Red Line (Ahmedabad Metro) Explained

The Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro is a metro route of the mass rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, India.

History

Phase-1

The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor consists of 15 metro stations from APMC to Motera Stadium with a total distance of 18.87km (11.73miles). The line is completely elevated. It 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.^[1] The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.^[2] It was opened to public on 6 October 2022 except Sabarmati Railway Station metro station which is under construction.^{[3] [4]}

Phase-2

The Government of Gujarat approved the Phase-2 in October 2017 and revised it in October 2018. In February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Phase-2 worth cost of . It will extend the North-South corridor from Motera in Ahmedabad to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar (23.838km (14.812miles)) with a branch line from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) linking Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and GIFT City (5.416 km). The Phase-2 will have total 28.26km (17.56miles)-long elevated corridor with 22 stations.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The tendering for the Phase 2 began in January 2020.^{[8] [9]} On 18 January 2021, the foundation stone of the Phase-2 was laid by Prime Minister Modi.^[10] The branch line connecting to GIFT City was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ahmedabad Metro'sMotera Stadium on September 16 2024 and was open to the public on September 17 2024.^{[11] [12]}

List of stations

Main Line

Following is a list of stations on this route:^[13]

Red Line (Main Line)
	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
	English	Gujarati
1		મહાત્મા મંદિર	Under Construction	None	Elevated
2	Sector-24	સેક્ટર-24	Under Construction	None	Elevated
3	Sector-16	સેક્ટર-16	Under Construction	None	Elevated
4		જૂના સચિવાલય	Under Construction	None	Elevated
5		અક્ષરધામ	Under Construction	None	Elevated
6		સચિવાલય	Under Construction	None	Elevated
7	Sector-10A	સેક્ટર-10એ	Under Construction	None	Elevated
8	Sector-1	સેક્ટર-1	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
9		ઇન્ફોસિટી	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
10		ધોળાકુવા સર્કલ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
11		રાંદેસણ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
12		રાયસન	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
13		જી એન એલ યુ	17 September 2024		Elevated
14		કોબા ગામ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
15		જૂના કોબા	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
16		કોબા સર્કલ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
17		નર્મદા કેનાલ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
18		તપોવન સર્કલ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
19		વિશ્વકર્મા કોલેજ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
20		કોટેશ્વર રોડ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
21		મોટેરા સ્ટેડિયમ	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
22		સાબરમતી	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
23		એ ઇ સી	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
24		સાબરમતી રેલવે સ્ટેશન	30 September 2022	Ahmedabad BRTS Sabarmati Junction railway station Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor	Elevated
25		રાણીપ	30 September 2022	Ahmedabad BRTS GSRTC Bus Station at Ranip	Elevated
26		વાડજ	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
27		વિજય નગર	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
28		ઉસ્માનપુરા	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
29		જૂની હાઇ કોર્ટ	30 September 2022		Elevated
30		ગાંધીગ્રામ	30 September 2022	Gandhigram railway station	Elevated
31		પાલડી	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
32		શ્રેયસ	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
33		રાજીવ નગર	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
34		જીવરાજ પાર્ક	30 September 2022	None	Elevated
35		એ પી એમ સી	30 September 2022	None	Elevated

Branch Line

Following is a list of stations on this route:

Red Line (Branch Line)
	Station Name		Opened	Connections	Layout
	English	Gujarati
1		જી એન એલ યુ	17 September 2024		Elevated
2		પી ડી પી યુ	17 September 2024	None	Elevated
3		ગિફ્ટ સિટી	17 September 2024	None	Elevated

Notes and References

1. Web site: Project Profile. GMRC. en-US. 2019-03-08.
2. Web site: 28 September 2022 . PM Modi to launch Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1, flag off Vande Bharat Express during two-day Gujarat visit .
3. Web site: 2022-09-30 . મેટ્રો ટ્રેનની સવારી: અમદાવાદમાં થલતેજ-વસ્ત્રાલ મેટ્રો ગાંધી જયંતીથી, એપીએમસી-મોટેરા 6 ઓક્ટોબરથી શરૂ થશે . 2022-09-30 . Divya Bhaskar . gu.
4. Web site: 2022-10-03 . Ahmedabad: Metro service on North-South corridor to begin on October 6 . 2022-10-04 . The Indian Express . en.
5. News: Gujarat nod for Rs 6,758crore Metro Phase II . The Times of India . 2018-01-18.
6. News: Nair . Avinash . 2018-10-20 . Ahmedabad Metro Rail: After Centre objects, Metro rail link to GIFT City shortened by 6 km . en-US . The Indian Express . 2018-10-21.
7. Web site: 2019-02-21 . Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 gets Modi Cabinet clearance ahead of Phase 1 inauguration on 4 March . 2019-03-04 . The Financial Express.
8. Web site: 2020-01-20 . GMRC Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro's Phase 2 Construction . 2020-04-20 . The Metro Rail Guy . en-US.
9. Web site: Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates . 2020-04-20 . The Metro Rail Guy . en-US.
10. Web site: 'Very important gifts for Ahmedabad, Surat': PM Modi launches metro rail projects in Gujarat . 2021-01-18 . www.timesnownews.com . en.
11. Web site: 2024-09-17 . PM Modi Inaugurated Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 And Vande Metro - Metro Rail News . 2024-09-18 . en-US.
12. Web site: 19 September 2021 . Ahmedabad Metro connectivity to GIFT City by early 2024, says GMRC .
13. Web site: 2022-07-11 . Chugging in, clearing hurdles: Prime Minister to inaugurate Phase I of Ahmedabad Metro in August this year . 2022-07-13 . The Indian Express . en.