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'''Zero Mile''' is a metro station on the Orange (North-South) line of the [[Nagpur Metro]] in the city of [[Nagpur]], Maharashtra. It is named after the nearby [[Zero Mile Stone (Nagpur)|Zero Mile Stone]] which was built in 1907 to mark the [[Great Trigonometrical Survey]] of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagpur Zero Mile, the geographical heart of India, gears up for a facelift |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/nagpur-zero-mile-the-geographical-heart-of-india-gears-up-for-a-facelift/article9072583.ece |website=Hindu Business Line |access-date=3 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Design==<br />
The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (now [[Mahametro]]) launched a global competition on 5 June 2015 inviting bids for the Zero Mile and Sitaburdi metro stations.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd |title=Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Selection of Architect |url=https://www.competitionline.com/upload/downloads/191xx/19164_201271_notice.pdf |website=Competitionline |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> Twenty-three architecture firms submitted designs in response. The metro authority shortlisted 13 firms for the detailed design stage, and eventually requested four firms to submit designs. A panel of architects appointed by the authority to pick the winning design, and the preliminary design of the winning entry was unveiled by the metro authority in May 2016.<ref name = "Metro Rail Guy">{{cite web |title=Nagpur Metro Unveils Zero Mile & Sitaburdi Metro Stations' Designs|url=http://themetrorailguy.com/2016/05/06/nagpur-metro-unveils-zero-mile-sitaburdi-metro-stations-designs/ |website=The Metro Rail Guy |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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The Zero Mile station is a 20-storey building with two basements. The building's facade is made of locally-sourced glass and stone.<ref name = "Metro Rail Guy"/> It is located on a 12,000 square metre plot of land on Wardha Road.<ref name="Nagpur Today1">{{cite web |title=Work on Majhi Metro’s grand Zero Mile Station gains steam |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/work-on-the-iconic-zero-mile-station-of-maha-metro-nagpur-is-going-on-in-rapid-pace/05171419 |website=Nagpur Today |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> Mahametro completed the demolition of a two-storey building of the fisheries department that was previously located on the site in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Decks cleared for Zero Mile metro rail station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/decks-cleared-for-zero-mile-metro-rail-station/articleshow/62343892.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> <br />
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The station is equipped with 8 escalators, 10 lifts, and also features multi-level parking with a capacity to accommodate 244 cars. Apart from the metro station and related facilities, the station building also contains hotels, restaurants, commercial places, offices, and a banquet hall. Zero Mile station also provides connectivity with the heritage walk around the Zero Mile Stone and Shaheed Smarak monuments.<ref name="Nagpur Today1"/> Also located near the station are an amphitheatre and a survey museum that will display the results of surveys conducted during the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zero Mile to get a 20-storey station, a heritage walk and amphitheatre - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Zero-Mile-to-be-revamped/articleshow/55820180.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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A Potain Tower Crane was utilized to speed up construction of the station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Potain Tower Crane to Speed up Zero Mile Station Work |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/potain-tower-crane-to-speed-up-zero-mile-station-work/04130729 |website=www.nagpurtoday.in |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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