Gheekanta is an underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line of Ahmedabad Metro in Ahmedabad, India. This metro station consists of the main Gheekanta Metropolitan Courthouse along with Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Ahmedabad. This metro station was opened to the public on 30 September 2022.[1][2][3][4]
Gheekanta | |||||||||||
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| Ahmedabad Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Old City, Gheekanta, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°01′43″N 72°35′13″E / 23.02860°N 72.58683°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ahmedabad Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Vastral Gam Platform-2 → Thaltej Gam | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double track | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 30 September 2022 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||
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Station layout
editGheekanta track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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| G | Street level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Vastral Gam Next Station: Kalupur Railway Station |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Thaltej Next Station: Shahpur | |
Entry/Exit
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase, takes a ride". Economic Times India Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ www.ETRealty.com. "Prime minister inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Huge demand on Day 1 of Ahmedabad Metro". The Indian Express. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Prime Minister Modi inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.