In a bid to further boost the development of Corridor 2 of Kanpur Metro, UPMRC has begun the construction on all sections of the second corridor from CSA to Barra-8. About 750 piles will be installed in the 4.5 km long elevated section of Corridor-2, further enhancing the city’s metro infrastructure.
More Details:
UPMRC has begun the piling works on all sections for Kanpur Metro Corridor – 2 from CSA to Barra-8 which is about 4.5 km long. The Corridor-2 is 8600m long starting from -750m and running up to 7850 m. The corridor starts as underground stretch followed by Switch Over Ramp (SOR) and finally terminates as elevated stretch.
About Corridor-2:
- The proposed MRTS alignment of Corridor-2 starts from Agriculture University along VIP Road. The alignment heads in the South direction passing through UPSRTC workshop, Mathura – Kanpur Railway tracks at Rawatpur Railway station and private properties of R.S. Puram.
- To integrate with Corridor-1 and with a view to provide scope for future Northward extension of Corridor-2, Rawatpur has become an obligatory point for Corridor-2.
- After touching Rawatpur, alignment negotiates reverse curve and aligns along Rawatpur Main Road up to Double Pulia and thereafter, it runs along Vijay Nagar – Kalyanpur Road.
- Further, the alignment of Corridor-2 runs along Barra-7 Road and crosses elevated Jhansi Kanpur Highway. Further, the alignment runs along the green belt and terminates at Barra-8. The alignment passes through Barra-3, Barra-7 and Barra-8 areas.
- The total length of Corridor-2 is about 8.6 Km having 3.977 Km as elevated, Switch Over Ramp in a length of 413m from (-) 8.0m to (+) 7.5m for Underground to Elevated portion followed by 4.210 Km as Elevated.
- Total of 9 stations have been proposed for the corridor which includes 4 as underground namely, Agriculture University, Rawatpur, Kakadeo and Double Pulia and 5 as elevated namely, Vijay Nagar Chauraha, Govind Nagar, Barra Road, Barra – 7 and Barra – 8.
Conclusion:
The beginning of piling works for the part of Corridor-2 of Kanpur Metro, highlights the ongoing efforts made by UPMRC in rapidly expanding and strengthening the Kanpur Metro Network, with an aim to make quality services accessible to all the people of Kanpur city in a reliable manner.
Source: UPMRC | Images Credit: UPMRC
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