City Center metro station

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City Center

সিটি সেন্টার
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General information
LocationEC Block, Sector - I, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064
Coordinates 22°35′13″N88°24′28″E / 22.587069°N 88.407823°E / 22.587069; 88.407823
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
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zone East-west
History
Opening13 February 2020;4 years ago (13 February 2020) [1]
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Central Park Green Line Bengal Chemical
towards Howrah Maidan
Location
City Center metro station

City Center (also known as LIC City Center for sponsorship reasons[ clarification needed ]) 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.

Contents

The station

Layout

City Center 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
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Central Park
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Bengal Chemical
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
L2

Connections

Auto

Bus

Bus route number 44A, 206, 211B, 215A/1, 260, KB16, KB22, K1, S171 (Mini), S16, S30A, S60 etc. serve the station. [2]

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 10.4 km via VIP Road.

Entry/Exits

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References

  1. "অবশেষে চলার পথে, ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি থেকে শুরু ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো" (in Bengali). Kolkata: eisamay.indiatimes.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Bus Services".