Sitabuldi metro station

Sitabuldi is an elevated metro interchange station on the North-South corridor of the Orange Line and East-West corridor of the Aqua Line of Nagpur Metro in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India which allows passengers to transfer between the Orange Line and the Aqua Line. It was opened to the public on 8 March 2019.^[1] Aqua Line services commenced on 28 January 2020.^[2] The station covers a total area of 250,000 square feet.^[3]

Sitabuldi
Nagpur Metro station
General information
Location	Sitabuldi, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440012
Coordinates	21°08′29″N 79°04′59″E
Owned by	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operated by	Nagpur Metro
Line(s)	Orange Line Aqua Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Automotive Square Platform-2 → Khapri Platform-3 → Prajapati Nagar Platform-4 → Lokmanya Nagar
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, 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
Services
Preceding station Nagpur Metro Following station Zero Mile towards Automotive Square Orange Line Congress Nagar towards Khapri Nagpur Railway Station towards Prajapati Nagar Aqua Line ** Skipping Cotton Market Jhansi Rani Square towards Lokmanya Nagar
Route map Legend Automotive Square Nari Road Indora Square Kadbi Square Gaddigodam Square Kasturchand Park Zero Mile Freedom Park Sitabuldi Aqua Line Congress Nagar Rahate Colony Ajni Square Chhatrapati Square Jaiprakash Nagar Ujjwal Nagar Airport Airport South New Airport Khapri Depot Khapri Legend Prajapati Nagar Vaishnodevi Square Ambedkar Square Telephone Exchange Chitaroli Square Agrasen Square Dosar Vaishya Square Nagpur Railway Station Cotton Market Sitabuldi Orange Line Jhansi Rani Square Institution of Engineers Shankar Nagar Square LAD Square Dharampeth College Subhash Nagar Rachana Ring Road Junction Vasudev Nagar Bansi Nagar Hingna Mount View Depot Lokmanya Nagar
Location

Sitabuldi is central location of Nagpur, the Intra City bus stop is located near to metro station, while the Inter City bus stand at Ganeshpeth can be reached by autorikshaw or local bus.

Design

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (now Mahametro) launched a global competition on 5 June 2015 inviting bids for the Sitaburdi and Zero Mile metro stations.^[4] Twenty-three architecture firms submitted designs in response. The metro authority shortlisted 13 firms for the detailed design stage, and eventually requested four firms to submit designs. A panel of architects appointed by the authority to pick the winning design, and the preliminary design of the winning entry was unveiled by the metro authority in May 2016.

The station was designed by a consortium of architects comprising Enia Architects, Mahendra Raj Consultants and Worxpace Consulting. The building's facade is made of locally sourced glass and stone.The station is a T-shaped building. A three-storey building is located at the center of the "T" and six-storey building one of its arms facing Rani Jhansi Square. An art installation called the Crown of Nagpur was installed on top of the six-storey building. The Crown of Nagpur has a base shaped like an inverted flower with a crown over it and a transparent dome below the crown. The structure is 14 metres high, 35 metres long and 25 metres wide. The inverted flower is composed of steel and polycarbonate, and the dome is made of polycarbonate. The polycarbonate sheets are lit with blue lights. The Crown of Nagpur also includes a 2 metre long, 360° LED display intended to display advertisements. Mahametro also plans to open a restaurant on the terrace of the station which would provide visitors with a view of the Crown of Nagpur.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Mahametro began installing a 200 KW rooftop solar plant at the station in mid-2020 and completed work in December 2020. The plant will power the station's power needs for lighting fixtures, air conditioners, escalators and elevators.

Station layout

Sitabuldi track layout
Legend
to Zero Mile P1 P2 to Congress Nagar
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Sitabuldi track layout
Legend
to Jhansi Rani Square P4 P3 to Nagpur Railway Station **
Station with two tracks and two side platforms ** Skipping Cotton Market metro station

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Khapri Next Station: Congress Nagar
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Automotive Square Next Station: Zero Mile Freedom Park
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3 Eastbound	Towards → Prajapati Nagar Next Station: Nagpur Railway Station
	Platform 4 Westbound	Towards ← Lokmanya Nagar Next Station: Jhansi Rani Square
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exit

See also

• Nagpur
• Maharashtra
• List of Nagpur Metro stations
• Rapid transit in India

References

1. "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day". News18. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Nagpur Metro's Aqua Line inaugurated today. Check new routes, timings". mint. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
3. "Most major works incomplete, yet MahaMetro sure of meeting deadline". The Times of India. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
4. NAGPUR METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. "INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR SELECTION OF ARCHITECT" (PDF). Competitionline. Retrieved 3 June 2018.