RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Airport Extension

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. today invited bids for the civil construction of Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Package ANVS – a 3.519 km mostly elevated extension from Sub CBD-2 Station to Kolkata Airport (Biman Bandar).

This section of the 32 km Line-6 (Kavi Subhash New Garia – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport) was originally envisioned to be underground, but large-scale land acquisition for its ramp and station at Teghoria (named Rabindra Tirtha) forced RVNL to convert a large potion of it – barring an approximate 950m airport stretch – into an elevated line.

Contract / IFB No: RVNL/KOL/New Garia-Airport/Metro/ANVS

Scope: Construction of viaduct, ramp & underground RCC box (cut & cover, box pushing) including related works for 3.520 km length from CH. 25891.527 to CH28410.989 between existing Pier CP-760 (near City Centre II) to merging point with metro railway at Biman Bandar Station yard including two stations (Rabindra Tirtha & VIP Road) with all allied works (architectural, electrical, mechanical, heating, ventilation, air condition, fire detection, fire suppression, system & public health engineering works) in New Garia – Biman Bandar metro corridor of Kolkata Metro Railway Line, West Bengal

  • Estimate: Rs. 526.62 crore
  • Completion Period: 36 months
  • Opening Date for Sale: 6/15/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Closing Date & Time for Sale: 7/31/2020 10:55:00 AM
  • Opening Date for Download: 6/15/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Closing Date & Time for Download: 7/31/2020 10:55:00 AM

This package includes the construction of 2 stations at Rabindra Tirtha and VIP Road. Last week, ITD Cementation emerged as the lowest bidder for completing Titumir Station’s balance works.

Indicative location of stations and route of Sub CBD-2 – Airport section – view Kolkata Metro info & route map

In May, RVNL invited bids to appoint a Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) and the tender notice for that gives an idea about the line’s sub-sections:

  • Viaduct (2 sections)
    1. (CH: 25900 approx.) to CP:801 (CH:27200 approx.)
    Length: 1300M (Approx.)
    2. CP: 801 (CH: 27200 approx.) to start of ramp (CH:28450 approx)
    Length: 1250M (approx.)
  • Ramp/Underground
    Start of Ramp (CH:28450) to end of Design Limit (CH: 29400)
    Length: 950M (approx.)

Excavation is currently underway for Kolkata Metro Line-4 (Noapara – Airport)‘s underground section at the airport where it’ll meet with Line-6. Here’s a recent video shared by Kolkata Metro on Facebook –

For more updates, check out the Kolkata section of The Metro Rail Guy!

– TMRG

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One Response to "RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Airport Extension"

  1. Rupraj Sengupta says:

    Just in front of charnok hospital shown in the map is a right turn flyover which vehicles use to turn into vip road,towards the airport same the metro viaduct will have to do,it has to be an interesting design solution?

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