Kavi Subhash metro station

Kolkata Metro's Blue & Orange Line interchange and terminal station

Kavi Subhash
Kolkata Metro station (interchange and terminus)
Kavi Subhash (New Garia) Metro Station Old complex (above) and new complex (below)
General information
LocationNew Garia, Kolkata
Coordinates
  • Blue Line
  • Orange Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Side platform
Platform-3 → Satyajit Ray
Platform-4 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks4 (4 lead to the depot)
Connections New Garia
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade, Double track
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeKKVS
Fare zoneNorth-South
History
Opened7 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-07)
Previous namesNew Garia
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Shahid Khudiram
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Terminus
Terminus Orange Line Satyajit Ray
towards Jai Hind
Route map
Legend
Chord link Line
to Dankuni
Dakshineswar ferry/water interchange
Pink Line to Barrackpore
Baranagar
Eastern Line
to Ranaghat
Noapara
Keshtopur Canal
Yellow Line to Barasat
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
Dum Dum
Belgachia
Circular Canal
Shyambazar
Sovabazar Sutanuti
Girish Park
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Central
Chandni Chowk
Green Line
← to Howrah Maidan
to Teghoria →
Esplanade
Park Street
Purple Line to Diamond Park
Maidan
Rabindra Sadan
Netaji Bhavan
Jatin Das Park
Kalighat
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Netaji
Masterda Surya Sen
Gitanjali
Kavi Nazrul
Shahid Khudiram
Orange Line to Jai Hind
Kavi Subhash
Legend
Kavi Subhash
Mainline rail interchangeBus interchange Blue Line
Satyajit Ray
Jyotirindra Nandi
Panchanangram Canal
Kavi Sukanta
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
VIP Bazar
Ritwik Ghatak
Storm Water Outlet Canal
Barun Sengupta
Beleghata
Captain Bhery
Gour Kishore Ghosh
Nalban
3rd Avenue
IT Centre Bus interchange Green Line
Nabadiganta
Keshtopur Canal
Nazrul Tirtha Bus interchange
Swapnabhor
Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
Keshtopur Canal
Shiksha Tirtha
Mother's Wax Museum
Eco Park
Mangaldeep
City Centre-2
Chinar Park
Rajarhat Road
VIP Road Bus interchange Green Line
Jai Hind
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Bus interchange Yellow Line
Location
Map

Kavi Subhash (formerly known as New Garia) is the at-grade southern terminus and interchange metro station of the North-South corridor (Blue Line) and Bypass Corridor (Orange Line) of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay.[1] This station was opened to public on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in 2010.

This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section.[2]

After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section of Kolkata Metro Line 6 was inaugurated on 6 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Taratala-Majerhat under Line 3 and Esplanade-Howrah Maidan under Line 2.[3][4][5][6][7]

Station layout

 Line 1 

Kavi Subhash track layout
Legend
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance

Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shahid Khudiram
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access

 Line 6 

Kavi Subhash track layout
Legend
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks, one island and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
B Basement Car Parking
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops, Crossover
L1 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 3
Southbound
Towards → Jai Hind next station is Satyajit Ray
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Orange Line
Platform 4
Northbound
Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Northbound Towards → Train Terminates Here
Southbound Towards ← Proposed Baripur Metro Corridor
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 1B, 206, S116 (Mini), S124 (Mini) etc. serve the station.[8]

Train

It is Connected to New Garia railway station on Sealdah South Mainline.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is connected via VIP Road and EM Bypass, with a distance of 24.3 km.

Gallery

Views Of Kavi Subhash Metro Station
  • Aerial view of the New Garia Depot (Kavi Subhash Carshed) Blue Line and the Orange Line viaduct
    Aerial view of the New Garia Depot (Kavi Subhash Carshed) Blue Line and the Orange Line viaduct
  • Kavi Subhash metro station blue line Complex as seen from orange line
    Kavi Subhash metro station blue line Complex as seen from orange line
  • Kavi Subhash metro station orange line Complex as seen from blue line
    Kavi Subhash metro station orange line Complex as seen from blue line
  • Kavi Subhash metro station blue line Complex platform
    Kavi Subhash metro station blue line Complex platform
  • Kavi Subhash metro station orange line Complex platform
    Kavi Subhash metro station orange line Complex platform
  • Kavi Subhash metro station depot and carshed as seen from orange line
    Kavi Subhash metro station depot and carshed as seen from orange line
  • Kavi Subhash metro station interchange
    Kavi Subhash metro station interchange
  • Kavi Subhash metro stationinterchange as seen from orange line Complex
    Kavi Subhash metro stationinterchange as seen from orange line Complex
  • Kavi Subhash metro station interchange as seen from blue line Complex
    Kavi Subhash metro station interchange as seen from blue line Complex
  • Kavi Subhash metro station interchange lift
    Kavi Subhash metro station interchange lift
  • Goddess Durga statue in Kavi Subhash metro station interchange
    Goddess Durga statue in Kavi Subhash metro station interchange

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kolkata metro reaches New Garia". Railway Gazette. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  3. ^ "Hope for ops start of three new Metro links in March first week". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "এগোচ্ছে কাজ, নিউ গড়িয়ায় মিলবে তিনটি মেট্রোপথ" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Bus Services".

External links

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