The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opening in 1984, it was the first operational rapid transit system in India, besides being the second busiest and fourth-longest metro network in India. As of March 2024, it has four operational lines: the 32.13 km (19.96 mi) Line 1 from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash, 14.1 km (8.8 mi) Line 2 from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan, 7.75 km (4.82 mi) Line 3 from Joka to Majerhat and 5.4 km (3.4 mi) Line 6 from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukherjee for a total of 59.38 km (36.90 mi). Two other lines are in various phases of construction and planning. The system has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using both broad-gauge and standard-gauge tracks. Trains operate between 06:55 and 22:30 IST and the fares range from ₹5 to ₹50.
The transport system of Kolkata, a city in India, is a mix of modern mass rapid transport and old transport modalities like rickshaws. Kolkata is connected to the rest of India by the National Highways, the extensive network of the Indian Railways, National Waterways and by air. The most traffic to Northeast India route is via Kolkata.
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. The agency was formed to oversee the implementing Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as East West Metro, connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah. The metro rail route is partly underground including the part that will be under the river Ganges. The 16.6 km route has six station each in underground and elevated portions. The terminal stations are Salt Lake Sector V and the Howrah Maidan. The elevated stretch started operations on 13 February 2020.
Shahid Khudiram is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Dhalai Bridge in Briji, Garia, a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This station is named in honour of the Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose. This structure is located above the drainage channel between Pranabananda Road and Garia Station Road at the west side of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.
Kavi Nazrul is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Gitanjali is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Naktala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after the famous 'Gitanjali' or Song Offerings, a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Masterda Surya Sen is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located in Bansdroni area. The Metro Station is named in the memory of Surya Sen.
Netaji is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This station is situated opposite to the Kudghat bus stand at Kudghat, in Tollygunge. This station is named after the freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Chandni Chowk is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located in Central Avenue, Chandni Chowk, Bowbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Girish Park is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Girish Park in Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum Junction railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.
Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as the East-West Metro and Green Line, is a rapid transit line of the Kolkata Metro in the Indian state of West Bengal. It currently consists of two distinctly operational sections between Salt Lake Sector-V and Sealdah, and Esplanade and Howrah Maidan by going underneath the Hooghly River, with an eastern extension planned for Teghoria. It will cover a distance of 32.11 km (19.95 mi) and consist of 17 stations from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to Howrah Maidan in the west, of which it will consist of 11 elevated and 6 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of 22 km (14 mi). It is expected to derive a very high ridership, since it will connect India's two largest commuter railway and long-distance railway terminals, Howrah and Sealdah, along with two of its largest business districts, BBD Bagh and Salt Lake Sector V. At present, more than 100,000 passengers commute through the line every day, and this figure is expected to go up to 1 million after it gets fully completed by 2035. It will also connect the industrial hub of Kolkata, i.e., Howrah and the IT hub of Kolkata, i.e., Salt Lake Sector-V. It connects Line 1 at Esplanade and will eventually connect Lines 3 and 6.
Noapara is the largest elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Noapara, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It opened on 10 July 2013.
Karunamoyee is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro, serving Kaurnamoyee area of Saltlake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located just beside the Karunamoyee bus terminal.
City Center is an elevated metro station on the east-west corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro that serves the City Center shopping mall area in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This metro station is located near Labony Estate, Salt Lake.
Bengal Chemical is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It serves the Duttabad, Kankurgachi and Kadapara area. The structure is situated over EM Bypass, in front of Mani Square.
Thakurpukur is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located in Thakurpukur, above the Diamond Harbour road. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.
Majerhat metro station is an operational metro station on Line 3 of Kolkata Metro. It is the terminal station of the first phase 1 of this line and the first and only station built over an existing railway network, from Joka to Majerhat. The line was sanctioned in India's railway budget of 2010–11, but due to various hurdles, construction was delayed and missed multiple deadlines. The most notable reason for delays was the Majerhat Bridge collapse in 2018.
Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of line 4 of Kolkata Metro. It is situated just beside the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. This station was proposed in Line 4, in the budget of 2010–11. It is also the part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Biman Bandar.
Baranagar, also known as JSW Baranagar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is off Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop of Baranagar in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Presently, this metro station is the tallest metro station of Kolkata. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Baranagar Road railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services. The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.
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