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{{short description|Metro station in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kankaria East
| style = Ahmedabad Metro
| type = {{Ahmedabad Metro Infobox station line|line=Blue}}
| image =
| address =
| coordinates = {{coord|23.0151979|72.6044181|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited]]
| operator = [[Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited]]
| lines = {{rcb|Ahmedabad Metro|Blue|croute}}
| platforms = [[Island platform]] Platform-1 → [[Vastral Gam metro station|Vastral Gam]] Platform-2 → [[Thaltej metro station|Thaltej]]
| tracks = 2
| structure = Underground
| levels = 2
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| status =
| opening = {{start date and age|df=yes|30 September 2022}}
| electrified = 750 V DC [[third rail]]
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Ahmedabad Metro|line=Blue|left=Kalupur Railway Station|to-left=Thaltej|right=Apparel Park|to-right=Vastral Gam}}
| map_type =
| map_size =
| map_dot_label =
| route_map = {{Ahmedabad Metro East-West Corridor Route}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Ahmedabad Metro|Blue}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kankaria East''' is an underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the [[Blue Line (Ahmedabad Metro)|Blue Line]] of the [[Ahmedabad Metro]] in [[Ahmedabad]], India. This metro station consists of the main '''Kankaria Coach Depot''' under [[Indian Railways]] along with the [[Congregational mosque|Jama Masjid]] and the '''Rajpur Shri Chintamani [[Parshvanatha|Parshwanath]] [[Jain temple|Jain Temple]]'''. This metro station was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 30 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=PM Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase, takes a ride |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/pm-modi-inaugurates-ahmedabad-metro-first-phase-takes-a-ride/articleshow/68258253.cms?from=mdr |access-date=3 January 2022 |website=Economic Times India Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETRealty.com |title=Prime minister inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project - ET RealEstate |url=https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infrastructure/prime-minister-inaugurates-phase-1-of-ahmedabad-metro-rail-project/94587622 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=ETRealty.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-02 |title=Huge demand on Day 1 of Ahmedabad Metro |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/huge-demand-on-day-1-of-ahmedabad-metro-8186528/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Prime Minister Modi inaugurates phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro rail project |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/prime-minister-modi-inaugurates-phase-1-of-ahmedabad-metro-rail-project/articleshow/94554222.cms |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref>
==Station layout==
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Kankaria East track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Ahmedabad Metro|Blue}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = HSTg\HSTf
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Ahmedabad Metro|Kalupur Railway Station}}
*'''P2'''\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*'''P1'''
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Ahmedabad Metro|Apparel Park}}
HSTg\HSTf
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform</div>
}}}}
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''G'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" valign="top" |Street level
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="510" valign="top" |Exit/ Entrance
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''M'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
| rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''P'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="100" |'''Platform 1''' '''Eastbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="510" |Towards → [[Vastral Gam metro station|Vastral Gam]] '''Next Station:''' [[Apparel Park metro station|Apparel Park]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Island platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the right </nowiki>{{access icon}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |'''Platform 2''' '''Westbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="510" |Towards ← [[Thaltej metro station|Thaltej]] '''Next Station:''' [[Kalupur Railway Station metro station|Kalupur Railway Station]] 
|}

== See also ==
* [[Ahmedabad]]
* [[Gujarat]]
* [[List of Ahmedabad Metro stations]]
* [[Urban rail transit in India#Rapid transit|Rapid transit in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.gujaratmetrorail.com/passenger-information/time-table/|name=Ahmedabad Metro Official Website}}
* {{Official website|https://yometro.com/ahmedabad-metro-23|name=Ahmedabad Metro stations' details}}

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Imteenu at 13:36, 16 February 2026