Girish Park is a station of 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 ...
line 1, close to
Girish Park
Girish Park is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. it is named after famous Bengali Theatre personnel Girish Chandra Ghosh.
Geography
Police district
Girish Park police station is part of the ...
in
Jorasanko
Jorasanko is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It is so called because of the two (''jora'') wooden or bamboo bridges (''sanko'') that spanned a small stream at this point.
History
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History
Construction
Station
Structure
Girish Park is underground metro station, situated on the
Kolkata Metro Line 1 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 ...
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Station layout
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station.
Entry/Exit
Gallery
File:Girish Gate 1.jpg, Gate No. 1 of the metro station
File:Girish Gate 2.jpg, Gate No. 2 of the metro station
File:Girish Gate 3.jpg, Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro
File:GIRISH_EAST_PLATFORM.jpg, Girish Park MG Road bound platform
File:Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake 3.jpg, Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake at Girish Park metro station
See also
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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 ...
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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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Transport in Kolkata
The transport system of Kolkata, a city in India, is a mix of modern mass rapid transport and old transport modalities like rickshaws. Kolkata is connected to the rest of India by the National Highways, the extensive network of the Indian ...
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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 ...
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Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th large ...
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Kolkata Monorail
Kolkata Monorail was a rail-based transit project planned for the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This was the first proposed monorail in the country.
History
2004 & 2008
The initial plan regarding the monorail was floated in 2004. In ...
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Trams in Kolkata
The tram system in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was dissolved, is the oldest existing tram network operating in India, and oldest opera ...
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Chittaranjan Avenue
Chittaranjan Avenue, more commonly C.R. Avenue (Formerly Central Avenue), a principal north-south thoroughfare in Central-North Kolkata. It starts from Beadon Street (Dani Ghosh Sarani/Abhedananda Road) crossing ( Girish Park) in the north and ...
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Maniktala
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List of rapid transit systems
These lists of rapid transit systems are sorted by the type of system:
* List of tram and light rail transit systems
* List of town tramway systems
* Medium-capacity rail transport system
* List of premetro systems
* List of metro systems
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List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, U-Bahn or undergrounds. , 205 cities in 61 countries have a metro system.
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References
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Kolkata Metro stations
Railway stations in Kolkata
Railway stations opened in 1984
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