Salt Lake Stadium metro station

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Salt Lake Stadium

সল্টলেক স্টেডিয়াম
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General information
Other namesIFA Salt Lake Stadium [1]
Location Salt Lake Stadium, Kadapara, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054
Coordinates 22°34′23″N88°24′11″E / 22.573082°N 88.403024°E / 22.573082; 88.403024
Owned by Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by Kolkata Metro
Line(s) Green Line
Platforms Side platform
Platform-1 → Salt Lake Sector-V
Platform-2 → Howrah Maidan
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened13 February 2020;4 years ago (13 February 2020) [2]
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Bengal Chemical Green Line Phoolbagan
towards Howrah Maidan
Location
Salt Lake Stadium metro station

Salt Lake Stadium (also known as IFA Salt Lake Stadium [3] ) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It serves the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kadapara area. The station is situated over EM Bypass, 800 m away from the Bengal Chemical metro station.

Contents

The station

This is the last elevated station on this Line. After this, the line bends almost 90° and enters into the tunnel beside Subhash Sarovar.

Layout

Salt Lake Stadium track layout
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P2
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P1
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Bengal Chemical
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Phoolbagan
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
L2

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References

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