Behala Bazar metro station

Kolkata Metro's Purple Line metro station

22°29′56″N 88°19′02″E / 22.498929°N 88.317354°E / 22.498929; 88.317354Owned byMetro Railway, KolkataOperated byKolkata MetroLine(s)Purple LinePlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Esplanade
Platform-2 → JokaTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double trackPlatform levels2ParkingNoAccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStatusOperationalHistoryOpening30 December 2022; 17 months ago (2022-12-30)Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Behala Chowrasta
towards Joka
 Purple Line Taratala
towards Majerhat
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 Esplanade
Blue Line
Green Line
 Park Street
Blue Line
Blue Line (Line 1)
 Victoria
Tolly Canal
 Khidirpur
Khiddirpur
 Mominpur
Majerhat
Taratala
Behala Bazar
Behala Chowrasta
Sakher Bazar
Thakurpukur
Joka
IIM Calcutta
Diamond Park
Location
Map

Behala Bazar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Behala Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[1]

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.[2]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[3]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[3][4]

Station layout

Behala Bazaar track layout
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P1
P2
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards → Esplanade next station is Taratala
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Chowrasta
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Finance

Indian Railways has spent Rs 2,477.25 crore to construct six stations and metro rail system on the 6.5 km long Joka-Taratla route including Behala Bazar.[3]

Gallery

  • A Joka-bound metro is entering platform no, 1 of Behala Bazar metro station

References

  1. ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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