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[10] [11] In the deepest metro shaft, the Howrah metro station is be the deepest metro station in India, at a depth of 33 m (108 ft). [12] The first phase between Salt Lake Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium was inaugurated by the then Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, on 13 February 2020, and commercial services started from 14 February 2020.
Howrah Maidan Metro Station is a station of the Kolkata Metro Line 2 in Howrah Maidan, Howrah, India. The underground station is located near the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium and the Howrah Sarat Sadan. It is the terminus of Line 2 of the Kolkata Metro. [1] [2] [3] The station was completed and inaugurated on 6th March 2024.
This is the list of the stations of Kolkata Metro, a Mass Rapid transit Urban Railway network serving the city of Kolkata, India.It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995. [1]
The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971. [7] It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region. [8] As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the Hooghly River.
The Metro line connects Howrah to Esplanade as well which will act as interchange where commuters can change sides to travel on the North-South line. On the Howrah side, the 2 Stations will be at Howrah Station and Howrah Maidan. These stations are open for public. The Metro currently connects Howrah Maidan Station on one side to Esplanade ...
Line 3 (Purple Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.A 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) stretch from Joka to Taratala of this line was inaugurated on 30 December 2022 [3] [4] and after extended to Majerhat on 6 March 2024. [5]
1973 - Howrah Bridge – Nimtala - Companybagan section closed. (Route 19) 1976 - Howrah Station terminus redesigned after the closure of Bandhaghat & Shibpur route, converted to the private bus terminus and opening of the pedestrian subway. Racecourse terminus closed. 1978 - Esplanade – Planetarium - Hazra Park closed for conversion to metro ...
The Esplanade metro station of Kolkata Metro opened on October 24, 1984, with the opening of the Esplanade–Bhawanipur section of Blue Line. Ten years later, the line was extended northward to Chandni Chowk. Both these stations in the Dharmatala area are among the busiest in the network.