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{{short description|Kolkata Metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Jai Hind - Bimanbandar
| style = Kolkata Metro
| system = [[Kolkata Metro]]
| symbol = m
| symbol_location = kolkata
| image = Jai Hind (Airport) Metro Main Gate.jpg
| image_upright = 1.3
| caption =
| address = [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|International Airport]], [[Dum Dum]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]] 700052
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.64619|88.43591|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Metro Railway, Kolkata]]
| lines = {{plainlist|
* {{rint|Kolkata|Yellow}}
* {{rint|Kolkata|Orange}}
}}
| platforms = 4 (1 [[Side platform]] & 2 [[Island platforms]])
| tracks = 5{{efn|2 for Yellow Line (Operational) 2 for Orange Line (under construction) 1 for Emergency (Under construction)}}
| structure = Underground
| depth = {{cvt|12|m}}
| code = KJHD
| parking = Yes
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = Operational
| opened = {{Start date and age|2025|08|22|df=yes}}
| services = {{adjstn|system=Kolkata Metro
|line=Yellow|left=Jessore Road
|header2=Future Service
|line3=Yellow|left3=Jessore Road|right3=Birati|to-right3=Barasat
|line4=Orange|left4=VIP Road}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Kolkata Metro|yellow}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| route_map = {{switcher
| {{Kolkata Metro Yellow Line}}
| Show Yellow Line route map
| {{Kolkata Metro Orange Line}}
| Show Orange Line route map
}}
| map_state = collapsed
| connections = {{rint|air}} [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|NSCB International Airport]]
}}

'''Jai Hind''' (also referred to as '''Biman Bandar''') is an underground metro station of [[Yellow Line (Kolkata Metro)|Yellow Line]] of [[Kolkata Metro]] in [[Dum Dum]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/kolkata-metros-new-yellow-line-links-city-to-the-airport/|title=Kolkata Metro’s new yellow line links city to the airport|publisher=cntraveller|date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/News/kolkatas-yellow-line-opens-doors-to-culture-history-and-connectivity|title=Kolkata’s Yellow Line Opens Doors To Culture, History, And Connectivity|publisher=outlooktraveller|date=22 August 2025|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref> It is the largest underground metro station in India serving the city of [[Kolkata]]'s main airport, the [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/kolkata-awaits-inauguration-of-indias-largest-underground-metro-yard-on-august-22-enn25082105168|title=Kolkata Awaits Inauguration Of India's Largest Underground Metro Yard On August 22|publisher=etvbharat|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref> The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metrorailnews.in/3-new-metro-sections-for-kolkata-metro/|title=PM Modi Inaugurates 3 New Metro Sections of Kolkata Metro|publisher=Metro Rail News|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/historic-gift-before-durga-puja-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-3-kolkata-metro-projects-on-aug-22-3681072|title='Historic gift before Durga Puja': PM Modi to inaugurate 3 Kolkata metro projects on Aug 22|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=15 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metrorailnews.in/kolkata-metro-2/|title=Kolkata Metro’s Yellow Line to Become the First to Connect with the Airport|publisher=Metro Rail News|access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref> The station will be a future [[interchange station|interchange]] when it hosts [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange Line]] of [[Kolkata Metro]] till [[Kavi Subhash metro station|Kavi Subhash]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanacres.in/kolkata-metro-orange-line-nears-airport-link-with-24/|title=Kolkata Metro Orange Line nears airport link with 24 stations|publisher=Urban Acres|access-date=25 August 2025}}</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>

== History ==
=== Construction ===
[[File:Jai Hind Metro Station (Nov 2024-Apr 2025) time lapse pics 13.jpg|left|thumb|Biman Bandar railway station remants]]
The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL and the construction of the station-cum-yard is being done by ITD Cementation India Ltd. The old [[Kolkata Circular Railway]] Biman Bandar railway station was demolished and repurposed for this project. The tentative deadline is December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/airport-metro-station-takes-a-leap-towards-completion/articleshow/79685675.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-15|website=timesofindia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234210/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/airport-metro-station-takes-a-leap-towards-completion/articleshow/79685675.cms |archive-date=11 December 2020 }}</ref>
[[File:Jai Hind airport metro depot 01.jpg|thumb|Airport metro depot]]

=== Delays ===
The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At first [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]] objected the station above the ground, stating that this could be a threat for air traffic. Many underground utilities, power sub-station and water treatment plant had to be shifted. Encroachments and Land acquisition problems held up the project for multiple times.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-gets-going-on-metros-airport-station/articleshow/66104152.cms|title=Work gets going on Metro's airport station}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/metro-terminal-stn-plan-at-new-garia-back-on-track/articleshow/57155281.cms|title=New Garia: Metro terminal station plan at New Garia back on track|date=February 15, 2017|first=Jayanta|last=Gupta|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref>

==Features==
This station will also have a [[Rail yard#Coach yards|stabling yard]], and it will be the largest underground facility of India, and city's first. It will be 550m long and 41.6m wide, and will facilitate stabling and reversal of rakes, but it will not be a carshed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/airport-metro-yard-to-be-countrys-largest-underground-facility/articleshow/65172130.cms |title=Airport Metro yard to be country's largest underground facility|work=Times of India|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref> Previously the station was planned elevated, but after objection from [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]], the route was reworked and the station was planned underground from Airport to New Barrackpore.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/kolkata/work-for-underground-metro-project-to-start-between-kolkata-airport-and-new-barrackpore-puvzx3 |title=বিমানবন্দর- নিউ ব্যারাকপুর মেট্রো ছুটবে মাটির নীচ দিয়ে, প্রকল্প নিয়ে কাটল জট|work=Asianet News|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Jai Hind Metro Station (Nov 2024-Apr 2025) time lapse pics 42.jpg|thumb|Jai Hind metro station [[moving walkway]]s]]
{{As of|April 2019}}, the station is planned to be around {{cvt|150|m}} away from the terminal building.<ref name="2019-04-21-telegraphindia" /> It will be connected via subways which will be having [[moving walkway]]s.<ref name="2019-04-21-telegraphindia" />

==Interchanges==
Here, [[Yellow Line (Kolkata Metro)|Yellow]] and [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange]] Lines will meet. There will be 5 tracks, two for Yellow Line, two for Orange Line, one of which is for terminating and departing both [[Noapara metro station|Noapara]] and [[Barasat metro station|Barasat]] bound trains and one for the yard.

==Station Layout==
{{Routemap
| title = Jai Hind track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Kolkata Metro|Yellow}};background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Yellow}}, #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Yellow}}, #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Orange}}, #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Orange}});
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTfgaq!~MASKa\PLT-STRq\PLT-STRq\PLT-STRq\vCONTfgeq!~MASKa\~~ ~~ ~~'''P1''' to {{stl|Kolkata Metro|Birati}}
vCONTfgaq!~MASKe\STRq-PLT\STRq-PLT\STRq-PLT\vCONTfgeq!~MASKe\~~ ~~ ~~'''P2''' to {{stl|Kolkata Metro|Jessore Road}}
vCONTfgaq!~MASKa\-STRq!~PLT-\-STRq!~PLT-\-STRq!~PLT-\vCONTfgeq!~MASKa\~~ ~~ ~~'''P3''' to Train Terminates Here
vCONTfgaq!~MASKe\STRq-PLT\STRq-PLT\STRq-PLT\vCONTfgeq!~MASKe\~~ ~~ ~~'''P4''' to [[VIP Road metro station (Kolkata)|VIP Road]]
vCONTgfaq!~MASKa\PLT-STRq\PLT-STRq\PLT-STRq\vCONTfgeq!~MASKa\~~ ~~ ~~'''P5''' for Emergency
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with five tracks, two island and one side platforms</div>
}}
{| 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=85 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
!valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Concourse
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
! rowspan="8" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''L2'''
|style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 1px 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;" height=45|'''Platform 1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|{{0|→}} Alighting only →
|-
|height=45|'''Platform 2'''
|← Train towards {{ltl|Kolkata Metro|yellow|left}} ({{stl|Kolkata Metro|Jessore Road}})
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Island platform]], Doors will open on both sides {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" height=45 width=85|'''Platform 3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|{{0|←}} Alighting only →
|-
|height=45|'''Platform 4'''
|← Train towards {{ltl|Kolkata Metro|orange|left}} ({{stl|Kolkata Metro|VIP Road}})
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]], Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px black;" width=85 |'''Platform 5'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px black;" width="400" |For emergency use
|-
|}

==Entry/Exits==
*'''1''' – For Airport Terminal 1& 2 Building, Airport Bus Stand
*'''2''' – Airport Taxi Stand
*'''3''' – Metro Railway Office, Old Bimanbandar Railway Station
*'''4''' – Airport Police Station
*'''5''' – Airport Gate 2½, Near Jessore Road
*'''6''' & '''7''' – Planned

<gallery>
Jai Hind Metro gate no 1.jpg|Jai Hind metro station Gate no. 1
Jai Hind Metro Station (Nov 2024-Apr 2025) time lapse pics 30.jpg|Jai Hind metro station platforms</gallery>

== Connections ==
=== Road ===
A large number of buses ply via [[Jessore Road|Jessore Rd]] and [[VIP Road, Kolkata|VIP Road]] are as follows:

* AC 39 (Airport Terminal - Howrah Stn.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youfindgo.com/listing/ac-39-bus-services/|title=AC 39 Bus Route|publisher=YouFindGo|access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
* VS 2 (Airport Terminal - Howrah Stn.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nscbiairport.com/transport/bus|title=VS 2 Bus timing details|publisher=Airports Authority of India|access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
* V1 (Airport Terminal - Tollygunge)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nscbiairport.com/transport/bus|title=V1 Bus timing details|publisher=Airports Authority of India|access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
* VS 1 (Airport Terminal - Esplanade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nscbiairport.com/transport/bus|title=VS 1 Bus timing details|publisher=Airports Authority of India|access-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref>
* AC 37C (Airport Terminal - Garia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolbusopedia.com/bus-routes-government|title=List of Government buses operated by WBTC|publisher=KBOP|access-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref>
* AC 37A (Airport Terminal - Garia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youfindgo.com/listing/ac-37-a-bus-services/|title=AC 37A Bus Route|publisher=YouFindGo|access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
* AC 43 (Airport Terminal - Golf Green)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youfindgo.com/listing/ac-43-bus-services-2/|title=AC 43 Bus Route|publisher=YouFindGo|access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
* AC 38 (Dum Dum 11A - Karunamoyee)
* S10 (Airport Gate no 3 - Nabanna)
* D-10 (Barasat - Amtala)
* AC 37 (Barasat - Garia)
* EB-12 (Barasat - Karunamoyee)
* ACT-4 (Barasat - Karunamoyee)
* ACT-23 (Park Circus - Dankuni)
* AC 23A (Rajchandrapur - Karunamoyee)
* AC 50A (Rajchandrapur - Garia)
* S23A (Rajchandrapur - Karunamoyee)
* AC 2 (Barasat - Howrah Stn)
* S 64 (Naihati - Newtown)
* S 66 (Choto Finga - Howrah Stn)
* D-1A (Airport - Tollygunge)
* 30B (Gouripur - Babughat)
* 223 (B.T College - Golf Green)
* 237 (Birati - Babughat)
* 45 (Airport - Garia Stn.)
* 45A (Airport - Garia Stn.)
* 46 (Airport - Esplanade)
* L238 (Barasat - Howrah Stn.)
* 79B (Barasat - Bagbazar)
* DN-8 (Barasat - Salt Lake Sector V)
* 93 (Kharibari - Bagbazar)
* 79D (Madhyamgram - Babughat)
* S-151 Mini (Airport - B.B.D Bag)
* S-184 Mini (Birati - B.B.D Bag)
* S-175 Mini (New Barrackpore - Howrah Stn.)
* AC 40 (Airport - Howrah Maidan)
* C-42 (Barasat - Howrah)
* C-23 (Dankuni - Park Circus)
* DN-47 (Barasat - Karunamoyee)
* DN-18 (Baduria - Shyambazar)
* 91 (Bhangar - Shyambazar)
* 91A (Harao Banstala - Shyambazar)
* Barasat - Botanical Garden Bus
* Barasat - Baruipur Bus
* Rajchandrapur - Karunamoyee Bus
* Airport 1 no. Gate - Amta Bus etc.

=== Rail ===
Previously Eastern Railway operated Suburban Railway services ([[Kolkata Circular Railway]]) up to here. Currently the nearest stations are [[Dum Dum Cantonment railway station]] and [[Durganagar railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/dum-dum-cantt-ddc/8004|title=DDC/Dum Dum Cantonment|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/durganagar-dgnr/3239|title=DGNR/Durganagar|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Air ===
The station itself serves the [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/metro-link-to-airport-on-railway-radar/cid/1262490|title=Metro link to airport on railway radar|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref>

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

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="2019-04-21-telegraphindia">{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Sanjay |title=Metro hub 150m from Calcutta airport |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/metro-hub-150m-from-calcutta-airport/cid/1689212| work=[[The Telegraph (India)]] |access-date=15 May 2020 |date=21 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

{{Kolkata Metro|yellow line=yes|orange line=yes}}

[[Category:Kolkata Metro stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kolkata]]

Jai Hind metro station - Revision history

EmmettAlbritton at 08:50, 4 May 2026