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'''Airport South''' is a metro station on the Orange (North-South) line of the [[Nagpur Metro]] serving the Somalwada area of [[Nagpur]]. It was opened to the public on 8 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Modi, to Open For Public on Women's Day |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/nagpur-metro-flagged-off-by-pm-modi-to-open-for-public-on-womens-day-2059661.html |website=News18 |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (now the [[Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited]]) awarded the contract to construct the station to [[Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services]] (ILFS) in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction of 10 Metro rail stations to start in a week|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/nagpur-metro-construction-of-10-metro-rail-stations-to-start-in-a-week/|website=Metro Rail News|accessdate=5 May 2018|date=29 July 2016}}</ref> Construction of the outer structure of the station was completed by November 2017, and interior work began in the same month.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|title=3 Metro stations to be completed this month|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/3-metro-stations-to-be-completed-this-month/articleshow/61426833.cms|website=The Times of India|accessdate=29 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Nagpur Today">{{cite web|title=Khapri, Airport metro stations to be completed by this month|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/khapri-airport-metro-stations-to-be-completed-by-this-month/11021048|website=Nagpur Today|accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref> The station was awarded a platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council, the highest rating the Council presents for sustainable construction practices that reduce environmental impact.<ref name="TOI2"/><br />
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Mahametro began installing solar panels at the station on 4 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fixing of solar panels at Nagpur Metro’s Airport South Station begins |url=http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2018/6/5/Fixing-of-solar-panels-at-Nagpur-Metro-s-Airport-South-Station-begins.aspx |website=thehitavada.com |accessdate=11 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141237/http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2018/6/5/Fixing-of-solar-panels-at-Nagpur-Metro-s-Airport-South-Station-begins.aspx |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Construction of the station was completed by January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro to be ready on two stretches by Feb end: Dixit - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/metro-to-be-ready-on-two-stretches-by-feb-end-dixit/articleshow/67780607.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Design==<br />
The Airport South station has a steel sheet roof and features primarily glass walls inspired by a green theme.<ref name="TOI1"/> Solar panels of 110 KW fitted on the station's roof supply around 65% of the total electricity required by the station.<ref name="TOI2">{{cite web|title=Get ready, green Metro stations coming|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/get-ready-green-metro-stations-coming/articleshow/63837232.cms|website=The Times of India|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref> The station's upper floor houses a large hall which can be utilized to host conventions, weddings and other events.<ref name="TOI1"/><br />
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Airport South is the first metro station in India to implement the Bio-digester technology. The Bio-digester, a sewage treatment system, was developed by the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] (DRDO) and dedicated to the [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]. The station is also equipped with a [[Rainwater harvesting|rainwater harvesting system]]. Two pits of 2.1-metre diameter each collect about 80% of the total runoff water to be harvested.<ref name="TOI2"/><br />
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