Nagpur: The test run on reach-IV of MahaMetro between Sitabuldi inter-change and Vaishno Devi Square Metro station was held on Friday.
The test run was a pre-cursor to the launch of commercial services on the Sitabuldi interchange-Prajapati Nagar Metro station in the coming days. “Almost 99 % of the project work on the reach has been completed and rest would be completed in the next 10 days,” said Brijesh Dixit, managing director of MahaMetro.
As per a press release, the Metro alignment runs parallel to Central Avenue.
The entire stretch of reach-IV, excluding Sitabuldi Interchange, has overall nine stations — Cotton Market, Nagpur railway station, Dosar Vaishya Square, Agrasen Square, Chitar Oli, Telephone Exchange Square, Ambedkar Square, Vaishno Devi Square and Prajapati Nagar Metro Stations. The section would serve to be the connecting point between east and western parts of Nagpur.
Talking to media, Dixit said that after the work on the reach-IV is over, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) would undertake the mandatory inspection, paving way for starting of passenger services on that route. Speaking about the ongoing project work in Reach-II, which stretches from Sitabuldi Interchange to Automotive Square Metro Station, he said, “The section incorporates the first-of-its-kind four layer transportation arrangement across India. The bridge at Gaddigodam weighs a huge 1,680 tonne and was fabricated at Butibori industrial estate. Setting up the bridge would take another 20 days.”
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