Afcons Launches 1st Double T-Girder for Kanpur Metro’s Stations
Workers from Afcons Infrastructure on Friday launched the first ever double T-Girder for the platform levels of 9 stations on the 8.728 km elevated ‘Priority Corridor’ section of Kanpur Metro’s 23.785 km Line-1 which’ll connect IIT-Kanpur and Naubasta.
Per UPMRCL, these first-of-a-kind precast girders are 11.5 m long, approximately 3m wide, have a weight of 39.5 metric tons, and will result in substantial time savings. The one launched today in particular was placed at the IIT-Kanpur Station.
The priority corridor (Package KNPCC-02R) of Kanpur Metro was awarded to Afcons Infrastrcture with a contract value of Rs 734.56 crore in September 2019. The 9 stations within it will be located on NH34 (GT Road) at IIT Kanpur, Kalyanpur Railway Station, SPM Hospital, CSJM Kanpur University, Gurudev Chauraha, Geeta Nagar, Rawatpur Railway Station, Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital and Moti Jheel.
Video by a local vlogger:
For more updates, check out the Kanpur section of The Metro Rail Guy!
– TMRG
It’s launching of T girder not casting..
Casting of T girder started in early feb itself.
Thanks – have updated the post for accuracy. UPMRCL had last night just released a small set of photos from the casting yard. Snaps of it being loaded on the truck should have been a good indicator it’s ready for launch.
Double T girder already used in Bangalore metro phase 1
Interesting. Would you know which reach/stations they were used on?
Reach 2
Vijay nagar, hosahalli and toll gate of Reach 2 stations in 2010
Great work done by UPMRC
Double t was taken to the trailer in the girder itself.