Baranagar metro station

Baranagar metro station is a metro railway station on Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop of Baranagar in Kolkata. Presently, this metro station is the tallest metro station of Kolkata (approximately 55 feet). The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Baranagar Road railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.[3][4][5] This station is also known as "Swami Vivekananda metro station".[6]


Baranagar
Kolkata Metro station
LocationDunlop, Baranagar, Kolkata.
Coordinates22.653529°N 88.378873°E / 22.653529; 88.378873
Owned byKolkata Metro
Operated byKolkata Metro
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Baranagar Road railway station
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double-track
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zone17th zone of the Indian Railways[1]
History
OpeningMarch 2021
(expected)
Electrified750 V DC[2] using third rail
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Terminus
Line 1
toward Kavi Subhash
TerminusLine 5
toward Barrackpore
Location
Baranagar
Location within Kolkata

History

In December 2017, it was reported in The Times of India that the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.[7] Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.[8] In June 2019, The Telegraph reported that over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the Noapara-Dakshineswar line, and that work had begun on the signalling system and laying of the tracks.[9]

The station

Structure

Baranagar elevated metro station is situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 and the Kolkata Metro Line 5 of Kolkata Metro.

Station layout
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
South bound Towards →Kavi Subhash→ →
Northbound →Towards ←Dakshineswar← ←
Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

Train

It is connected with Baranagar Road railway station of Chord link line of Kolkata Suburban Railway .

Bus

This station is connected with B.T. Road and Belghoria Expressway. Bus route numbers 26, 26C, 32A, 34B, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, K4, S159 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), C28, E32, S11, S15G, S23A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2B, AC20, AC23A, AC50, AC50A, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.[10][11]

Auto

Several auto services are available on B. T. Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee.

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata Metro is now the 17th zone of Indian Railways". The Times of India. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains, Railway Gazette, 9 September 2012
  3. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
  5. Express News Service (3 January 2010). "Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro". Express India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. TNN. "Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. Gupta, Jayanta (13 December 2017). "It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. Shah, Narendra (21 February 2019). "Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/
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