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{{short description|Transit line in Kolkata, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = {{background color|orange|{{font color|white|Kolkata Metro Line 6}}}}<br>[[File:Kolkata Metro Logo.svg|100px]]<br>{{background color|orange|{{font color|white|Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar}}}}
| color = b82880
| logo =
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| other_name = * New Town metro
* Airport Metro
* Bypass Metro
| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| system = [[Kolkata Metro]]
| status = Under construction
| locale = [[Kolkata metropolitan area]], India
| start = [[Kavi Subhash metro station|Kavi Subhash]] (south)
| end = [[Biman Bandar metro station|Biman Bandar]] (north)
| connectinglines = {{rint|kolkata|line 1}} {{rint|kolkata|line 2}} {{rint|kolkata|line 4}}
| stations = 24
| routes =
| daily_ridership = 500,000 (projected)
| linenumber = 6
| yearcommenced = 2012
| planopen = 2021 (Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhay)
| close =
| owner = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Railway, Kolkata]]
| operator = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Railway, Kolkata]]
| character = {{Unbulleted list|{{nowrap|Surface – 1}}|Underground – 1|Elevated – 22}}
| depot = * NSCBI Airport (under construction)
* New Garia (under construction)
* New Town (planned)
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|29.87|km|mi}}<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>
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| electrification = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/caf-to-supply-kolkata-metro-trains.html]</ref> using [[third rail]]
| speed = 80 km/h (designed)
| signalling = [[Communications-based train control]]
| website = https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in
| elevation =
| map = {{Kolkata Metro line 6}}
| map_state = show
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'''Line 6''' of the [[Kolkata Metro]] is an under-construction rapid transit line that will connect [[New Garia]] with [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] via two satellite towns [[Bidhannagar|Salt Lake]] and [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]]. There will 24 stations. The line is targeted to open from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 2021.<ref name="toi">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-on-fast-track-as-metro-eyes-new-links-in-next-2-yrs/articleshow/69717307.cms</ref> This stretch will be one of the most important stretches of metro because it will connect the southern and the eastern parts of the city with Kolkata Airport. Total distance of this route will be {{cvt|29.87|km}}.<ref name="mtp"/>

== History ==
This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by [[Mamata Banerjee]] with a project deadline of six years.<ref name="airport_link_station_names">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|title=Rail set to take over East-West|date=8 February 2011|work=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of [[Kolkata]] to [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station being the underground one.

Work for construction of the terminal station at New Garia for the 29.87-km Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar (via Rajarhat) metro project finally resumed on 14 February 2017 with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) demarcating the plot they require for the purpose.

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.

The 5 km stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/metro-sets-june-2018-date-for-new-garia-ruby-line/articleshow/59963674.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> On 12 February 2018 Mr Ajay Vijayvargiya, General Manager Metro Railways announced a delay in inauguration of New Garia to Ruby stretch.

== Stations ==
The stations, as declared of now, will be named after eminent personalities.<ref name="airport_link_station_names"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379|title=New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat Metro extension.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kolkata Metro Line 6|url=https://newswatch.in/news/2011/02/07/mamata-names-two-kolkata-metro-stations-after-journalists}}</ref> and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station will be the underground one. This station will also have a 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. One can interchange to Line 4 at Dum Dum Airport, Line 2 at VIP Road (Haldiram) and Salt Lake Sector V and Line 1 at Kavi Subhash. At Kavi Subhash, Rail Interchange will be also available (SDAH-NMKA Line).

On 4th January 2021 the state government decided to rename 9 metro stations in New Town area to their more prevailing names rather than using the old ones which were given during the planning phase. The state transport department has informed Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) of the new names of the proposed nine metro stations between Nazrul Tirtha at the entry of New Town from Salt Lake Sector 5 till Chinar Park, the last station on the line before it turns right on VIP road towards Kolkata Airport.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mondal|first=Biswadeep|date=4 January 2021|title=West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-govt-renames-nine-new-town-metro-stations/articleshow/80090047.cms|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="9" align="center" style="background:orange;" | <span style="color:WHITE;">'''Line 6'''</span>
|-
! rowspan="2" |No.
! colspan="2" |Station name
! rowspan="2" |Location
! rowspan="2" |Phase
! rowspan="2" |Opening
! rowspan="2" |Connections
! rowspan="2" |Layout
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! English||[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|1|| align="center" |[[Biman Bandar metro station|Biman Bandar]]||বিমান বন্দর||[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|NSCB International Airport]]
| rowspan="12" |4|| rowspan="23" |Under construction||{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|line 4}} ''(Under construction)''
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Airport AC Bus Stand

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Airport Gate No. 1 Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Airport Gate No. 2 Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Airport Gate No. 2.5 Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Airport Gate No. 3 Bus Stop
|Underground||
|-
|2|| align="center" |[[VIP Road metro station|VIP Road / Haldiram]]||ভি আই পি রোড / হলদিরাম||[[Teghoria]]||{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|line 2}} (''Planned'')
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Minibus Stand

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Haldiram Bus Stop
| rowspan="22" |Elevated||
|-
|3|| align="center" |[[Chinar Park metro station|Chinar Park]]||চিনার পার্ক|| rowspan="9" |[[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]]|| ||
|-
|4|| align="center" |[[City Centre II metro station|City Centre II]]||সিটি সেন্টার ২
| || |
|-
|5|| align="center" |[[Sub CBD 2 metro station|Mangal Deep]]||মঙ্গল দীপ
| ||Also known as Akanksha 5-point crossing
|-
|6|| align="center" |[[Convention Centre metro station|Eco Park]]||ইকো পার্ক
| ||Also known as Nawabpur
|-
|7|| align="center" |[[Newtown metro station|Mother's Wax Museum]]||মাদার্স ওয়াক্স মিউজিয়াম
| ||
|-
|8|| align="center" |[[CBD 2 metro station|Siksha Tirtha]]||শিক্ষা তীর্থ
| ||Also known as Kala Kshetra
|-
|9|| align="center" |[[CBD 1 metro station|Biswa Bangla Convention Centre]]||বিশ্ব বাংলা কনভেনশন সেন্টার
| ||Also known as Narkelbagan / [[Rabindra Tirtha]]
|-
|10|| align="center" |[[Sub CBD 1 metro station|Swapno Bhor]]||স্বপ্ন ভোর
| ||
|-
|11|| align="center" |[[Nazrul Tirtha metro station|Nazrul Tirtha]]||নজরুল তীর্থ
| ||Also known as Newtown Bus Stand
|-
|12|| align="center" |[[Technopolis metro station|Nabadiganta]]||নবদীগন্ত|| rowspan="4" |[[Bidhannagar|Salt Lake]]|| ||Also known as Bidhannagar Limit
|-
|13|| align="center" |[[Salt Lake Sector-V Metro Station|Salt Lake Sector V]]||সল্টলেক সেক্টর ৫
| rowspan="4" |3||{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|line 2}} (''Operational'')
{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Wipro Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Saltlake Bus Depot

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

|Located near IT Hub of Kolkata
|-
|14|| align="center" |[[Nicco Park metro station|Nalban]]||নলবান|| ||Serving [[Nicco Park]]
|-
|15|| align="center" |[[Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station|Gour Kishore Ghosh]]||গৌর কিশোর ঘোষ|| || Also known as Chingrighata / Sukanta Nagar
|-
|16 ||[[Beliaghata metro station|Beliaghata]]||বেলেঘাটা||[[Beliaghata]]|| ||Also known as Tangra Metropolitan Township
|-
|17|| align="center" |[[Barun Sengupta metro station|Barun Sengupta]]||বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত||Dhapa/Mathpukur
| rowspan="3" |2|| ||Also known as Metropolitan
|-
|18|| align="center" |[[Ritwik Ghatak metro station|Ritwik Ghatak]]||ঋত্বিক ঘটক||[[Science City Kolkata|Science City]]|| ||Also known as Parama Island
|-
|19|| align="center" |[[VIP Bazaar metro station|VIP Bazar]]||ভি আই পি বাজার||VIP Bazar|| ||
|-
|20|| align="center" |[[Hemanta Mukherjee metro station|Hemanta Mukherjee]]||হেমন্ত মুখার্জি ||[[Ruby Island]]
| rowspan="5" |1|| ||Also known as Kasba Golpark / East Kolkata Township
|-
|21|| align="center" |[[Kavi Sukanta metro station|Kavi Sukanta]]||কবি সুকান্ত||[[Kalikapur, Kolkata|Kalikapur]]|| ||
|-
|22|| align="center" |[[Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station|Jyotirindra Nath Nandi]]||জ্যোতিরীন্দ্র নাথ নন্দী||[[Mukundapur, Kolkata|Mukundapur]]|| ||Also known as Singhbari
|-
|23|| align="center" |[[Satyajit Ray metro station|Satyajit Ray]]||সত্যজিৎ রায়||[[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute|SRFTI]] / [[Hiland Park]]||{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Bengal Ambuja Bus Stop

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} Hiland Park Bus Stop

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

|Also known as [[Chak Garia]]
|-
|24|| align="center" |[[Kavi Subhash Metro Station|Kavi Subhash]]||কবি সুভাষ||[[New Garia]]||7 October 2010||{{rint|kolkata|Line 1}} (''Operational'')
{{rint|kolkata|s}} New Garia Station

{{rint|kolkata|bus}} New Garia Station Bus Stand
|At Grade||
|-
|}

==See also==
[[File:Kolkata Metro Line 2 and Line 6 (under construction).jpg|thumb|Line 2 and 6 under construction at [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Sector V, November 2017|263x263px]]

*[[Kolkata Metro]]
*[[List of Kolkata Metro stations]]
*[[Kolkata Metro rolling stock]]
*[[Lists of rapid transit systems]]
*[[Trams in Kolkata]]
*[[Kolkata Light Rail Transit]]
*[[Kolkata Monorail]]
*[[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==

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

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

Kolkata Metro Line 6 - Revision history

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