as of 7 February.[27]
  • Feb 2019: Centre approved Kanpur Metro costing ₹ 11076.48 crores with the time limit of 5 years in construction, as of 28 February.[2]
  • Mar 2019: PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for this metro rail project.[28]
  • Jul 2019: LMRC invites tender for construction of elevated track and stations.[citation needed]
  • Aug 2019: The metro route alignment is to be changed to avoid demolition of some portions of GSVM Medical College.[29]
  • Sep 2019: Afcons Infra awarded tender to construct 9 stations along with tracks and elevated viaduct, as of 6 September.[citation needed]
  • Sep 2019: Afcons Infra and LMRC conduct a thorough route inspection from IIT to Motijheel for the construction of track and metro station, as of 20 September.[citation needed]
  • Sep 2019: LMRC razes the polytechnic hostels for depot construction, as of 22 September.[30]
  • Oct 2019: LMRC and Afcons Infra begin with pillar construction for elevated track in front of the National Sugar Institute.[31]
  • Nov 2019: Yogi Adityanath, the CM of Uttar Pradesh, formally inaugurates civil work for Kanpur Metro.[32]
  • Feb 2020: Yogi Adityanath, the CM of Uttar Pradesh, allocates a budget of ₹ 358 crores towards Kanpur Metro phase 1. Construction is in full swing as UPMRC aims to complete phase 1 at a faster pace, as compared to Lucknow Metro, as of 19 February.[33]
  • Feb 2020: UPMRC invited bids for installation of Traction System (Package I & II), as of 20 September.[citation needed]
  • Mar 2020: Afcons Infra erected the first pier cap in record time. Construction is 3 months ahead as compared to Lucknow Metro, which is accredited with the title of being the fastest metro construction in India, as of 2 March.[34]
  • Mar 2020: UPMRCL opened bids for the General Consultant contract to reveal a total of 2 bidders, as of 13 March.[35]
  • Jun 2020: TYPSA - Italferr JV wins the General Consultant contract for Kanpur Metro.[36]
  • Jul 2020: won Kanpur Metro's & Agra Metro's rolling stock and signalling contract.[citation needed]
  • July 2020: UPMRC floats tenders for construction of underground section till Nayaganj, as of 15 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2020: UPMRC places a double T- girder on IIT Kanpur Metro Station, as of 24 July.[citation needed]
  • Sep 2020: EIB to invest 650mn Euros for Kanpur Metro, as of 1 September.[citation needed]
  • Sep 2020: Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s subsidiary Sterling & Wilson Pvt. Ltd. in a consortium with Russia’s GSC Construction Company won Kanpur Metro’s 750 Volts DC Third Rail Electrification Bid for Corridor-1 & 2, as of 2 September.[37]
  • Oct 2020: 100th U-girder erected. A total of 638 U-girders are to be placed for the priority corridor between IIT Kanpur & Motijheel.[38]
  • Jan 2021: 400 piers out of 513 piers for the priority corridor constructed. 332 T-girders constructed out of total number of 434 T-girders to be constructed for priority corridor.[39]
  • Feb 2021: Uttar Pradesh budget 2021-22 allocates ₹ 597 cr for Kanpur metro rail project.[40]
  • May 2021: The base of the elevated metro track for the 5 km stretch of the 9 km long priority section from IIT to Motijheel of Kanpur Metro has been prepared. There is 622 U-girder erection in this section, out of which 400 U-Girder erection has been done. The construction of the IIT Metro Station almost completed and finishing work is also in the final stage. Along with the metro station prepared the installation of signals and electrical equipment are started. UPMRC successfully erected the 45-meter steel span girder at Rawatpur Tiraha.[citation needed]
  • May 2021: On this day, UPMRC made another step in the Kanpur Metro project and introduced ballast-less track casting. The first crossover point (track changing point) was cast in the Kanpur Metro Project, as of 11 May.[citation needed]
  • May 2021: On this day, achievement has been added to the name of Kanpur Metro. The 9 km long Priority Corridor being built from IIT to Motijheel received ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certificate. Priority Corridor has received ISO 14001 Certificate for Environment Management and 45001 Certificate for Safety Management, as of 18 May.[citation needed]
  • May 2021: UPMRC achieved another major engineering excellence in Kanpur Metro Project. The UP Metro engineer coordinated the Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL), erected a safe and successful 4 U-girders after raising the height of 220kV high voltage power transmission line on GT Road, as of 19 May.[citation needed]
  • May 2021: Preliminary work has commenced for the 8.621 km underground section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project. After performing Bhoomi Pujan, the team of engineers started work at the proposed Naveen Market metro station, which is a part of Corridor-1 of Kanpur MRTS Project, as of 26 May.[citation needed]
  • Jun 2021: 500th U-girder has been erected successfully by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) for the 9 km long Priority Corridor, running from IIT Kanpur to Motijheel. The first U-girder was erected in August last year, and the 500th U-girder was placed in less than a year, i.e., only in 312 days. The casting of these U-girders is carrying out at the Lakhanpur Casting Yard, and now only 38 more U-Girders are left to be cast, as of 22 June.[citation needed]
  • Jun 2021: Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has completed the track laying work for a stretch of around 1 km, from IIT Kanpur to Kalyanpur Railway station for the 9 km long Priority Corridor, running from IIT Kanpur to Motijheel of Kanpur Metro Rail Project, as of 24 June.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: The installation work of seven major and biggest machines in Kanpur Metro Depot has started with the installation of a Fully Automatic CNC Under the Floor Pit Wheel Length Machine (for rail wheel turning), as of 3 July.[41][better source needed][additional citation(s) needed]
  • Jul 2021: The construction of IIT Metro Station, the first metro station of the priority section of Kanpur Metro, is almost complete and this metro station has been decorated in a special way. The walls of the IIT Metro station depict engineering and technology with exquisite architectural artwork from the outside, as of 6 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: Along with the construction of Kanpur Metro, the UP Metro Administration has also started the reconstruction of the roads which are becoming damaged and potholed, as of 9 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: In the priority section of Kanpur Metro, the testing of the load-bearing capacity of the elevated track started, as of 11 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: The track laying work from IIT to SPM metro station in the priority section of Kanpur Metro has been completed. With this, the track laying work including ballast at Metro Depot at Polytechnic has also been completed 65 percent, as of 22 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: To weld the tracks, Flash Butt Welding Plant was lifted by crane and brought to the elevated viaduct, as of 23 July.[citation needed]
  • Jul 2021: A total of 29 metro stations of both the corridors of the Kanpur Metro Project will be known by their common names, as well as unique code names. These unique code names has been approved by Indian Railways, as of 28 July.[citation needed]
  • Aug 2021: Alstom to deliver first trainset for Kanpur Metro by September. The rakes are being made fully in India at Alstom's manufacturing plant in Savli, Gujarat, as of 10 August.[42]
  • Aug 2021: UPMRC finishes 85% of construction in the priority corridor from IIT to Motijheel, as of 13 August.[43]
  • Aug 2021: Trial run for the metro trains on the priority corridor is decided to conduct on 15 November, as of 26 August.[44]
  • Aug 2021: UPMRC finishes 95% of construction in the priority corridor from IIT to Motijheel, as of 29 August.[45]
  • Aug 2021: Alstom confirms to deliver first trainset of Kanpur Metro by 15 September. The metro coaches will be loaded on road trailers, and will be flagged off for Kanpur on September 5 from Alstom's manufacturing plant at Savli, Gujarat. The journey is expected to last 10-12 days, slating the arrival of carriages in the city by 15 September, as of 31 August.[46]
  • Sep 2021: UPMRC erects 600th U-Girder of priority section last night, 8.5 km elevated viaduct ready out of 9 km, as of 11 September.[47]
  • Sep 2021: Alstom delivers first trainset for Kanpur Metro, which are fully indigenously manufactured at Alstom's manufacturing plant, from Savli, Gujarat, as of 18 September.[48]

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