Orange Line (Kanpur Metro)

The Orange Line (Line 1) (Hindi: ऑरेंज लाइन) is a metro rail line of the Kanpur Metro, a rapid transit system in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The priority section of the line was inaugurated on December 28, 2021, by the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi.^[1] In the first phase, a 9 km (5.6 mi) section of the route was opened, which is fully elevated. Another 5 underground stations were opened on 30th May 2025 by PM Modi, making the total 16km operational. The total length of the route will be 23.8 km (14.8 mi) of which 15.2 km (9.4 mi) will be elevated, and 8.6 km (5.3 mi) will be underground.^[2] The line will have a total of 21 stations when the entire line is commissioned.^[3]

Orange Line
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Termini	IIT Kanpur Kanpur Central (further extended to Naubasta)
Stations	21 14 (operational)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kanpur Metro
Operator(s)	Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Alstom - Bombardier Movia
History
Opened	28 December 2021
Technical
Line length	16 km (9.9 mi) (active) 7.78 km (4.83 mi) (under-construction)
Character	Underground & elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) (Top) 34 km/h (21 mph) (average)
Route map Legend IIT Kanpur Kalyanpur SPM Hospital Vishwavidyalaya Gurudev Chauraha Polytechnic Depot Geeta Nagar Rawatpur LLR Hospital Moti Jheel Chunniganj Naveen Market Bada Chauraha Nayaganj Kanpur Central Jhakarkati Bus Terminal Transport Nagar Bara Devi Kidwai Nagar Vasant Vihar Baudh Nagar Naubasta

List of stations

Orange Line
#	Station Name		Inter-station Distance (in km)	Opening	Connections	Layout	Coordinates
	English	Hindi
1	IIT Kanpur	आई आई टी कानपुर	0	December 28, 2021	IIT Kanpur	Elevated	26°52′46″N 75°45′00″E
2	Kalyanpur	कल्याणपुर	1.454	December 28, 2021	Kalyanpur railway station	Elevated	26°52′49″N 75°45′53″E
3	SPM Hospital	एस पी एम हाॅस्पिटल	1.105	December 28, 2021	SPM Hospital	Elevated	26°53′20″N 75°46′07″E
4	Vishwavidyalaya	विश्वविद्यालय	0.881	December 28, 2021	Kanpur University	Elevated	26°53′48″N 75°46′14″E
5	Gurudev Chauraha	गुरुदेव चौराहा	0.747	December 28, 2021	Miraj Cinemas	Elevated	26°54′07″N 75°46′29″E
6	Geeta Nagar	गीता नगर	1.086	December 28, 2021	Geeta Nagar Locality	Elevated	26°54′35″N 75°46′53″E
7	Rawatpur	रावतपुर	1.583	December 28, 2021	Rawatpur railway station, Rave@Moti Mall Blue Line (Approved)	Elevated	26°55′07″N 75°47′24″E
8	LLR Hospital	एल एल आर हाॅस्पिटल	1.338	December 28, 2021	Hallet Hospital	Elevated	26°55′21″N 75°47′59″E
9	Moti Jheel	मोती झील	0.786	December 28, 2021	Motijheel Lake	Elevated	26°55′35″N 75°48′27″E
10	Chunniganj	चुन्नीगंज		May 30, 2025	Chunniganj Bus Stop	Underground
11	Naveen Market	नवीन मार्केट		May 30, 2025	Naveen Market,Parade Market	Underground
12	Bada Chauraha	बड़ा चौराहा		May 30, 2025	Z square mall	Underground
13	Nayaganj	नयागंज		May 30, 2025	Mall Road	Underground
14	Kanpur Central	कानपुर सेंट्रल		May 30, 2025	Kanpur Central railway station	Underground
15	Jhakarkati Bus Terminal	झकरकटी बस टर्मिनल		Under construction	Kanpur ISBT	Underground
16	Transport Nagar	ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर		Under construction	Transport Nagar Market	Underground
17	Bara Devi	बारा देवी		Under construction	Baradevi Temple	Elevated
18	Kidwai Nagar	किदवई नगर		Under construction	Kidwai Nagar Market	Elevated
19	Vasant Vihar	वसंत विहार		Under construction	Naubasta Byepass	Elevated
20	Baudh Nagar	बौद्ध नगर		Under construction	Baudh Nagar Locality	Elevated
21	Naubasta	नौबस्ता		Under construction	Galla Mandi	Elevated

See also

• Kanpur
• Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
• Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of metro systems