Nagpur Metro is a modern mass transit system serving the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra. Still in its initial stages, the system currently has 36 active stations across a route length of 38.2 km. Nagpur Metro is being built in two phases, and each phase contains a solitary line. The system has three-coach trains, running at an average speed of 33 km/h and a top speed of 90 km/h. Nagpur Metro uses standard gauge (1,435 mm) tracks and 25 kV AC supplied by overhead wires.
Nagpur Metro Quick Info
| Owner | Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (a joint venture between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra) |
| Serving Cities | Nagpur |
| Number of Lines | 1 (2 planned in total) |
| Headquarters | Deekshabhoomi |
| Started Operations in | 2019 |
| Daily Timings | 5:00 am to 12:00 am |
| Fare | ₹15–39 |
Nagpur Metro Lines
| Line No. | Colour | Length (Km) | Stations | Starting Point – End Point |
| 1 | Orange | 19.2 | 18 | Automotive Square – Khapri |
| 2 | Aqua | 18.5 | 20 | Sitabuldi – Lokmanya Nagar |
Nagpur Metro Orange Line
The Orange Line, also known as Line 1 of Nagpur Metro, runs about 19 km in length, and was inaugurated on 8th March, 2019. Line 1 runs in a north–south direction, presently connecting the central part of the city with the southern.
Stations on Orange Line
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Automotive Square |
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Nari Road |
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Indora Square |
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Kadvi Square |
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Gaddigodam Square |
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Kasturchand Park |
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Zero Mile |
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English |
Hindi |
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Sitabuldi |
सीताबुलडी |
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Congress Nagar |
कांग्रेस नगर |
Ajni Railway Station |
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Rahate Colony |
रहाटे कॉलोनी |
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Ajni Square |
अजनी स्क्वायर |
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Chhatrapati Square |
छत्रपती स्क्वायर |
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Jaiprakash Nagar |
जयप्रकाश नगर |
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Ujjwal Nagar |
उज्जवल नगर |
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Airport |
एयरपोर्ट |
Nagpur Airport |
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Airport South |
एयरपोर्ट साउथ |
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New Airport |
नई एयरपोर्ट |
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Khapri |
खपरी |
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Further Extension of Orange Line
The Orange Line is being extended in both directions to cover a total of 20 stations and around 23 km route length. From Khapri, it will go further southwards till Metro City.
Top Attractions Connected by Orange Line
| Attraction | Nearest Station | Distance from Nearest Station (Km) |
| Deekshabhoomi | Rahate Colony | 1.2 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Sitabuldi | 2.2 |
| Savitribai Phule Park | Sitabuldi | 1.8 |
| Empress City Mall | Sitabuldi | 1.7 |
| Sitabuldi Fort | Sitabuldi | 2 |
| Maharaj Bagh Zoo | Sitabuldi | 1.2 |
| Zero Mile Stone | Sitabuldi | 1.1 |
| Raman Science Centre | Sitabuldi | 1.8 |
| Narrow Gauge Rail Museum | Sitabuldi | 3.3 |
Aqua Line
The list below is of the stations covered on the Nagpur Metro Aqua Line.
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Prajapati Nagar |
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Vaishnodevi Square |
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Ambedkar Square |
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Telephone Exchange |
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Chitar Oli Square |
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Agrasen Square |
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Dosar Vaishya Square |
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Nagpur Railway Station |
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Cotton Market |
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Sitabuldi |
Orange Line |
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Jhansi Rani Square |
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Institute of Engineers |
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Shankar Nagar Square |
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LAD Square |
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Dharampeth College |
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Subhash Nagar |
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Rachana Ring Road Junction |
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Vasudev Nagar |
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Bansi Nagar |
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Lokmanya Nagar |
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Nagpur Metro Lesser-Known Facts
- Train depot house residential complexes
- India’s greenest metro system with biodigesters designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- Every station has a different design theme
- Multimodal passes for metro and city buses
- Metro to be extended to the satellite towns of Hingana, Kanhan and Buttibori
