Majerhat metro station

Majerhat মাঝেরহাট
Majerhat metro station composite structure (station on viaduct and two concourse buildings on either sides) as seen from Majerhat railway station's foot over bridge
General information
Location	Alipore Mint Colony, Majerhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053   India
Coordinates	22°31′09″N88°19′24″E / 22.5191°N 88.3234°E / 22.5191; 88.3234
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Majerhat
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opened	6 March 2024;12 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Taratala towards Joka Purple Line Terminus Future service Taratala towards Diamond Park Purple Line Mominpur towards Eden Gardens
Route map Legend Eden Gardens Blue Line Esplanade Blue Line Green Line Park Street Blue Line Blue Line Victoria Tolly Canal Khidirpur Mominpur Majerhat Taratala Behala Bazar Behala Chowrasta Sakher Bazar Thakurpukur Joka Joka depot IIM-Joka Diamond Park
Location Majerhat Location within Kolkata Metro Show map of Kolkata Metro Majerhat Majerhat (Kolkata) Show map of Kolkata

Majerhat metro station is an operational metro station on Purple Line of Kolkata Metro. It is the terminal station of the first phase 1 of this line and the first and only station built over an existing railway network, from Joka to Majerhat. The line was sanctioned in India's railway budget of 2010–11, but due to various hurdles, construction was delayed and missed multiple deadlines. The most notable reason for delays was the Majerhat Bridge collapse in 2018. ^[1]

Location

Majerhat metro station is located in Alipore Mint Colony, Majerhat, Kolkata, India. It is situated over the Majerhat railway station and parallel to the Majerhat flyover. Taratala is the preceding station towards Joka and Mominpore is the following station towards Esplanade. ^[2]

History

Since the 14.215 kilometres (8.833 mi) line was sanctioned by then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Railway budget of 2010–11, it faced several problems which delayed the project. Originally the contracts of the elevated stretch of the line was awarded to Simplex Infrastructures in 2011, although construction couldn't proceed due to land acquisition problems. The contract for construction of the station was re-awarded to Gammon India, in April 2012 by RVNL. In 2018, the adjacent rail over bridge (known as Majerhat Bridge) along the upcoming metro station collapsed, completely stalling the construction of the station as it ran into design, technical and legal challenges. Gammon pulled out of the project after the bridge collapsed. ^[3] In August 2020, GPT Infraprojects won the bid for construction. ^[4] Work started in December 2020, with clearance from India Government Mint, Ministry of Finance; which initially didn't allow any elevated structure within a kilometre radius of the mint. ^{[5] [6]}

After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Taratala–Majerhat section of Purple Line was inaugurated on 6 March 2024. ^[7]

Station

Majerhat track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here ** P1 P2 to Taratala
Station with two tracks and two side platforms ** (Further extension to Esplanade metro station in the future)

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards → Esplanade next station is Mominpore
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards ← Joka next station is Taratala
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Layout

It is an elevated metro station with two side platforms. It is being implemented by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). The station is 180 m (590 ft)180 m long with twelve spans. The platform and concourse area are 3,050 m² (32,800 sq ft) and 3,100 m² (33,000 sq ft) respectively. It is catered by five escalators, two elevators and five staircases and the whole station is held in between two massive concourse buildings on either side. ^[3] It is the final station of the proposed phase 1 (Joka to Majerhat) of the Purple Line. ^[8]

Connections

Bus

Mominpur and Majerhat Bus Stop is 242 m (794 ft) and 173 m (568 ft) away from the metro Station respectively. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Rail

Majerhat metro station is directly above Majerhat of Kolkata Suburban Railway and is connected to main railway platform via a footover bridge, thus facilitating transfers with Budge Budge Branch line and Circular line. ^{[2] [12]}

Air

Behala Airport is 5.11 km (3.18 mi) via Behala Flying Club Road and Taratala Road. ^{[2] [13]}

Gallery

Views Of Majerhat Metro Station

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  Majerhat metro station signboard
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  Majerhat metro station second concourse building
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  Majerhat metro station first concourse building
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  Majerhat metro station staircases
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  Majerhat metro concourse and walkover
• 
  Majerhat metro station as seen from Jai Hind Setu
• Majerhat metro station composite structure
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  Majerhat metro station entrance
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  Majerhat metro station AFC-PC gates
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  Majerhat metro station control room
• 
  Majerhat metro station platform

See also

• Dum Dum metro station

References

1. "Joka-Majerhat Metro Work Resumes and Earns Stability". Gems City. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-3's Mominpur Extension". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
4. "GPT Infra Awarded Rs. 196.30cr Kolkata Metro Line-3 Contract". The Metro Rail Guy. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
5. Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (5 January 2021). "Kolkata: Girder-launch boost to Majerhat Metro station work". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
6. Ajanta Chakraborty (6 December 2020). "Kolkata: Majerhat bridge reopening paves way for metro station work". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
7. "Hope for ops start of three new Metro links in March first week". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
8. "Bangla News, Latest Bengali News, News in Bangla, বাংলা নিউজ – HT Bangla". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
9. "Joka-Taratala Metro: Fare, Time, Schedule, And More 2022". 31 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
10. "Mappls: Get map direction from Mominpur Bus stop, Behala, 30, Diamond Harbour Road, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
11. "Mappls: Get map direction from Majerhat Bus stop, Behala, 30, Diamond Harbour Road, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
12. "Mappls: Get map direction from Majerhat Railway Station, Alipore Mint Colony, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700088". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
13. "Mappls: Get map direction from Behala Airport, Behala Flying Club Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700060". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

External links

• Official website of Metro Railway, Kolkata