Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)

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Pink Line
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Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Jaipur Metro
Locale Jaipur
Termini Chandpole (East)
Mansarovar (West)
Stations 11
Operation
Opened 3 June 2015
Owner JMRC Ltd.
Operator(s) Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
Character Elevated and Underground
Technical
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 32 kmph

The Pink Line of the Jaipur Metro is part of the rapid transit system in the city of Jaipur, India. It consists of 9 metro stations from Mansarovar in the West to Chandpole in the East. The line with a length of 9.63 kilometers (5.98 mi) is mostly elevated and has been laid to connect the oldest part of Jaipur to rest of it.

This is the Metro line that got flagged off on 3 June 2015, and has been named as Pink Line, as it takes you to the Pink City.[1]

The Pink line has planned interchange with the Blue Line of the Jaipur Metro. it also connects Mansarovar, the Largest Colony of Asia with the Jaipur Junction of the Indian Railways and Sindhi Camp Bus Stand.

History

The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

History
Name Extension date Termini Length Stations
Phase-I A[2] 3 June 2015 Mansarovar Chandpole 9.63 kilometers (5.98 mi) 9
Phase-I B Chandpole Badi Chaupar 2.349 kilometers (1.460 mi) 2
Total Mansarovar Badi Chaupar 11.527 kilometers (7.163 mi) 11

Route

Jaipur Metro Pink Line
Mansarovar
New Aatish Market
Gurjar Ki Thadi Underpass
Vivek Vihar
Shyam Nagar
Ram Nagar
Hawa Sadak
Civil Lines
Indian Railways
Railway StationMainline rail interchange
Sindhi CampBus interchange  Orange Line  (proposed)
Chandpole
Chhoti Chaupar

(under-construction)

Badi Chaupar

(under-construction)

Pink Line Stations
# Station Name Inter-station Distance (in km) Opening Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Mansarovar मानसरोवर 0 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
2 New Aatish Market नया आतिश मार्केट 1.454 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
3 Vivek Vihar विवेक विहार 1.105 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
4 Shyam Nagar श्याम नगर 0.881 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
5 Ram Nagar राम नगर 0.747 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
6 Civil Lines सिविल लाइन्स 1.086 June 3, 2015 None Elevated
7 Railway Station रेलवे स्टेशन 1.583 June 3, 2015 Jaipur Jn.
(Indian Railways)
Elevated
8 Sindhi Camp सिन्धी कैंप 1.338 June 3, 2015      Orange Line (proposed),
Sindhi Camp Bus Stand
Elevated
9 Chandpole चांदपोल 0.786 June 3, 2015 None Underground
10 Chhoti Chaupar (under-construction) छोटी चौपड़ 1.221 None Underground
11 Badi Chaupar (under-construction) बड़ी चौपड़ 0.853 None Underground

Phase-I B extension

Under Phase-I B, the Pink Line is expected to be extended further East from Chandpole station by 2.349 km. Two additional stations will be built to extend the line to Badi Chaupar. The stations on this extension are expected to be:
1) Chhoti Chaupar
2) Badi Chaupar.

See also

References