Blue Line (Kanpur Metro)

Blue Line
Overview
StatusApproved
LocaleKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Termini
  • Agriculture University
  • Barra-8
Stations8
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKanpur Metro
Operator(s)Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockAlstom - Bombardier Movia
Technical
Line length
  • 8.6 km (5.3 mi)
CharacterElevated & Underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (Top)
  • 34 km/h (21 mph) (average)
Route map

Legend
 Agriculture University
Rawatpur Rawatpur railway station
Kakadeo
Double Pulia
Vijay Nagar Chauraha
Shastri Chowk
Barra-7
Barra-8

The Blue Line (Line 2) (Hindi: ब्लू लाइन) of the Kanpur Metro is an approved metro route of mass rapid transit system in Kanpur. It consists of 8 stations from Agriculture University to Barra-8 with a total distance of 8.6 km. Its construction is expected to begin by end of December 2023.[1][2][3]

List of stations[edit]

Blue Line
# Station Name Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Agriculture University कृषि विश्वविद्यालय None Elevated
2 Rawatpur रावतपुर Rawatpur railway station Orange Line Underground
3 Kakadeo काकादेव None Underground
4 Double Pulia डबल पुलिया None Underground
5 Vijay Nagar Chauraha विजय नगर चौराहा None Elevated
6 Shastri Chowk शास्त्री चौक None Elevated
7 Barra-7 बर्रा-7 None Elevated
8 Barra-8 बर्रा-8 None Elevated

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Work on Kanpur Metro second corridor to begin by end of December". The Times of India. September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "9 Bidders for Kanpur Metro Line-2's KNPCC-11 Underground Work". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Kanpur Metro – Information, Route Maps, Fares, Tenders & Updates". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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