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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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  | |
| 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 | ||
| L2 | ||
Entry/Exit
See also
References
- ↑ "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day". News18. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Get ready, green Metro stations coming". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Construction of 10 Metro rail stations to start in a week". Metro Rail News. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "3 Metro stations to be completed this month". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Khapri, Airport metro stations to be completed by this month". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Metro to be ready on two stretches by Feb end: Dixit - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ↑ "2 new stations added as Metro goes beyond Khapri - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.