Girish Park metro station

Girish Park গিরিশ পার্ক
Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake at Girish Park metro station
General information
Location	Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006   India
Coordinates	22°35′14″N88°21′47″E / 22.587143°N 88.363083°E / 22.587143; 88.363083
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Dakshineswar Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KGPK
History
Opened	15 February 1995
Electrified	750 V DC Third Rail
Services Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Sovabazar Sutanuti towards Dakshineswar Blue Line Mahatma Gandhi Road towards Kavi Subhash
Route map Legend Chord link Line to Dankuni Dakshineswar Pink Line to Barrackpore Baranagar Eastern Line to Ranaghat Noapara depot Noapara Keshtopur Canal Yellow Line to Barasat Eastern Line to Bongaon Dum Dum Belgachia Circular Line & Sealdah South Circular Canal Shyambazar Sovabazar Sutanuti Girish Park Mahatma Gandhi Road Central Chandni Chowk Green Line ← to Howrah Maidan to Teghoria → Esplanade Park Street Purple Line to Diamond Park Maidan Rabindra Sadan Netaji Bhavan Jatin Das Park Kalighat Tollygunge Rabindra Sarobar Circular Line & Sealdah South Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Tollygunge depot Netaji Masterda Surya Sen Gitanjali Kavi Nazrul Shahid Khudiram Orange Line to Jai Hind Sealdah South to Sealdah Kavi Subhash New Garia depot Sealdah South to Namkhana
Location

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

In 2024, Kolkata Metro commenced a significant upgrade at Girish Park Metro Station by replacing the steel third rail with an aluminum rail on the Blue Line. This enhancement aims to save energy and reduce operational costs. The aluminum rail’s superior conductivity is expected to reduce voltage drops, leading to faster train acceleration and shorter travel times. The project began with preparatory work at night to avoid disrupting daily services and is part of a larger initiative to modernize the entire 35 km stretch of the Blue Line over the next two years. ^[4]

Additionally, the new aluminum third rail will reduce energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually and cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime. The upgrade includes installing additional substations to support the enhanced train frequency, bringing Kolkata Metro in line with global standards. ^[4]

Station layout

Girish Park track layout
Legend
to Shobhabazaar Sutanuti P1 P2 to Mahatma Gandhi Road
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Mahatma Gandhi Road
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station. ^{[5] [6]}

Entry/Exit

Girish Park metro station exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3
Main Gate	Main Gate	Vivekananda Road

Gallery

• 
  Gate No. 1 of the metro station
• 
  Gate No. 2 of the metro station
• 
  Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro
• 
  Girish Park MG Road bound platform

See also

• Trains portal

• Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• Transport in Kolkata
• Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• Kolkata Monorail
• Trams in Kolkata
• Chittaranjan Avenue
• Maniktala
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Welcome to Metro Railway". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
2. "Travel - Transport". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
3. "Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
4. Mitra, Debraj (5 August 2024). "Kolkata Metro upgrades Blue Line third rail to aluminium to save energy, reduce emissions". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. "{home)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
6. "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.

External links

• Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
• "Girish Park station" (Map). Google Maps .