Kanpur Central metro station

Kanpur Central
General information
System	Kanpur Metro station
Owner	Kanpur Metro
Operator	Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Line	Orange Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform 1 → Terminus Platform 2 → IIT Kanpur
Tracks	2
Connections	Kanpur Central
Construction
Structure type	Underground, double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Three Wheeler - No Four Wheeler - Yes
History
Opened	30 May 2025 (2025-05-30)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Kanpur Metro Following station Nayaganj towards IIT Kanpur Orange Line Terminus Future Service Nayaganj towards IIT Kanpur Orange Line (To be extended) Jhakarkati Bus Terminal towards Naubasta
Route map IIT Kanpur Kalyanpur SPM Hospital Vishwavidyalaya Gurudev Chauraha Polytechnic Depot Geeta Nagar Rawatpur LLR Hospital Moti Jheel Chunniganj Naveen Market Bada Chauraha Nayaganj Kanpur Central Jhakarkati Bus Terminal Transport Nagar Bara Devi Kidwai Nagar Vasant Vihar Baudh Nagar Naubasta
Location

Kanpur Central is an underground terminal metro station on the east–west corridor of the Orange Line of Kanpur Metro station in Kanpur, India. The station was opened on 30 May 2025 as part of the Orange Line extension between Chunniganj and Kanpur Central. It connects the Kanpur Central railway station with the metro network.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Eastbound	Train terminates here**
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← IIT Kanpur Next station: Nayaganj
**	Note	Further extension to Naubasta in the future