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{{short description|Transit line in Kolkata, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = {{background color|#8a2be2|{{font color|white|Kolkata Metro Line 3}}}}<br>[[File:Kolkata Metro Logo.svg|100px]]<br>{{background color|#8a2be2|{{font color|white|Joka-Esplanade Metro}}}}
| color = b82880
| logo =
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| image = Metro Railway under Construction - Diamond Harbour Road - NH 117 - Behala - Kolkata 2015-12-12 7830.JPG
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| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| system = [[Kolkata Metro]]
| status = Under construction
| locale = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| start = [[Diamond Park metro station|Diamond Park]] (South)
| end = [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] (North)
| connectinglines = {{rint|kolkata|line 1}} {{rint|kolkata|line 2}}
| stations = 14
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| linenumber = 3
| open =
| planopen = Joka to Majerhat in 2021
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| owner = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Railway, Kolkata]]
| operator = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Railway, Kolkata]]
| character = Elevated and Underground
| depot =
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| linelength = {{convert|16.215|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata Metro Map|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,285}}</ref>
| tracklength =
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| electrification = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] using [[third rail]]<ref name="railway-gazette"></ref>
| speed = 80 km/h (designed)
| website = {{URL|https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|Indian Railways}}
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'''Kolkata Metro Line 3''' is a line of the [[Kolkata Metro]]. As of 2020, the line is still under construction.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-on-fast-track-as-metro-eyes-new-links-in-next-2-yrs/articleshow/69717307.cms|title=Kolkata: Work on fast track as East-West Metro eyes new links in next two years {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|last=B|first=Krishnendu|last2=yopadhyay|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|last3=Jun 10|first3=Ajanta Chakraborty {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last4=2019|last5=Ist|first5=10:39}}</ref> The route spans {{convert|14.215|km|mi}} from [[Joka, Kolkata|Joka]] in the south, to [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] in the north with an extension of 2 km to Diamond Park from Joka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://metrorailblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/rvnl-calls-up-tenders-for-joka-depot-of.html?m=1|title=Kolkata Metro Line 3}}</ref> It will connect [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]] at [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]] in central Kolkata and run in parallel up to [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] in central Kolkata where it will connect [[Kolkata Metro Line 2]] also. Line 3 is being built by [[Rail Vikas Nigam Limited]].

==Development==
It is partially elevated and partially underground: around {{convert|8.5|km|mi}} of the project will be elevated and the rest {{convert|6.32|km|mi}} of the metro line will be underground.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The project is getting delayed due to non availability of land for the construction of train depot at Joka. In 2019, RVNL was given the land required for building the depot and the construction for its boundary wall and land development started in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-begins-at-joka-metro-depot-wall-built/articleshow/68208956.cms|title=Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|last=B|first=Krishnendu|last2=Mar 1|first2=yopadhyay {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|last3=2019|last4=Ist|first4=11:11}}</ref> Tenders for its construction and plant & machinery (M&P) were invited in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/04/28/rvnl-invites-bids-for-kolkata-metro-line-3s-joka-depot/|title=RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-3's Joka Depot|date=2020-04-28|website=The Metro Rail Guy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>

Construction was further delayed in September 2018 due to the [[2018 Kolkata bridge collapse|Majerhat Bridge collapse]], the metro was being built right next to the bridge.

Tender for Majherhat to Esplanade underground section has been floated in 1st week of December 2019.

== List of stations ==
The work has been sanctioned in 2010-11 for the new Metro line from [[Joka, Kolkata|Joka]] to [[B.B.D. Bagh]] for a length of 16.72 km at an anticipated cost of Rs. 2619.02 Crores. But, later the route was shortened and planned to terminate at [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]. A separate Depot is under construction in Joka. It is being built by RVNL and the tender has gone to Simplex Infrastructures. The extension of this line to IIM and Diamond Park for 2 km has been sanctioned in the Budget of 2012-13 at a cost of Rs. 294.49 Cr. The execution of this work has been entrusted to RVNL.

There are 3 phases in this line-

* Joka to Majerhat (Under construction)
* Majerhat to Esplanade (After completion of phase 1)
* Joka to Diamond park (After completion of phase 2)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="70%"
|-
! colspan="15" align="center" style="background:#8a2be2;" |<span style="color: white;">'''Line 3'''</span>
|-
! No.
! colspan="2" |Station Name
! rowspan="2" |Location
! rowspan="2" |Phase
! rowspan="2" |Opening
! rowspan="2" |Connections
! rowspan="2" |Layout
! rowspan="2" |Coordinates
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!
!English
!Bengali
|-
|1
|{{metro|Diamond Park}}
|ডায়মন্ড পার্ক
| rowspan="3" |[[Joka, Kolkata|Joka]]
| rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |Planned
| rowspan="2" |{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Vivekananda Mission School Bus Stop
| rowspan="9" |Elevated
|
|
|-
|2
|{{metro|IIM}}
|আইআইএম
|
|
|-
|3 || align="center" |[[Joka metro station|Joka]]
|জোকা
| rowspan="7" |1|| rowspan="7" |Under construction||{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Joka bus Depot
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Diamond Park Bus Stop
|
|Also known as Diamond Park
|-
|4|| align="center" |[[Thakurpukur metro station|Thakurpukur]]
|ঠাকুরপুকুর
|[[Thakurpukur]]
|
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Thakurpukur Police Station Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Thakurpukur Bazar Bus Stand
|
|
|-
|5|| align="center" |[[Behala Sakherbazar metro station|Sakherbazar]]
|সখেরবাজার
| rowspan="3" |[[Behala]]||
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Thakurpukur Bus Depot

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Silpara Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Behala Sakherbazar Minibus Stand

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Kadamtala Bus Stand
|
|Also known as Silpara
|-
|6|| align="center" |[[Behala Chowrasta metro station|Behala Chowrasta]]
|বেহালা চৌরাস্তা||
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Behala Chowrasta Bus Stand
|
|
|-
|7|| align="center" |[[Behala Bazar metro station|Behala Bazar]]
|বেহালা বাজার||
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Behala Bazar Bus Stop
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|
|-
|8|| align="center" |[[Taratala metro station|Taratala]]
|তারাতলা
|[[Taratala]]
|
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Ajanta Cinema Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Taratala Bus Stand
|
|Also known as Pathakpara
|-
|9|| align="center" |[[Majerhat metro station|Majerhat]]
|মাঝেরহাট
|Majerhat
|{{rint|kolkata|s}} [[Majerhat Railway Station|Majerhat Station]]
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} DH Road Mint Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Majherhat Gurudwara Bus Stop
|
|
|-
|10|| align="center" |[[Mominpur metro station|Mominpur]]
|মোমিনপুর
|Mominpur
| rowspan="5" |2|| rowspan="4" | Planned(Tender Floats) ||{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Mominpore Bus Stop
| rowspan="5"|Underground
|
|
|-
|11|| align="center" |[[Kidderpore metro station|Kidderpore]]
|খিদিরপুর
|[[Kidderpore]]
|{{rint|kolkata|s}} [[Khiddirpur railway station|Khidirpur Station]]
{{rint|kolkata|tram}} Khidderpore Crossing Tram Stop{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Khidderpore Bus Stop
|
|
|-
|12|| align="center" |[[Hastings metro station|Victoria]]
|ভিক্টোরিয়া
|[[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]]
|{{rint|kolkata|tram}} Hastings Tram Stop
'''{{rint|kolkata|bus}}''' Victoria Memorial Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} PG Hospital Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Birla Planetarium Bus Stop
|
|Also known as [[Hastings, Kolkata|Hastings]]
|-
|13|| align="center" |[[Park Street metro station (Kolkata)|Park Street]]
|পার্ক স্ট্রিট
|[[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]]||{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Park Street Bus Stop
|
|
|-
|14|| align="center" |[[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]]
|এসপ্ল্যানেড
|[[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]|| Under Construction ||{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|line 1}}

{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|line 2}} (Under Construction)

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Esplanade Bus Station(WBTC,SBSTC,NBSTC)

{{rint|kolkata|tram}} Esplanade Tram Depot
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|International Bus Terminus. Also known as [[Dharmatala]] / [[Chowringhee]]
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Kolkata metro stations]]
* [[Kolkata Metro Rolling Stock]]
* [[2018 Kolkata bridge collapse]]
* [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]

==References==
{{reflist
|refs=
<ref name="railway-gazette">{{cite news |title=CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/caf-to-supply-kolkata-metro-trains.html |access-date=6 September 2018 |publisher=Railway Gazette |date=9 September 2012}}</ref>
}}

{{Kolkata Metro}}
{{Kolkata topics}}
{{Rapid transit in India}}

[[Category:Kolkata Metro lines]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metro]]
[[Category:750 V DC railway electrification]]

Kolkata Metro Line 3 - Revision history

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