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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Howrah
| style = Kolkata Metro
| type = '''[[Kolkata Metro]]''' '''[[List of Kolkata metro stations|station]]'''
| image = Howrah metro station 2.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Under construction ''Howrah metro station'', the deepest metro station in [[India]]<ref name="deepest in india" />
| address = [[Howrah]], West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.584454|N|88.340578|E|}}
| owned = [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]]
| operator = [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]]
| lines = <!-- line information is detailed under "services" -->
| platforms = Island Platform and side platforms{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}
| connections = {{rint|kolkata|s}} [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]]
| structure = Underground
| depth = 34m (105 ft)<ref name="2019-08-13-toi" />
| levels = 4
| parking = Yes {{Parking symbol}}{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}
| disabled = Yes {{access icon}}{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}
| status = Under construction
| opening = 2022 (expected)
| electrified = 750V DC
| services = {{S-rail|title=Kolkata Metro}}
{{S-line|system=Kolkata Metro|line=2|previous=Mahakaran|next=Howrah Maidan}}
| map_type = India Kolkata
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Howrah
| route_map = {{Kolkata Metro line 2}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Howrah metro station''' is a [[railway station]] of [[Kolkata Metro]] [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Line 2]] in [[Howrah]], India.<ref name="2021-05-17-th" /> Built underneath [[Howrah railway station]]'s new complex, the metro station allows [[Interchange station|interchanging]] with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station [[transport hub]].<ref name="2019-08-13-toi" /> It is the deepest metro station in India.<ref name="2019-08-13-toi" /><ref name="deep station" /> To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in [[Kolkata]] through India's first under-river metro tunnel beneath the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly river]];<ref name="underwater" /> whilst to the west the adjacent station is [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]]. The station is expected to open in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-07|title=East-West Metro project work put in top gear|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/east-west-metro-project-work-put-in-top-gear-417581|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.millenniumpost.in|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
{{see also|Kolkata Metro Line 2}}
The master plan of East West corridor had already thought back in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cabinet approves to complete Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Project by 2021 for Rs 8,575 crores |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cabinet-approves-to-complete-kolkata-east-west-metro-corridor-project-by-2021-for-rs-8575-crores-2848152 |work=DNA India |date=2020-10-07 |language=en}}</ref> The East West Metro corridor, was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the [[Bidhannagar, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] region.<ref name="salt lake">{{cite news |title=Kolkata To Get Underground Metro Station, Piyush Goyal To Flag Off Train |url=https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/kolkata-to-get-underground-metro-station-railway-minister-piyush-goyal-to-flag-off-train-2304811 |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> 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]].

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

==Connections==
{{see also|Kolkata Metro Line 2|Howrah railway station}}
Passengers can travel through the [[Kolkata Metro]] via interchanges on the rest of [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Line 2]]. Further the station is directly connected to [[Howrah railway station]], allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and [[South Eastern Railway (India)|South Eastern Railway]].

==Gallery==
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| width        = 100
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| File:HOWRAH METRO STATION.png
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 | Station layout
| File:Howrah metro station.jpg
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 | Concourse
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==See also==
* [[Transport in Kolkata]]
* [[List of Kolkata Metro stations]]
* [[East West Metro Tunnel|East West Metro]], [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Kolkata metro line 2]]
* [[Kolkata Metro]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="deepest in india">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Suryagni |title=India’s deepest Metro vent shaft ready in Kolkata; stunning pictures show 15-storey depth |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/city-news/indias-deepest-metro-vent-shaft-gets-ready-in-kolkata.html |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=Republic World |ref=The deepest Metro ventilation shaft in India was completed in Kolkata, on Monday. The base slab of the escape shaft is 43.5m below ground level, equivalent to a 15-storey building; is being termed another 'milestone' for Kolkata’s East-West Metro project. |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="2021-05-17-th">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shiv Sahay |title=Tunnelling for East West Metro project completed |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/tunnelling-for-east-west-metro-project-completed/article34575065.ece |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=17 May 2021 |ref=With the tunnelling of 10.8 km complete, two biggest railway stations Howrah and Sealdah have been connected. |language=en-IN}}</ref>
<ref name="2019-08-13-toi">{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Ajanta |title=India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/a-stn-comes-up-30m-below-howrah-stn/articleshow/70650925.cms |access-date=27 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="deep station">{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Debjit |title=Kolkata Metro’s Howrah station by Indian Railways is India’s deepest subway station! Check first look |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/kolkata-metros-howrah-station-by-indian-railways-is-indias-deepest-subway-station-check-first-look/1679259/ |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=The Financial Express |date=2019-08-19 |ref=Kolkata Metro is set to have the deepest metro station in India on its network. The Howrah metro station, which is located on the Kolkata Metro’s grand ‘East-West corridor’, is set to be the deepest metro station in the country. As of now, Hauz Khas metro station on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line and Chawri Bazar metro station on Delhi Metro’s Yellow station are among the deepest metro stations in India.}}</ref>
<ref name="underwater">{{cite news |title=East-West Metro Underground Twin Tunnels, Kolkata, India - Railway Technology |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/east-west-metro-underground-twin-tunnels-kolkata/ |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=www.railway-technology.com |ref=The underground tunnel will cross the Hooghly river for approximately half a kilometre necessitating a 520m underwater section of the tunnel making the East-West Metro tunnel the first underwater tunnel in India.}}</ref>
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