Sealdah Metro Station is an operational station on
Line 2 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 ...
, located in
Sealdah,
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 ...
. The underground station adjoins with the
Sealdah railway station
Sealdah (station code:SDAH) is one of India's major railway terminals serving the city of Kolkata. The other main railway stations in the Kolkata metropolitan region are , , and Santragachi. Sealdah Railway station is the busiest railway stat ...
of the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
on its eastern side. The Sealdah Court is on the west side of the station, the Sealdah Flyover (Vidyapati Setu) is on the northern side of the station. There is a pedestrian subway linking the metro station with the railway station.
Inauguration
In March 2022, The
Commissioner of Railway Safety gave his approval for the commencement of commercial operations at this station and the station was likely to be inaugurated on the occasion of
Poila Baisakh
Pohela Boishakh ( bn, পহেলা বৈশাখ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of W ...
on 15 April 2022.
However, the inauguration on the
Poila Baisakh
Pohela Boishakh ( bn, পহেলা বৈশাখ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of W ...
could not happen as some issues pointed out by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, were yet to be fixed. After missing a few deadlines, the Station was ultimately inaugurated by the Union Minister
Smriti Irani
Smriti Zubin Irani (''née'' Malhotra; born 23 March 1976) is an Indian politician and a former television actress and producer. She is a Minister in Union Cabinet of India since May 2019 currently administrating the Ministries of Women and ...
on 11 July 2022, with the commercial run beginning on 14 July 2022.
The station
Structure
Layout
Connections
Rail
It is directly connected to the
Sealdah railway station
Sealdah (station code:SDAH) is one of India's major railway terminals serving the city of Kolkata. The other main railway stations in the Kolkata metropolitan region are , , and Santragachi. Sealdah Railway station is the busiest railway stat ...
.
Gallery
১বি প্ল্যাটফর্ম, শিয়ালদহ মেট্রো স্টেশন - 1B platform, Sealdah metro station.jpg, 1B platform
শিয়ালদহ মেট্রো স্টেশনে শিল্পকর্ম ২ - Artwork at Sealdah metro station.jpg, Artwork
শিয়ালদহ মেট্রো স্টেশনের কনকোর্স এলাকা ২ - Concourse area of Sealdah metro station.jpg, Concourse area
শিয়ালদহ মেট্রো স্টেশনের কনকোর্স স্তরে স্বয়ংক্রিয় টিকিট বিক্রয় যন্ত্র - ১.jpg, Automated ticket vending machines
শিয়ালদহ মেট্রো স্টেশনে স্টেশনের নাম ফলক ২ - Station Name Plate at Sealdah metro station.jpg, Station Name Plate
See also
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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 ...
References
Kolkata Metro stations
Railway stations in Kolkata
Railway stations in India opened in 2022
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