In its endeavour to complete the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase 1 by August 2022 so as to coincide with the 75th year of India’s independence, Gujarat metro rail corporation completed a milestone on 31.10.2021 by placing the OWG (Open Web Girder) spanning – 7 Railway tracks at Sabarmati.
- The Open Web Girder is 73m long and 12m wide.
- It is made of more than 550 MT steel members tied together by 18500 HSFG bolts. The total weight of the girder is 850 MT.
- The girder is launched using two winch machines and at a launching speed of 250mm per minute.
- GMRCL has expressed a special thanks to Indian railways for their continuous support in carrying out this complex work as well as to GoG, Collectorate Ahmedabad and AMC for their support in land acquisition.
About Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I:
- The total length of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I is 40.03 kms, out of which, one stretch of 6.5 kms is already functional from March 2019 and the balance 33.5 kms is at an advanced stage which is expected to be completed by August 2022, coinciding with the 75th year of India’s independence.
- North-South Corridor:
- North-South Corridor with a length of 18.87 km will connect Motera Stadium to APMC, Vasna and will be passing through Sabarmati, AEC, Sabarmati Railway station, Ranip, Vadaj, Vijaynagar, Usmanpura, Old High court, Gandhigram, Paldi, Shreyas, Rajivnagar and Jivraj stations.
- North-South Corridor will be completely elevated with 15 stations.
- East-West Corridor:
- The length of the East-West Corridor is about 21.16 km with 17 stations in the route.
- This corridor will connect Vastral Gam to Thaltej Gaam and will be passing through Nirant Cross Road, Vastral, Rabari Colony, Amraiwadi, Apparel Park, Kankaria East, Kalupur Railway Station, Ghee Kanta, Shahpur, Old High Court, Stadium, Commerce Six Road, Gujarat University, Gurukul Road, Doordarshan Kendra, Thaltej stations.
- In the East-West corridor, approximately 6.5 km is the underground section with 4 underground stations and the rest is the elevated section with 13 elevated stations.
- Old High Court station will be an interchange station for both the corridors.
Source: GMRC-Press Release
