Mahakaran metro station

Metro station in Kolkata, India

22°34′16″N 88°21′00″E / 22.571189°N 88.350106°E / 22.571189; 88.350106Owned byKolkata Metro Rail CorporationOperated byKolkata Metro Rail CorporationLine(s)Green LinePlatformsIsland platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStatusOpenedFare zoneEast-WestHistoryOpening6 March 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Esplanade Green Line Howrah
Route map
Legend
Orange Line (Line 6)
 Teghoria
Orange Line
 Raghunathpur
Baguiati
Dum Dum Park
Kestopur
Salt Lake Sector-V
Orange Line
Orange Line (Line 6)
 Karunamoyee
Central Park
Central Park depot
 City Center
Bengal Chemical
Salt Lake Stadium
Phoolbagan
Sir Gurudas
Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Sealdah crossover
Eastern Line &
Chord link Line
 Sealdah
Esplanade
Blue Line
Purple Line
Mahakaran
Howrah ferry/water interchange
Howrah Maidan
Eastern Line &
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
South Eastern Line
Location
Map

Mahakaran[1] (also known as New Mahakaran[2]) (both names are officially correct), is a metro station on Line 2 of Kolkata Metro, located in B.B.D. Bagh. There are many British heritage buildings near the station with the Lal Dighi adjoining it. The tracks leaving the station towards Howrah go underneath the Hooghly river through the biggest underwater metro tunnel of India.[3] The station was completed and opened on 6 March 2024.[4][5][6][7] The station, though comparing without platform screen doors, my look similar to any Line-1 underground station, but it is actually very different as it is designed with world class facilities and murals that pay tribute to the locality and Indian freedom fighters.[8][9][10][11][12] The nearest railway station is B.B.D. Bagh railway station.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Just before the tunnel enters the underwater segment, lies a ventilation shaft on the Kolkata bank of Hooghly River, which is the deepest of its kind in India, at 44 metres (144 ft) below ground level.[19]

The Station

Mahakaran track layout
Legend
P2
P1
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for Blue Line and Purple Line
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah

Gallery

Views Of Howrah Metro Station
  • Mahakaran metro station
    Mahakaran metro station
  • Concourse Area
    Concourse Area
  • Concourse Area
    Concourse Area
  • Stairways
    Stairways
  • Platform level
    Platform level
  • Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment
    Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment
  • East west metro tunnel pics
  • Part of the East West Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River
    Part of the East West Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River

See also

References

  1. ^ "KMRC".
  2. ^ "Kolkata-Metro-Rail-Project-Business-Buzz-Ahmedabad-Metro" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly". The Metro Rail Guy. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "A look at the newly inaugurated Esplanade-Howrah metro corridor". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Kolkata: After work for 29 months, station structure ready at Mahakaran". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Mahakaran Metro Station gets Heritage Gallery for Martyrs". Get Bengal. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Kolkata: Mahakaran station shapes up 24m below office para for Dec 2022 commissioning". The Times of India. 18 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata's heritage". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Kolkata Metro unveils newly built Green Line station". The Financial Express. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Multi-modal transport dream takes shape in Esplanade". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Mahakaran stn gets finishing touches, E-W takes a step towards Esplanade-Howrah run". The Times of India. 8 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "CBD eyes new comeback riding on Mahakaran station". The Times of India. 6 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Kolkata Metro Unveils Newly Built Mahakaran Station On Green Line". News18. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  17. ^ Balasubramanian, Harini (5 December 2023). "Kolkata Metro opens Mahakaran Station on Green Line". Housing News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Glass-and-steel Mahakaran station goes low-build to be in sync with Kolkata office para heritage look". The Times of India. 5 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  19. ^ East-West Metro, Kolkata (2024), retrieved 8 March 2024
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