Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Kolkata)

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Mahatma Gandhi Road

মহাত্মা গান্ধী রোড
Kolkata Metro Logo.svg
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MG Road Girish Park bound platform
General information
Location Chittaranjan Avenue, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007
Coordinates 22°34′51″N88°21′41″E / 22.580858°N 88.361401°E / 22.580858; 88.361401
Owned by Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by Kolkata Metro
Line(s) Blue Line
Platforms Island platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double-track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeKMHR
History
OpenedSeptember 27, 1995;28 years ago (1995-09-27)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Girish Park
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Central
towards Kavi Subhash
Location
Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Kolkata)

Mahatma Gandhi Road is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [1] [2] [3] The station is located on Chittaranjan Avenue, close to Burrabazar.

Contents

History

Station layout

Mahatma Gandhi Road track layout
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BSicon PSTR(R).svg
P1
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
P2
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon HSTg.svg
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
GStreet LevelExit/ Entrance
MMezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
PPlatform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Central
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Girish Park

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3B, 24, 24B, 28, 30B/1, 30C, 39A/2, 43, 44, 44A, 47B, 71, 72, 78, 214, 214A, 215, 215/1, 215A/1, 219, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 25 (Mini), 27A (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), S186 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, M24, MIDI1, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC15, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station. [4] [5]

Train

Sealdah railway station is located nearby.

Tram

Tram route number 18 serves the station.

Entry/Exit

Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station exits
Gate No-1Gate No-2
Main GateNetaji Park

See also

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