Kankaria East 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 Kankaria Coach Depot under Indian Railways along with the Jama Masjid and the Rajpur Shri Chintamani Parshwanath Jain Temple. This metro station was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 September 2022.[1][2][3][4]
Kankaria East | |||||||||||
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| Ahmedabad Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23°00′55″N 72°36′16″E / 23.0151979°N 72.6044181°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform Platform-1 → Vastral Gam Platform-2 → Thaltej | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 30 September 2022 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||
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Station layout
editKankaria East 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: Apparel Park |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Thaltej Next Station: Kalupur Railway Station | |
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.