Majerhat metro station

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Majerhat

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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
LocationAlipore Mint Colony, Majerhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053
Flag of India.svg  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
Tracks2
Connections Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Majerhat
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened6 March 2024;10 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Taratala
towards Joka
Purple Line Terminus
Future service
Taratala
towards Diamond Park
Purple Line Mominpur
towards Esplanade
Route map
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Esplanade
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Park Street
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Victoria
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Tolly Canal
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Khidirpur
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Mominpur
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Majerhat
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Taratala
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Behala Bazar
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Behala Chowrasta
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Sakher Bazar
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Thakurpukur
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Joka
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IIM Calcutta
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Diamond Park
Location
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Majerhat
Location within Kolkata Metro
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Majerhat
Majerhat (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]

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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
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P1
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
** (Further extension to Esplanade metro station in the future)
GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
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 Wheelchair symbol.svg
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 Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg 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]

See also

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