# Blue Line (Ahmedabad Metro)

The Blue Line of the Ahmedabad Metro is the first metro line of the Ahmedabad city's mass rapid transit rail. It consists of 18 metro stations, starting from Vastral Gam and ending at Thaltej Gam, with a total distance of 21.23 km (13.19 mi), 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 (4.0 mi) long Vastral – Apparel Park stretch of Blue Line 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 and Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel. It opened to the public on 6 March 2019. Except 1.4 km (0.87 mi)-long Thaltej-Thaltej Gam section and two metro stations, Thaltej Gam and Kankaria East, the Phase-1 was inaugurated on 30 September 2022 by Prime Minister Modi. The Blue Line was opened to public on 2 October 2022. On opening day, total 41,700 tickets were sold, generating revenue of ₹6 lakh (US$6,900), and total 72 trips were made. On next day, 17,000 people travelled on 44 trips. The Kankaria East station was opened on 5 March 2024. Thaltej Gam station and adjoining 1.4 km (0.870 mi)-long section leading to Thaltej station were opened on 8 December 2024.

## Features

While connecting Vastral Gam to Thaltej Gam, this line will be passing through Nirant Cross Road, Vastral, Rabari Colony, Amraiwadi, Apparel Park, Kankaria East, Kalupur Railway Station, Ghee Kanta, Shahpur, Old High Court, Stadium, Commerce Six Road, Gujarat University, Gurukul Road, Doordarshan Kendra, Thaltej and Thaltej Gam stations.
The total distance of the corridor is 21.23 km (13.19 mi) with most of the it being elevated. The underground section is approximately 6.5 km (4.0 mi) in length with 4 underground stations, while the elevated section has 14 elevated stations. Old High Court station serves as an interchange station for the Blue Line and Red Line.
The underground section is constructed about 22 metre deep at the lowest level near Gheekanta station. The other three underground stations are about 12-14 metres deep.

## List of stations

Following is a list of stations on this route:
Blue Line :
| # | Station Name | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout |
| # | English | Gujarati | Opening | Connections | Layout |
| 1 | Thaltej Gam | થલતેજ ગામ | 8 December 2024 | None | Elevated |
| 2 | Thaltej | થલતેજ | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated |
| 3 | Doordarshan Kendra | દૂરદર્શન કેન્દ્ર | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated |
| 4 | Gurukul Road | ગુરુકુલ રોડ | 30 September 2022 | Ahmedabad BRTS at Helmet Cross Roads | Elevated |
| 5 | Gujarat University | ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated |
| 6 | Commerce Six Road | કોમર્સ છ રસ્તા | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated |
| 7 | SP Stadium | એસ પી સ્ટેડિયમ | 30 September 2022 | None | Elevated |
| 8 | Old High Court | જૂની હાઇ કોર્ટ | 30 September 2022 | Red Line | Elevated |
| 9 | Shahpur | શાહપુર | 30 September 2022 | None | Underground |
| 10 | Gheekanta | ઘીકાંટા | 30 September 2022 | None | Underground |
| 11 | Kalupur Railway Station | કાલુપુર રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન | 30 September 2022 | Ahmedabad Junction railway station and Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor | Underground |
| 12 | Kankaria East | કાંકરિયા પૂર્વ | 5 March 2024 | None | Underground |
| 13 | Apparel Park | એપેરલ પાર્ક | 4 March 2019 | None | Elevated |
| 14 | Amraiwadi | અમરાઈવાડી | 18 May 2019 | None | Elevated |
| 15 | Rabari Colony | રબારી કોલોની | 4 March 2019 | Ahmedabad BRTS | Elevated |
| 16 | Vastral | વસ્ત્રાલ | 4 March 2019 | None | Elevated |
| 17 | Nirant Cross Road | નિરાંત ક્રોસ રોડ | 4 March 2019 | None | Elevated |
| 18 | Vastral Gam | વસ્ત્રાલ ગામ | 4 March 2019 | None | Elevated |

## Construction

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited has divided the construction work of the 20.73 km long Blue Line of Ahmedabad Metro into multiple construction packages.
The list of contractors is as follows:
| Sr. No | Package | No. of Stations | Contractor |
| 1. | Vastral Gam – Apparel Park | Viaduct only | J. Kumar Infraprojects |
| 2. | Vastral Gam – Apparel Park | 6 | DRA Infracon-CICO JV |
| 3. | Apparel Park Depot | Depot only | URC Construction |
| 4. | Kalupur – West Ramp | 2 | Larsen and Toubro |
| 5. | Thaltej – Thaltej Gam | 2 | DRA Infracon |
| 6. | East Ramp – Kalupur | 2 | Afcons Infrastructure |