Central metro station (Kolkata)
Central is a station of the Kolkata Metro located on the crossing of Bepin Behari Ganguly Street and Central Avenue in Bowbazar, Central Kolkata.[1][2] [3]
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Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
Central Metro Station | |||||||||||
Location | Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, Bowbazar, Kolkata | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22.572470°N 88.358788°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground, Double-track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | KCEN | ||||||||||
Fare zone | North-South | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 19, 1995 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V DC Third Rail | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Central Location within Kolkata |
History
The station
Structure
Central is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.
Layout
Island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Two tracks and one island platform |
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P | Southbound | Toward →Kavi Subhash |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Northbound | Toward ← Noapara |
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 12C/2, 13, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 222, 237, 242, S119 (Mini), S122 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S165 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S173 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C24, E25, MIDI1, S3A, S3B, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S57, AC20, AC39, VS1 etc. serve the station.[4][5]
Entry/Exit
Central metro station exits | |||||
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | Gate No-4 | Gate No-5 | Gate No-6 |
Indian Airlines | Lal Bazar | RITES Building | Yogayog Bhavan | Poddar Court | Medical College |
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/
External links
- Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official Website for line 1
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Central station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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