📋 Tender Overview
Scope : Construction work on Kolkata Metro Line-3 (Purple Line)(Package UG1)
Kolkata Metro Line 3 or the Purple Line is a line of the Kolkata Metro. The 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) stretch from Joka to Taratala of the 15.08 kilometres (9.37 mi) line was inaugurated on 30 December 2022 before being extended to Majerhat on 6 March 2024.The route will span 15.08 kilometres (9.37 mi) from Joka in the south, to Esplanade in the north with a future extension of 3.39 kilometres (2.11 mi) to Diamond Park from Joka. It will connect Kolkata Metro Line 1 at Park Street in central Kolkata and run in parallel up to Esplanade in central Kolkata where it will connect Kolkata Metro Line 2 also. Line 3 is being built by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has officially started construction work on Victoria Memorial Station of 15.215 km Kolkata Metro Line-3 (Purple Line)’s 5.05 km underground package UG1 between Mominpur – Esplanade.
L&T’s crew in September 2023 had started barricading works to facilitate Victoria Memorial Station’s site preparation activities. Last week, they deployed a trench cutter machine to start grabbing and trenching works to construct the diaphragm wall (D-wall) for its 325m long station box which is being built on the site of the Maidan’s old fountain.
L&T was awarded 5.05 km Package UG1’s Rs. 2447 crore civil construction contract by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) after being declared as its lowest bidder in June 2023.
This northern and final section of 15.215 km Line-3 (Joka to Esplanade / BBD Bagh) will consist of twin tunnels running through 4 underground stations at Kidderpore, Victoria Memorial, Park Street and Esplanade. At Esplanade, it will form the city’s first 3 line interchange with Blue Line (Dakshineswar – Kavi Subhash) and 16.34 km Green Line (Howrah Maidan – Sector V).
Out of 5.05 km (chainage 9063.00m to 14113.00m), roughly 500 meters on the line’s northern-end between Esplanade and Park Street will be built using the cut and cover method.
