The original plan of Metro along Ashram Road was tweaked and the track was moved westward. The new plan added cost of ₹ 500 crore and two more stations. It helped by fewer problems in land acquisition and less congestion on Ashram Road. In 2015 budget of Gujarat, ₹ 611 crore was further allocated for the metro. 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 in presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel.
Line 1 (East-West Corridor): Vastral Gam - Apparel Park
Line 1 (East-West Corridor): Kankaria East - Thaltej Gam
Line 2 (North-South Corridor): Motera Stadium - APMC
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Phase | Project Cost | Funding by |
Phase 1 | Rs 10,773 crore | Govt. of Gujarat, Govt. of India and JICA |
Contractors | Work Description | |
SYSTRA – RITES – Oriental – AECOM JV | General Consultant (GC) Service | |
TCPL – Aarvee JV | Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) Service for East-West Line-1 | |
STUP Consultants | Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) Service for North-South Line-2 | |
RITES | Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) Service for Apparel Park Depot & Gyaspur Depot | |
Certifer SA | Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) Service | |
Hyundai Rotem | 96 Coach Rolling Stock | |
Nippon Signal | Signaling and Train Control Systems & Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) | |
Larsen & Toubro | Telecommunication System | |
Shenzhen Fangda Automatic System Co. Ltd. | Platform Screen Doors | |
Johnson Lifts Pvt. Ltd. – SJEC Corporation JV | Elevators (Lifts) – Lot 1 | |
Certifer SA (France) | Escalators – Lot 2 | |
Larsen & Toubro | Ballastless Track-work & Kalupur to West Ramp (Tunnels & 2 stations – 4.38 km) |
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Mitsui Ltd. | Head Hardened Rails | |
Consortium of Vossloh Cogifer SA, Vossloh Cogifer Turnouts India Pvt. Ltd. and Vossloh Beekay Casting Ltd | UIC60/60E1 Turnouts | |
Steel Authority of India Ltd. | 3500 MT UIC60/60E1, IRS- T12- 2009, 880 Grade Rails | |
Mitsui & Co. | 10600 MT UIC 60/60E1, IRS-T12-2009, 1080 Grade Head Hardened Rails | |
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | 3500 MT UIC60/60E1, IRS- T12- 2009, 880 Grade Rails | |
Siemens Ltd. (India) – Siemens AG (Germany) JV | Power Supply Receiving & Distribution System, 750 V DC Third Rail Traction Electrification and SCADA System | |
Sterling & Wilson – Zhejiang Jindun Fans JV | Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS) | |
HYT Engineering Company | CNC Under-floor Wheel Lathe and Electric Shunter | |
URC Construction | Apparel Park Depot’s Construction | |
Gannon Dunkerly – PSPO JV | Gypaspur Depot’s Construction | |
J Kumar Infraprojects | Vastral Gam – Apparel Park (Viaduct – 6 km) |
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DRA-CICO JV | Vastral Gam – Apparel Park (6 Stations) |
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IL&FS Engineering | Gyaspur Depot – Shreyas (Viaduct & 4 Stations – 4.62 km) |
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Ranjit Buildcon | Motera – Ranip (Viaduct – 4.85 km) |
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Pratibha – Ranjit JV | Motera – Ranip (5 Stations) |
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Simplex Infrastructure | Shreyas to Ranip (Viaduct & 6 stations – 8.94 km) |
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Afcons Infrastructure | East Ramp to Kalupur (Tunnels & 2 stations – 2.45 km |
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Tata – CCECC JV | Thaltej Gam to West Ramp (Viaduct, Sabarmati Bridge & 7 stations – 8.21 km) |