Zero Mile metro station

Zero Mile Freedom Park[1] is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Orange Line of Nagpur Metro in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is named after the nearby Zero Mile Stone which was built in 1907 to mark the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.[2] The station was opened on 21 August 2021.[3]

Zero Mile Freedom Park
Nagpur Metro station
General information
LocationCivil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001
Coordinates21.146703°N 79.080916°E / 21.146703; 79.080916
Owned byMaharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operated byNagpur Metro
Line(s)Orange Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Automotive Square
Platform-2 → Khapri
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Nagpur Metro Following station
Kasturchand Park
towards Automotive Square
 Orange Line Sitabuldi
towards Khapri
Location

Design

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (now Mahametro) launched a global competition on 5 June 2015 inviting bids for the Zero Mile and Sitaburdi metro stations.[4] Twenty-three architecture firms submitted designs in response. The metro authority shortlisted 13 firms for the detailed design stage, and eventually requested four firms to submit designs. A panel of architects appointed by the authority to pick the winning design, and the preliminary design of the winning entry was unveiled by the metro authority in May 2016.

The Zero Mile station is a 20-storey building with two basements. The building's facade is made of locally-sourced glass and stone. It is located on a 12,000 square metre plot of land on Wardha Road.[5] Mahametro completed the demolition of a two-storey building of the fisheries department that was previously located on the site in January 2018.[6]

The station is equipped with 8 escalators, 10 lifts, and also features multi-level parking with a capacity to accommodate 244 cars. Apart from the metro station and related facilities, the station building also contains hotels, restaurants, commercial places, offices, and a banquet hall. Zero Mile station also provides connectivity with the heritage walk around the Zero Mile Stone and Shaheed Smarak monuments.[5] Also located near the station are an amphitheatre and a survey museum that will display the results of surveys conducted during the British Raj.[7]

A Potain Tower Crane was utilized to speed up construction of the station.[8]

Station layout
Zero Mile Freedom Park track layout
to Kasturchand Park
P1
P2
to Sitabuldi Aqua Line
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Khapri next station is Sitabuldi Change at the next station for Aqua Line
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Automotive Square next station is Kasturchand Park
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Entry/Exit

See also

References
  1. "Project Profile". Nagpur Metro. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. "Nagpur Zero Mile, the geographical heart of India, gears up for a facelift". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "Nagpur Metro extension: Stretch between Sitabuldi, Kasturchand Park inaugurated". The Indian Express. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. "Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Selection of Architect" (PDF). Competitionline. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. "Work on Majhi Metro's grand Zero Mile Station gains steam". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. "Decks cleared for Zero Mile metro rail station". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. "Zero Mile to get a 20-storey station, a heritage walk and amphitheatre - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. "Potain Tower Crane to Speed up Zero Mile Station Work". www.nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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