Airport South metro station (Nagpur)
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Airport South is an at-grade metro station on the North-South corridor of the Orange Line of Nagpur Metro in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. This serves the Somalwada area of Nagpur. It was opened to the public on 8 March 2019.[1]
Airport South | |||||||||||
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Nagpur Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Airport Colony, Somalwada, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440005 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21.079023°N 79.060487°E / 21.079023; 79.060487 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Nagpur Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Orange Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Automotive Square Platform-2 → Khapri | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-Grade, Double track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-08) | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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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.[2] Construction of the outer structure of the station was completed by November 2017, and interior work began in the same month.[3][4] 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.[5]
Mahametro began installing solar panels at the station on 4 June 2018.[6] Construction of the station was completed by January 2019.[7]