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.
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| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left  | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound | Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Karunamoyee | |
| Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is City Center | |
| S ide platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Bus route number 44A, 206, 211B, 215A/1, 239, 260, KB16, KB22, K1, S171 (Mini), S16, S30A etc. serve the station. [3]
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 11.4 km (7.1 mi) via VIP Road.
The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the wider Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opening in 1984, it was the first operational rapid transit system in India, beside being the second busiest and fourth-longest metro network in India. As of March 2024, it has four operational lines: the 32.33 km (20.09 mi) Line 1 from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash, 13.9 km (8.6 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.
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