Howrah metro station is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...
of
Kolkata Metro
The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...
Line 2 in
Howrah, India.
Built underneath
Howrah railway station's new complex, the metro station allows
interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station
transport hub
A transport hub is a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between transport modes. Public transport hubs include railway stations, rapid transit stations, bus stops, tram stops, airports and ferry slips. F ...
.
It is the deepest metro station in India.
To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
through India's first under-river metro tunnel beneath the
Hooghly river;
whilst to the west the adjacent station is
Howrah Maidan. The station is expected to open in 2022.
History
The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971.
It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the
Salt Lake region.
As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the
Hooghly River.
The
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. The agency was formed to oversee the implementing Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as East West Metro, connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah. The ...
Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.
Connections
Passengers can travel through the
Kolkata Metro
The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...
via interchanges on the rest of
Line 2. Further the station is directly connected to
Howrah railway station, allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by
Eastern Railway and
South Eastern Railway.
Gallery
See also
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Transport in Kolkata
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List of Kolkata Metro stations
The Kolkata Metro is a Mass Rapid Transit Urban Railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October, 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned ...
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East West Metro,
Kolkata metro line 2
Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as the East-West Metro and Green Line, is a rapid transit line of the Kolkata Metro in the Indian state of West Bengal. It currently consists of an operational section between Salt Lake and Sealdah, and will eve ...
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Kolkata Metro
The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four ...
References
Kolkata Metro stations
Railway stations in Kolkata
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2022
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