Central Park metro station

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Central Park

সেন্ট্রাল পার্ক
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General information
LocationDF Block, Sector - I, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064
Flag of India.svg  India
Coordinates 22°35′25″N88°24′56″E / 22.590358°N 88.415596°E / 22.590358; 88.415596
Owned by Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by Kolkata Metro
Line(s) Green Line
Platforms Side platform
Platform-1 → Salt Lake Sector-V
Platform-2 → Howrah Maidan
1 Island Platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opening13 February 2020;4 years ago (13 February 2020) [1]
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Karunamoyee Green Line City Center
towards Howrah Maidan
Route map
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Teghoria
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Raghunathpur
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Baguiati
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Dum Dum Park
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Kestopur
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Salt Lake Sector-V
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Karunamoyee Kolkata bus.png
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Central Park
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City Center
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Bengal Chemical
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Salt Lake Stadium
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Phoolbagan
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Sir Gurudas
Banerjee Halt
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Circular Canal
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Sealdah crossover
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Esplanade
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Mahakaran
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Howrah Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Ferry symbol.svg Kolkata bus.png
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Howrah Maidan
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Location
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Central Park
Location within Kolkata Metro

Central Park is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro, which is an eastern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The elevated structure is located above the 3rd Avenue between Central Park and Bikash Bhawan. [2] This station serves the Central Park and other government offices situated in Sector I, Salt Lake.

Contents

Station

Layout

Central Park track layout
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P2
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P1
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
GStreet LevelExit/Entrance
L1Mezzanine and Platform levelFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Karunamoyee
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is City Center
Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | P-2A Doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 2A
Depot
Towards ← Central Park depot
L2Footover BridgeFootover Bridge

Connections

Auto

Bus

Bus route number 44A, 206, 211B, 215A/1, 239, 260, KB16, KB22, K1, S171 (Mini), S16, S30A etc. serve the station. [3]

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 11.4 km (7.1 mi) via VIP Road.

Map of Central park depot, Kolkata Central Park depot map.svg
Map of Central park depot, Kolkata

See also

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