Howrah metro station

Howrah metro station is a station of Kolkata Metro's Line 2 or East West Metro in Howrah. It will connect to the mainline Indian Railways Howrah Railway Station.[2] The connections between the mainline and metro stations will allow seamless transfer without checking out of the station complex. After completion it will become the deepest metro station in India.[3] It connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through the India's first under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river.

Concourse

For the surface railway station, see Howrah Junction railway station.

Howrah
Kolkata Metro station
Under construction Howrah metro station, the deepest metro station in India
LocationHowrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.584454°N 88.340578°E / 22.584454; 88.340578
Owned byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
PlatformsIsland Platform and side platforms
Connections Howrah Junction railway station
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth34m (105 ft)[1]
Platform levels4
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2021 (expected)
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Line 2
Terminus
Location
Howrah
Location within Kolkata
Station layout

History

The master plan of East West corridor had already thought back in 1971. The East West Metro corridor, was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region. 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.

Tthe Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.

Connections

The Howrah metro station is well connected to the adjacent areas via different means. The adjacent connecting metro stations will be Howrah Maidan to the west and Mahakaran to the east. The station is expected to open in 2021.[4]

The station will be one of the biggest metro stations of India, built to accommodate a estimated six lakhs passengers per day, making it one of the busiest in the nation.

Train

The Eastern Railway runs EMU services from Howrah Junction railway station towards Bardhaman, Bandel, Sheoraphuli, Serampore Belur Math, Tarakeswar, Arambagh, Goghat, Katwa and various other intermediate stations of Main Line, Chord line and Tarakeswar route) on a highly frequent basis. Also a huge number of mail, superfast, passenger, fast passenger and express trains towards Central, Northern and North-Eastern India.

Also the South Eastern Railway, operates local trains from Howrah Junction towards Kharagpur, Medinipur, Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia and various other intermediate stations on a frequent basis. High number of mail, superfast, passenger, fast passenger and express trains towards ]Central, Western, East coast and Southern India are also available.

Bus

Highly frequent bus services towards various parts of Kolkata, Airport, Bidhannagar, Salt lake, Newtown, Rajarhat, Howrah, Bally, Belur, Shibpur etc are available of government (WBTC) and private bus owners.

Cab services

On demand cab services are available with Ola, Uber and yellow taxi cabs. Prepaid taxis are also available.

Auto rickshaw

Auto rickshaws are available from Howrah station towards Howrah maidan, bally, belur, liluah.

See also

References
  1. "India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station".
  2. Chakraborty, Ajanta (13 August 2019). "India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station".
  4. "East-West Metro project work put in top gear". www.millenniumpost.in. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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