Mahakaran metro station

Mahakaran মহাকরণ
General information
Location	B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001   India
Coordinates	22°34′16″N88°21′00″E / 22.571189°N 88.350106°E / 22.571189; 88.350106
Owned by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Opened
Fare zone	East-West
History
Opening	6 March 2024;11 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Esplanade towards Salt Lake Sector-V Green Line Howrah towards Howrah Maidan
Route map Legend Orange Line Teghoria Orange Line Raghunathpur Baguiati Dum Dum Park Kestopur Salt Lake Sector-V Orange Line Orange Line Karunamoyee Central Park Central Park depot City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Circular Line Phoolbagan Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Line Circular Canal Sealdah crossover Eastern Line & Chord link Line Sealdah Sealdah South Blue Line Esplanade Blue Line Purple Line Purple Line Mahakaran Hooghly River Howrah Howrah Maidan Eastern Line & Howrah–Barddhaman chord line South Eastern Line
Location Mahakaran Location within Kolkata Metro

Mahakaran ^[1] (also known as New Mahakaran ^[2] ) (both names are officially correct), is a metro station on Green Line of Kolkata Metro, located in B.B.D. Bagh. There are many British heritage buildings near the station with the Lal Dighi adjoining it. The tracks leaving the station towards Howrah go underneath the Hooghly river through the biggest underwater metro tunnel of India. ^[3] The station was completed and opened on 6 March 2024. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} The station, though comparing without platform screen doors, may look similar to any Blue Line underground station, but it is actually very different as it is designed with world class facilities and murals that pay tribute to the locality and Indian freedom fighters. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} The nearest railway station is B.B.D. Bagh railway station. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]} Just before the tunnel enters the underwater segment, lies a ventilation shaft on the Kolkata bank of Hooghly River, which is the deepest of its kind in India, at 44 metres (144 ft) below ground level. ^[19]

The Station

Mahakaran track layout
Legend
to Esplanade P2 P1 to Howrah
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for Blue Line and Purple Line
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah

Gallery

Views Of Howrah Metro Station

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  Mahakaran metro station
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  Entrance
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  Concourse Area
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  Concourse Area
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  Stairways
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  Platform level
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  Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment
• East west metro tunnel pics

See also

• List of Kolkata Metro stations

References

1. "KMRC".
2. "Kolkata-Metro-Rail-Project-Business-Buzz-Ahmedabad-Metro" (PDF).
3. "Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly". The Metro Rail Guy. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
4. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
6. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
7. "A look at the newly inaugurated Esplanade-Howrah metro corridor". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
8. "Kolkata: After work for 29 months, station structure ready at Mahakaran". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
9. "Mahakaran Metro Station gets Heritage Gallery for Martyrs". Get Bengal. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
10. "Kolkata: Mahakaran station shapes up 24m below office para for Dec 2022 commissioning". The Times of India. 18 February 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
11. "Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata's heritage". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
12. "Kolkata Metro unveils newly built Green Line station". The Financial Express. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
13. "Multi-modal transport dream takes shape in Esplanade". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
14. "Mahakaran stn gets finishing touches, E-W takes a step towards Esplanade-Howrah run". The Times of India. 8 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
15. "CBD eyes new comeback riding on Mahakaran station". The Times of India. 6 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
16. "Kolkata Metro Unveils Newly Built Mahakaran Station On Green Line". News18. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
17. Balasubramanian, Harini (5 December 2023). "Kolkata Metro opens Mahakaran Station on Green Line". Housing News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
18. "Glass-and-steel Mahakaran station goes low-build to be in sync with Kolkata office para heritage look". The Times of India. 5 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
19. East-West Metro, Kolkata (2024) , retrieved 8 March 2024