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Zero Mile Freedom Park
Nagpur Metro station
General information
Location	Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001
Coordinates	21°08′48″N 79°04′51″E / 21.146703°N 79.080916°E / 21.146703; 79.080916
Owned by	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO)
Operated by	Nagpur Metro
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Automotive Square Platform-2 → Khapri
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	available
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Nagpur Metro Following station Kasturchand Parktowards Automotive Square Orange Line Sitabulditowards Khapri
Route map Legend Automotive Square Nari Road Indora Square Kadvi Chowk Gaddi Godam Square Kasturchand Park Zero Mile Sitabuldi Aqua Line Congress Nagar Rahate Colony Ajni Square Chhatrapati Square Jaiprakash Nagar Ujjwal Nagar Airport Airport South New Airport Khapri Depot Khapri
Location

Zero Mile Freedom Park is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Orange Line of Nagpur Metro in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is named after the nearby Zero Mile Stone which was built in 1907 to mark the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. The station was opened on 21 August 2021.

Design

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. 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.

The Zero Mile station is a 20-storey building with two basements. The building's facade is made of locally-sourced glass and stone. It is located on a 12,000 square metre plot of land on Wardha Road. Mahametro completed the demolition of a two-storey building of the fisheries department that was previously located on the site in January 2018.

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. Also located near the station are an amphitheatre and a survey museum that will display the results of surveys conducted during the British Raj.

A Potain Tower Crane was utilized to speed up construction of the station.

Station layout

Zero Mile Freedom Park track layout
Legend
to Kasturchand Park P1P2 to Sitabuldi Aqua Line
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Khapri Next Station: Sitabuldi Change at the next station for Aqua Line
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Automotive Square Next Station: Kasturchand Park
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exit

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See also

• Nagpur
• Maharashtra
• List of Nagpur Metro stations
• Rapid transit in India

References

1. "Project Profile". Nagpur Metro. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
2. "Nagpur Zero Mile, the geographical heart of India, gears up for a facelift". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
3. "Nagpur Metro extension: Stretch between Sitabuldi, Kasturchand Park inaugurated". The Indian Express. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
4. Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. "Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Selection of Architect" (PDF). Competitionline. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
5. ^ "Work on Majhi Metro's grand Zero Mile Station gains steam". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
6. "Decks cleared for Zero Mile metro rail station". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
7. "Zero Mile to get a 20-storey station, a heritage walk and amphitheatre - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
8. "Potain Tower Crane to Speed up Zero Mile Station Work". www.nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

• Nagpur Metro stations
• Railway stations in India opened in 2021