Nagpur Metro’s 5.33-kilometre Reach 4A towards Transport Nagar has completed foundation work across its full viaduct alignment, with track laying now beginning on a one-kilometre section, senior Maha Metro officials said. The corridor is 78% complete and will extend the Aqua Line from Prajapati Nagar and H B Town to Transport Nagar.
The elevated extension will include three stations at Pardi, Kapsi Khurd and Transport Nagar. It runs along Central Avenue and Bhandara Road and is intended to improve metro access to Pardi, Kalamna Market, nearby industrial areas and Symbiosis University.
Construction teams have completed all 596 piles and 127 pile caps required for the corridor. Work has also progressed on the elevated structure, with 190 of the planned 199 piers built and 167 of 197 pier caps or arms completed.
The project has reached the segment erection stage as well. Maha Metro has cast 1,535 of the 1,844 planned segments, while 136 of the 181 viaduct spans have been erected. Three launching girders — Shivalik, Shikhar and Giri — are being used to install the segmental box girders along the alignment.
Giri has completed its assigned erection work. Shivalik is expected to complete its portion by January 2027, while Shikhar is scheduled to finish its work by July 2027, according to the project update. On the Pardi flyover, Shikhar has erected 1.25 kilometres of its 1.95-kilometre assigned stretch.
A technically significant component of Reach 4A is a two-kilometre double-decker viaduct being built above the existing Pardi flyover. The arrangement allows the metro extension to use a constrained transport corridor while maintaining the existing road infrastructure below.
The elevated corridor construction contract was awarded to Kalpataru Projects International Ltd in November 2024. Work began after Maha Metro signed an agreement with the National Highways Authority of India to access the right of way along the Nagpur-Bhandara highway.
The handover of the first kilometre for track laying marks the transition from major structural construction to another phase of railway systems work. Track installation will proceed while remaining viaduct spans, station structures and associated works continue across the corridor.
Reach 4A is part of Nagpur Metro Phase II’s expansion towards Transport Nagar. Its progress will determine when the Aqua Line can extend beyond its existing eastern section towards one of the city’s important market and industrial zones. The next stated construction milestones are the completion of the remaining launching-girder work, continued viaduct erection and track laying on the handed-over section.
