Kankaria East metro station

Kankaria East is an underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line of Ahmedabad Metro in Ahmedabad, India. This metro station consists of the main Kankaria Coach Depot under Indian Railways along with the Jama Masjid and the Rajpur Shri Chintamani Parshwanath Jain Temple. This metro station was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 September 2022.^[1][2][3][4]

Kankaria East
Ahmedabad Metro station
General information
Owned by	Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Operated by	Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Vastral Gam Platform-2 → Thaltej
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	30 September 2022; 18 months ago (30 September 2022)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Ahmedabad Metro Following station Kalupur Railway Station towards Thaltej Blue Line Apparel Park towards Vastral Gam
Route map Legend Thaltej Gam Thaltej Doordarshan Kendra Gurukul Road Gujarat University Commerce Six Road SP Stadium Old High Court Red Line Sabarmati River Shahpur Gheekanta Kalupur Railway Station Kankaria East Apparel Park Depot Apparel Park Amraiwadi Rabari Colony Vastral Nirant Cross Road Vastral Gam
Location

Station layout

Kankaria East track layout
Legend
to Kalupur Railway Station P2     P1     to Apparel Park
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Vastral Gam next station is Apparel Park
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Thaltej next station is Kalupur Railway Station

Entry/Exit

See also

• Ahmedabad
• Gujarat
• List of Ahmedabad Metro stations
• Rapid transit in India

References

1. "PM Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase, takes a ride". Economic Times India Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. www.ETRealty.com. "Prime minister inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. "Huge demand on Day 1 of Ahmedabad Metro". The Indian Express. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. "Prime Minister Modi inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• Ahmedabad Metro Official Website
• Ahmedabad Metro stations' details