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{{Short description|Mass transit system in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Orange Line
| color = {{rcr|Kanpur Metro|Orange}}
| logo =
| image =
| image_width =
| caption = Train of <span style="color:#FF6600;">'''Orange Line'''</span>
| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| system = [[Kanpur Metro]]
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh]], India
| start = [[IIT Kanpur metro station|IIT Kanpur]]
| end = [[Kanpur Central metro station|Kanpur Central]]'' (further extended to Naubasta)''
| stations = {{ubl|21|14 (operational)}}
| daily_ridership =
| open = 28 December 2021
| close =
| operator = [[Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation]]
| character = Underground & elevated
| stock = [[Alstom]] - [[Bombardier Movia]]
| linelength = {{ubl|{{cvt|16|km}} (active)|{{cvt|7.78|km}} (under-construction)}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| electrification = 750 V DC [[third rail]]
| speed = {{ubl|{{cvt|80|km/h}} (Top)|{{cvt|34|km/h}} (average)}}
| map = {{Kanpur Metro Orange Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''Orange Line (Line 1)''' ({{langx|hi|ऑरेंज लाइन}}) is a metro rail line of the [[Kanpur Metro]], a [[rapid transit]] system in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The priority section of the line was inaugurated on 28 December 2021, by the prime minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM likely to inaugurate Kanpur Metro on December 28|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/pm-likely-to-inaugurate-kanpur-metro-on-december-28-101638903134471.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=8 December 2021|access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref> In the first phase, a {{cvt|9|km}} section of the route was opened, which is fully elevated. Another 5 underground stations were opened on 30 May 2025 by PM Modi, making the total 16 km operational. The total length of the route will be {{cvt|23.8|km}} of which {{cvt|15.2|km}} will be elevated, and {{cvt|8.6|km}} will be underground.<ref>{{cite web|title=Expressways, airports, AIIMS: Yogi government's big infra race before polls|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/yogi-govt-infra-race-before-polls-7643744/|website=www.indianexpress.com|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> The line will have a total of 21 stations when the entire line is commissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM Modi to flag off Kanpur Metro on December 28|url=https://urbantransportnews.com/news/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-flag-off-kanpur-metro-services-from-december-28|website=www.urbantransportnews.com|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>

==List of stations==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="65%"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#{{rcr|Kanpur Metro|Orange}};" | <span style="color:WHITE;">Orange Line</span>
|-
! width="1%" rowspan="2"|#
! width="5%" colspan="2"|Station Name
! width="5%" rowspan="2"|Inter-station Distance (in km)
! width="5%" rowspan="2"|Opening
! width="10%" rowspan="2"|Connections
! width="5%" rowspan="2"|Layout
! width="5%" rowspan="2"|Coordinates
|-
! English||[[Hindi]]
|-
|1||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|IIT Kanpur}}||आई आई टी कानपुर||0||28 December 2021|||[[IIT Kanpur]]||Elevated||{{coord|26.509226|80.248245|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|2||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Kalyanpur}}||कल्याणपुर||1.454||28 December 2021||{{ric|Indian Railways}} [[Kalianpur railway station|Kalyanpur]]||Elevated||{{coord|26.503537|80.252701|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|3||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|SPM Hospital}}||एस पी एम हॉस्पिटल||1.105||28 December 2021||SPM Hospital||Elevated||{{coord|26.498816|80.259098|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|4||[[Vishwavidyalaya metro station (Kanpur)|Vishwavidyalaya]]||विश्वविद्यालय||0.881||28 December 2021||[[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University|Kanpur University]]||Elevated||{{coord|26.497181|80.264909|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|5||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Gurudev Chauraha}}||गुरुदेव चौराहा||0.747||28 December 2021||Miraj Cinemas||Elevated||{{coord|26.491596|80.284464|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|6||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Geeta Nagar}}||गीता नगर||1.086||28 December 2021||Geeta Nagar Locality||Elevated||{{coord|26.487303|80.291786|type:metrostation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|7||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Rawatpur}}||रावतपुर||1.583||28 December 2021||{{ric|Indian Railways}} [[Rawatpur railway station|Rawatpur]]
[[Rave@Moti Mall, Kanpur|Rave@Moti Mall]]
{{rcb|Kanpur Metro|Blue|croute}} (Approved)
|Elevated||{{coord|26.482938|80.299876|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|8||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|LLR Hospital}}||एल एल आर हाॅस्पिटल||1.338||28 December 2021||[[Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital|Hallet Hospital]]||Elevated||{{coord|26.479224|80.311508|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|9||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Moti Jheel}}||मोती झील||0.786||28 December 2021||[[Moti Jheel|Motijheel Lake]]||Elevated||{{coord|26.479095|80.317787|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|10||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Chunniganj}}||चुन्नीगंज|| ||30 May 2025||Chunniganj Bus Stop||Underground||
{{coord|26.477178|80.336799|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|11||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Naveen Market}}||नवीन मार्केट|| ||30 May 2025||[[Naveen Market]], Parade Market
|Underground||
{{coord|26.474104|80.345360|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|12||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Bada Chauraha}}||बड़ा चौराहा|| ||30 May 2025||[[Z Square Mall, Kanpur|Z square mall]]||Underground||
{{coord|26.472699|80.352362|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|13||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Nayaganj}}||नयागंज|| ||30 May 2025||[[The Mall, Kanpur|Mall Road]]||Underground||
{{coord|26.464511|80.359550|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|14||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Kanpur Central}}||कानपुर सेंट्रल|| ||30 May 2025||{{ric|Indian Railways}} {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}||Underground||
{{coord|26.4536714|80.3510783|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}
|-
|15||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Jhakarkati Bus Terminal}}||झकरकटी बस टर्मिनल|| ||Under construction||Kanpur ISBT||Underground||
|-
|16||[[Transport Nagar metro station (Kanpur)|Transport Nagar]]||ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर|| ||Under construction||Transport Nagar Market||Underground||
|-
|17||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Bara Devi}}||बारा देवी|| ||Under construction||Baradevi Temple||Elevated||
|-
|18||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Kidwai Nagar}}||किदवई नगर|| ||Under construction||[[Kidwai Nagar|Kidwai Nagar Market]]||Elevated||
|-
|19||[[Vasant Vihar metro station (Kanpur)|Vasant Vihar]]||वसंत विहार|| ||Under construction||Naubasta Byepass||Elevated||
|-
|20||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Baudh Nagar}}||बौद्ध नगर|| ||Under construction||Baudh Nagar Locality||Elevated||
|-
|21||{{stl|Kanpur Metro|Naubasta}}||नौबस्ता|| ||Under construction||Galla Mandi||Elevated||
|}

==See also==
{{Rapid transit OSM map|stroke-width=5|frame-align=right|system_qid=Q110419397|single_line=y|stations=y|stations_qid=Q110419397|frame-width=200|frame-height=200}}

*[[Kanpur]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]]
*[[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
*[[List of metro systems]]

==References==
{{Commons|Kanpur Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Kanpur}}
{{reflist}}

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{{Kanpur Metro stations}}
{{Rapid transit in India}}
{{Rapid transit in Asia}}

[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2021]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Kanpur Metro]]

Orange Line (Kanpur Metro) - Revision history

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