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{{Short description|Baranagar metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Kolkata Metro Logo.svg|50px]] Baranagar
| type = [[Kolkata Metro]] station
| style = Kolkata Metro
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]], [[Baranagar]], [[Kolkata]].
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.653529|N|88.378873|E|region:IN-WB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| line = 
| connections = {{rint|kolkata|s}} [[Baranagar Road railway station]] {{rint|kolkata||bus}}
| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway|Double-track]]
| platform = [[Side platforms]]
| depth =
| levels = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{start date and age|2021|02|22}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/caf-to-supply-kolkata-metro-trains.html ''CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains''], Railway Gazette, 9 September 2012</ref> using [[third rail]]
| ADA = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = Operational
| owned = [[Kolkata Metro]]
| operator = [[Kolkata Metro]]
| zone = north-south
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers =
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| services = {{S-rail|title=Kolkata Metro}}
{{S-line|system=Kolkata Metro|line=1|previous=Dakshineswar|next=Noapara}}
{{S-line|system=Kolkata Metro|line=5|previous=|next=Kamarhati}}
| map_type = India Kolkata
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Baranagar
| route_map = {{Kolkata Metro line 1}}
| mapframe =
| map_state = collapsed
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{{Contains special characters|Indic}}
'''Baranagar metro station''' is a [[Metro station|metro railway station]] off [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]] at [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]] of [[Baranagar]] in Kolkata. Presently, this metro station is the tallest metro station of Kolkata (approximately 55 feet). The metro station adjoins the platforms of the [[Baranagar Road railway station]] where connections can be made with [[Indian Railways]] services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref><ref name="mtp">{{cite web |title=New System Map of Kolkata Metro |url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,285}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Express News Service |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mamata-lays-foundation-for-dum-dumdakshineswar-metro/562722/ |title=Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro |work=Express India |date=3 January 2010 |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> This station is also known as "Swami Vivekananda metro station".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/Mamata-paves-way-for-Metros-northern-journey/articleshow/5406431.cms|title=Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey|access-date=12 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=TNN}}</ref> The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=BS Web|title=LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/latest-news-today-live-updates-puducherry-floor-test-bengal-kerala-election-22-february-2021-121022200131_1.html|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.business-standard.com|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.<ref name="gupta172">{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Jayanta|date=13 December 2017|title=It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/its-final-take-a-metro-ride-to-dakshineswar-by-may-2019/articleshow/62045998.cms|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="shah192">{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Narendra|date=21 February 2019|title=Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020|work=Metro Rail News|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/noapara-dakshineswar-metro-rail-project-to-be-operational-by-feb-2020/|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.<ref name="mandalo19">{{cite news|last1=Mandal|first1=Sanjay|date=13 October 2019|title=March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/march-date-for-noapara-dakshineswar-metro-line/cid/1711304|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.<ref name="gupta20">{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Jayanta|date=6 February 2020|title=West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/dakshineswar-metro-line-to-hike-rider-count-by-50k/articleshow/73969424.cms|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="mandal20">{{cite news|last1=Mandal|first1=Sanjay|date=2 February 2020|title=July, revised date for Baranagar Metro|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/july-revised-date-for-baranagar-metro/cid/1742067|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> By June 2019, over 95 percent of the [[viaduct]] had been completed for the between [[Noapara metro station and depot|Noapara]] and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signalling system and laying of the tracks.<ref name="mandalj19">{{cite news|last1=Mandal|first1=Sanjay|date=10 June 2019|title=Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/expense-boost-for-calcutta-metro-funds-flow/cid/1692111|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

==The station==
===Structure===
Baranagar is an elevated metro station & is situated on the [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]] and the [[Kolkata Metro Line 5]].

===Station layout===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''South bound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards →[[Kavi Subhash metro station|Kavi Subhash]]→ →
|-
|'''Northbound'''
|→Towards ←[[Dakshineswar metro station|Dakshineswar]]← ←
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|
|-
|}

==Connections==
===Train===
It is connected with [[Baranagar Road railway station]] of [[Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)|Chord link line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] {{rint|kolkata|s}}.

===Bus===
This station is connected with [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]] and [[Belghoria Expressway]].
{{Bus icon}} Bus route numbers 26, 26C, 32A, 34B, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, K4, S159 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), C28, E32, S11, S15G, S23A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2B, AC20, AC23A, AC50, AC50A, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818063620/http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/</ref>

===Auto===
Several auto services are available on [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B. T. Road]] towards [[Sodepur]], [[Dakshineswar]], [[Sinthee]].

==See also==
* [[List of Kolkata Metro stations]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Baranagar metro station}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070820234733/http://www.kolmetro.com/ Official website for Kolkata Metro Line 1]
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
* {{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/?cid=3768274110275751012|title= Baranagar metro station}}

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>Rishav2014 at 08:07, 8 August 2021