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Track construction has officially commenced on the Kanpur Central-Transport Nagar underground section of the metro line. The initial work is focused on the ‘up-line’ of a 1,250-meter stretch between Nayaganj and Kanpur Central Station. Track slab casting started on Sunday following the installation of rails in this segment.
Construction inside the underground tunnel involved lowering the rails from the cut-out near the under-construction Kanpur Central metro station, followed by welding. The welding and laying of tracks along the 1,250-meter-long ‘up-line’ tunnel from Kanpur Central Station to Nayaganj Station have been completed. Like the elevated tracks of the Kanpur Metro, the underground tracks are also ballast-less and feature a mass-spring system to reduce vibrations and noise.
Once the track slab casting is finished, derailment guards will be installed, and preparations will be made for the installation of the third rail.
Sushil Kumar, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC), noted, “Progress on the ‘downline’ track construction from the ramp area at Mcroberganj to Nayaganj Station is also advancing rapidly, with about 80% of the work completed. We have also begun casting track slabs in the ‘Up-Line’ tunnel between Nayaganj and Kanpur Central Station. Recently, we launched the ‘Azad’ TBM machine for tunnel construction from the ramp area near Swadeshi Cotton Mill to Kanpur Central Station.” |
