Netaji is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [2] [3] This station is situated opposite to the Kudghat bus stand at Kudghat, in Tollygunge. This station is named after the freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
In 1999–2000, the extension of Blue Line along an elevated corridor from Tollygunge to New Garia, with six stations, was sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 907 crore (equivalent to ₹39 billionorUS$450 million in 2023). [4] The section was constructed and opened in two phases, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul in 2009 and Kavi Nazrul to Kavi Subhash in 2010. The latest extension opened was the 2.59 km (1.61 mi) stretch from Dum Dum to Noapara on 10 July 2013. [5]
Netaji track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
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 2 Southbound | Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Masterda Surya Sen | |
Platform 1 Northbound | Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Mahanayak Uttam Kumar | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
L2 | ||
Kudghat Bus stand is serving near Netaji metro station. Bus route number 218, S17A, S2, V1, AC47, AC17B, SBSTC kudghat to tarapith, SBSTC kudghat to Jhargram, SBSTC kudghat to Digha, etc. are serving near the station