Sitabuldi metro station
Sitabuldi | |
|---|---|
| Nagpur Metro station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sitabuldi, Nagpur |
| Owned by | Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) |
| Line(s) | Orange Line Aqua Line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 March 2019 |
Sitabuldi is a metro station in the Sitabuldi neighbourhood of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Sitabuldi serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between the Orange Line and the Blue Line of the Nagpur Metro. It was opened to the public on 8 March 2019.[1] The station covers a total area of 250,000 square feet.[2]
Design
The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (now Mahametro) launched a global competition on 5 June 2015 inviting bids for the Sitaburdi and Zero Mile metro stations.[3] 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.[4]
The station was designed by a consortium of architects comprising Enia Architects, Mahendra Raj Consultants and Worxpace Consulting. The building's facade is made of locally sourced glass and stone.[5] The station is a T-shaped building. A three-storey building is located at the center of the "T" and six-storey building on of its arms facing Rani Jhansi Square. An art installation called the Crown of Nagpur was installed on top of the six-storey building. The Crown of Nagpur has a base shaped like an inverted flower with a crown over it and a transparent dome below the crown. The structure is 14 metres high, 35 metres long and 25 metres wide. The inverted flower is composed of steel and polycarbonate, and the dome is made of polycarbonate. The polycarbonate sheets are lit with blue lights. The Crown of Nagpur also includes a 2 metre long, 360° LED display intended to display advertisements. Mahametro also plans to open a restaurant on the terrace of the station which would provide visitors with a view of the Crown of Nagpur.
References
- ^ "Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day". News18. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Most major works incomplete, yet MahaMetro sure of meeting deadline". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ NAGPUR METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. "INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR SELECTION OF ARCHITECT" (PDF). Competitionline. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Nagpur Metro Unveils Zero Mile & Sitaburdi Metro Stations' Designs". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Design Finalized for Nagpur Metro's Sitabuldi Interchange Station - The Metro Rail Guy". themetrorailguy.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.