Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3: Tenders Issued for Seven Corridors and 43 Stations

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has issued tenders for design, surveys and other preliminary work on Phase 3 of the Ahmedabad metro. The phase covers seven corridors totalling about 58 km, with around 43 elevated stations, linking areas such as Thaltej, Godhavi and Vadaj.

The tenders relate to different sections of the corridors. The stated aim is to ensure the network reaches every area on the western side of the city, following the Phase 1 and Phase 2 operations that connected Central and East Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

Seven Corridors, 58 km of Route

The corridors run from Thaltej to Godhavi, Shilaj Circle to Badrabad, APMC to New Faisalnagar, Vishalnagar West to Bapunagar North, Naranpura to Nehrunagar, Veer Savarkar Sports Complex to Arihantnagar, and Dudheshwar to Vadaj.

Shilaj Circle to Badrabad (Daskroi) is the longest at 12.53 km, with seven stations. Dudheshwar to Vadaj is the shortest at 4.62 km, with three. Vishalnagar West to Bapunagar North has the most stations, ten, over 11.04 km.

Route-by-Route Breakdown of Metro Phase 3

How Closely Stations Would Be Spaced

Together, the seven routes add up to 58.53 km and 43 stations, or roughly one station for every 1.4 km. Spacing varies by corridor. Veer Savarkar Sports Complex to Arihantnagar is the most closely spaced, with five stations over 4.84 km, about one per kilometre. Vishalnagar West to Bapunagar North, the corridor with the most stations, averages about one per 1.1 km. Shilaj Circle to Badrabad is the most widely spaced, with seven stations over 12.53 km, about one per 1.8 km.

These averages are calculated from the planned route lengths and station counts and are approximate.

What Is Not Yet Known

The details available so far do not state the value of the tenders, bid deadlines, a construction schedule, the overall project cost or the source of funding.