Template:Infobox station Template:Contains special characters Baranagar metro station is a metro railway station off Barrackpore Trunk Road at 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.[1][2][3] This station is also known as "Swami Vivekananda metro station".[4] The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.[5]
History
Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.[6][7] A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.[8] And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.[9][10] By June 2019, over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the between Noapara and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signalling system and laying of the tracks.[11]
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
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | |
| South bound | Towards →Kavi Subhash→ → | |
| Northbound | →Towards ←Dakshineswar← ← | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | ||
Connections
Train
It is connected with Baranagar Road railway station of Chord link line of Kolkata Suburban Railway Template:Rint.
Bus
This station is connected with B.T. Road and Belghoria Expressway. Template: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.[12][13]
Auto
Several auto services are available on B. T. Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee.
See also
References
- ↑ Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal. mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ New System Map of Kolkata Metro.
- ↑ Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro(3 January 2010). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ↑ LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly, Team, BS Web. www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ↑ It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019. The Times of India(13 December 2017). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020. Metro Rail News(21 February 2019). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line. The Telegraph(13 October 2019). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000. The Times of India(6 February 2020). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ July, revised date for Baranagar Metro. The Telegraph(2 February 2020). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow. The Telegraph(10 June 2019). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/
External links
- Official website for Kolkata Metro Line 1
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Template:Google maps
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