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East–West Corridor (Ahmedabad Metro)
The East-West Corridor of the Ahmedabad Metro is the first metro line of the Ahmedabad city's mass rapid transit rail. It consists of 18 metro stations (including two under construction), starting from Vastral Gam and ending at Thaltej Gam, with a total distance of , with most of the it being elevated. History The ground breaking ceremony was held on 14 March 2015 for the construction of 6.5 km long Vastral – Apparel Park stretch of East–West corridor of the Phase-1 in presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel. The work started in March 2016. The trial runs were carried out on the section in February 2019. The section was inaugurated on 4 March 2019 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Rupani (born 2 August 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021 for two terms. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be called a subway, tube, or underground. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric railway, electric) that operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles, and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between rapid transit station, stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-South Corridor (Ahmedabad Metro)
The Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro is a metro route of the mass rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, India. History Phase-1 The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor consists of 15 metro stations from APMC to Motera Stadium with a total distance of . The line is completely elevated. It will connect Motera Stadium to APMC, Vasna and will be passing through Sabarmati, AEC, Sabarmati Railway station, Ranip, Vadaj, Vijaynagar, Usmanpura, Old High court, Gandhigram, Paldi, Shreyas, Rajivnagar and Jivraj stations. The Phase-1 of the North-South Corridor was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was opened to public on 6 October 2022 except Sabarmati Railway Station metro station which is under construction. Phase-2 The Government of Gujarat approved the Phase-2 in October 2017 and revised it in October 2018. In February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Phase-2 worth cost of . It will extend the North-South corridor from Motera in Ahmedaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaltej Metro Station
Thaltej is a census town and a suburb in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town comes under Ward No:8, North West Zone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the civic body that governs the City of Ahmedabad. Geography Thaltej village is situated around a lake on the far western edge of Ahmedabad. Since the city has continued to expand outward, development pressure has increased in the area and the lake has recently become an interest to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) as a potential redevelopment project. Currently, the lake is surrounded by a large slum population who has lived around the water body for 25–35 years. In addition, the lake and the surrounding area are extremely polluted. The lake's total storage capacity is 32.2 crore liters and the circumference is 1617 meters. Desilting area is 107393m3. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larsen And Toubro
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, headquartered in Mumbai. The company is counted among world's top five construction companies. It was founded by Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, who were two Danish engineers taking refuge in India. As of 2020, L&T Group comprises 118 subsidiaries, 6 associates, 25 joint-venture and 35 joint operations companies, operating across basic and heavy engineering, construction, realty, manufacturing of capital goods, information technology, and financial services. History Larsen & Toubro originated from a company founded in 1946 in Bombay by two Danish engineers, Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro. The company began as a representative of Danish manufacturers of dairy and allied equipment. However, with the start of the Second World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalupur Railway Station Metro Station
Kalupur is a central area in Ahmedabad, the financial centre of Gujarat, India. Geography It is located at . Location Kalupur is the central part of Ahmedabad city. Kalupur Bus Station runs buses to all major destinations in Ahmedabad city. The station is operated by Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS).http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kalupur-Bus-Station-82270.htm About Kalupur Bus Station Ahmedabad's main central railway station is also at Kalupur. Places of interest Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur ( gu, શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અમદાવાદ, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिरायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) is the first T ... is a delightful shrine situated at Kalupur. This is the first temple of the Shri Swaminarayan Sampraday. The temple enshrines images of Lord Narnarayandev, Lord Radhakrishna Dev, Lord Dharmadev-BhaktiMata, Lord Harikrish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to access a new market, particularly Emerging market; to gain scale efficiencies by combining assets and operations; to share risk for major investments or projects; or to access skills and capabilities. According to Gerard Baynham of Water Street Partners, there has been much negative press about joint ventures, but objective data indicate that they may actually outperform wholly owned and controlled affiliates. He writes, "A different narrative emerged from our recent analysis of U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) data, collected from more than 20,000 entities. According to the DOC data, foreign joint ventures of U.S. companies realized a 5.5 percent average return on assets (ROA), while those companies’ wholly owned and controlled affiliates ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparel Park Metro Station
Apparel Park is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line of Ahmedabad Metro in Ahmedabad, India. It was opened to the public on 4 March 2019. This metro station will be the depot station for the metro trains running in this Blue Line. Station Layout Entry/Exit See also * List of Ahmedabad Metro stations * Rapid transit in India Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, suburban rail, monorail and tram systems. According to a report published in 2021, ... References External links * * {{Ahmedabad Metro navbox Ahmedabad Metro stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-speed Rail Corridor
Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) or Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR is an under-construction high-speed rail line connecting India's economic hub Mumbai with the city of Ahmedabad. When completed, it will be India's first high-speed rail line. Construction was expected to begin by April 2020, and the project was expected to be completed by December 2023. Due to delays acquiring land in Maharashtra, a completion date for the whole corridor is uncertain, though the 352 km stretch through Gujarat may open in 2027. A stretch of , from Surat to Bilimora, is expected to be completed by 2026. History Conception The Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor, along with five other high-speed rail corridors, was introduced for a feasibility study in the 2009–2010 Rail Budget. A long high-speed rail corridor was proposed to run from to via Mumbai. The point at which this route would touch Mumbai was to be decided when the feasibility report was prepared. The pre-feasibility study fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station
Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI) is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and also one of the major railway station in India. It is the highest income-generating division in Western Railways. It connects to Mumbai, Chennai, , and other major cities of India. Also it is central railway station of Gujarat which connects to Saurashtra, Kutch, , , Himmatnagar, Bhavnagar, , etc. History Before the partition of India, the ''Sindh Mail'' used to travel to Hyderabad, Sindh via the Hyderabad– Mirpur Khas–Khokhrapar– Munabao– Barmer– Luni–Jodhpur–Pali–Marwar–Palanpur–Ahmedabad route. It was constructed by Gokuldas Contractor and Associates. On the north side of the station are the two tallest minarets in Ahmedabad, the only remnant of Sidi Bashir Mosque. Background Ahmedabad Junction is the primary station of rail transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System
''Janmarg'', also known as Ahmedabad BRTS, is a bus rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is operated by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and others. It is designed by CEPT University. It was inaugurated in October 2009. The network expanded to by December 2017 with daily ridership of 3,49,000 passengers. BRTS won several nation and international awards for design, implementation and operation. It was rated Silver on BRT Standard in 2013. History Ahmedabad has a population of more than 6.3 million and an extended population of 7.2 million. It is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. The bus rapid transport system was created to serve a growing population. In 2005, feasibility study reports were prepared by the state project development agency, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, and later by CEPT University. The study was headed by H. M. Shivanand Swamy; an economist, urban pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Language
Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asterisks mark th2010 estimatesfor the top dozen languages. Outside of Gujarat, Gujarati is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
