Belgachia metro station

Belgachia (otherwise known as Theism Belgachia for sponsorship reasons) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3] It is located at Belgachia.


Belgachia
বেলগাছিয়া
Kolkata Metro station
Belgachia Metro Station Gate 1
General information
Other namesTheism Belgachia metro station
LocationBelgachia Road, Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700037
Coordinates22°36′21″N 88°23′11″E
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double-track
Platform levels2
Other information
Station codeKBEL
History
Opened1984 & 1995
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Dum Dum
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Shyambazar
towards Kavi Subhash
Location

History

Belgachia Station was commissioned by the Kolkata Metro as part of the first transit line of the metro system, commonly known as the North-South corridor. The station was the penultimate stop before Dum Dum, which, until the opening of the Noapara stop, was the terminal station on the railway system. The station became the first underground station on the northern side and continues to be one of the shallowest, lying at a depth of only 5 metres below Belgachia Road.

As part of the drive to increase non-fare revenue of the Kolkata Metro, the station was leased for branding and semi-naming rights to Kolkata-based conglomerate, Theism Group, rebranding it as Theism Belgachia officially. It was redecorated and rebranded by the corporate organization to become India's first health station.[4]

Station layout
Dum Dum track layout
to Dum Dum
P1
P2
to Shyambazaar
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Theism Diagnostics kiosk
P Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Shyambazaar
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Dum Dum

Connections

Auto

Autos ply on Belgachia-Lake Town and Belgachia-Bangur Avenue routes.

Bus

Bus route number 3B (Paikpara), 3C/1, 3C/2, 3D (Paikpara), 3D/1 (Paikpara), 30C, 30D, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 215/1, 219 (Paikpara), 219/1 (Paikpara), 227, DN18, KB16, S160 (Mini), C11, T8, AC40 etc. serve the station.[5][6]

Train

Kolkata railway station, Patipukur railway station and Tala railway station are located nearby.

  • Belgachia Metro Station Gate 3
    Belgachia Metro Station Gate 3
  • Belgachia Dum Dum bound platform
    Belgachia Dum Dum bound platform
  • Shyambazar bound tracks at Belgachia
    Shyambazar bound tracks at Belgachia
  • A view of the platform naming board at Belgachia
    A view of the platform naming board at Belgachia
  • Theism Diagnostics Kiosk at Belgachia
    Theism Diagnostics Kiosk at Belgachia

Entry/Exit
Gate No. 1 Gate No. 2 Gate No. 3
Duttabagan Milk Colony CTC (WBTC) Depot Main Gate- West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences

See also

References
  1. "(untitled)". Kolkata Metro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007.
  2. "(untitled)". Calcutta Web. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010.
  3. "Kolkata". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  4. www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Theism Group signs deal with Kolkata Metro for station branding - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Bus Services".


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