ICF Medha Rake entering Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro Station seen during Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station to Netaji Bhavan metro journey
This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[3] The execution of this project has been entrusted to the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) at a cost of ₹3,951.98 crore (US$846.75 million). It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station being the underground one.
Work for construction of the terminal station at New Garia for the 29.87km (18.56mi) Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar (via Rajarhat) metro project finally resumed on 14 February 2017 RVNL demarcating the plot they require for the purpose.
The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At first, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) objected the station above the ground, stating that this could be a threat for air traffic. Many underground utilities, power sub-station and water treatment plant had to be shifted. Encroachments and Land acquisition problems held up the project for multiple times.
The 5km (3.1mi) stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[4] As of 2023, the station and associated metro viaduct connections were fully completed with trial runs being conducted over this and other phase 1 stations. RVNL planned to launch the metro over this truncated route before that year's Durga Puja, but this was postponed due to signalling issues.[5]
The stations are named after eminent Bengali personalities.[3][12][13] and will have 22 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station will be the underground one. This station will also have a stabling yard and it will be the largest underground facility of India and city's first. It will be 550m (1,800ft) long and 41.6m (136ft) wide and will facilitate stabling and reversal of rakes, but it will not be a carshed. One will be able to interchange to Yellow Line at Dum Dum Airport, Green Line at VIP Road (Teghoria) and near IT Centre and Blue Line at Kavi Subhash. At Kavi Subhash, rail interchange is also available (Sealdah South Section).
On 4 January 2021 the state government decided to rename 9 metro stations in New Town area to their more prevailing names rather than using the old ones which were given during the planning phase. The state transport department has informed Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) of the new names of the proposed nine metro stations between Nazrul Tirtha at the entry of New Town from Salt Lake Sector V till Chinar Park, the last station on the line before it turns right on VIP road towards Kolkata Airport.[14]
Green and Orange Lines under construction at Salt Lake Sector-V, November 2017An urban garden developed by converting the unused space under metro rail using the vertical garden technique
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