Netaji is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2][3] This station is situated opposite to the Kudghat bus stand at Kudghat, in Tollygunge. This station is named after the freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
History
In 1999–2000, the extension of Blue Line along an elevated corridor from Tollygunge to New Garia, with six stations, was sanctioned at a cost of ₹907 crore (equivalent to ₹39 billion or US$450 million in 2023).[4] The section was constructed and opened in two phases, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul in 2009 and Kavi Nazrul to Kavi Subhash in 2010. The latest extension opened was the 2.59 km (1.61 mi) stretch from Dum Dum to Noapara on 10 July 2013.[5]
Station layout
Netaji track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| 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 
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| Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Masterda Surya Sen | |
| Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Mahanayak Uttam Kumar | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Connections
Bus
Kudghat Bus stand is serving near Netaji metro station. Bus route number 218, S17A, S2, V1, AC47, AC17B, SBSTC kudghat to tarapith, SBSTC kudghat to Jhargram, SBSTC kudghat to Digha, etc. are serving near the station
See also
References
- ^ "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Metro Railway, Kolkata". 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (25 December 2012). "From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links
Kolkata/Southern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage- Old official website for Blue Line[usurped]
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Netaji metro station" (Map). Google Maps.
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