Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro Station is a Metro station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro at Ruby Crossing, serving the areas of E.M. Bypass, Kasba and Anandapur.[1] The station is named in honour of the Indian Bengali playback singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.[2][3]


Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
হেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationRuby / Desun crossing, Kolkata - 700107
Coordinates22.514777°N 88.401469°E / 22.514777; 88.401469
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedUnder Construction. Expected to open in December 2023.[1]
Previous namesKasba Golpark
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Kavi Sukanta
towards Kavi Subhash
Orange Line
(under construction)
VIP Bazaar
towards Biman Bandar
Location

History

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[4] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It is intended to reduce travel time between Kolkata's southernmost areas and the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

The 5 km (3.1 mi) stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[5] As of now, the station and associated metro viaduct connections are fully completed with trail runs being conducted over this and other phase 1 stations. RVNL plans to launch the metro over this truncated route before this year's Durga Puja.[6]

Structure and layout

The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide, structurally elevated and has three levels. Station entrances and exits are at the ground level (G). The second level (L1) houses station fare control, station agents, metro card vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level (L2) houses the platforms and rail tracks.[7]

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station Gate No. 2

The station has four entrances and exits. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.[8]

Layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
Southbound Towards →Kavi Subhash→ →
Northbound Towards ←Airport← ←
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station is situated at the junction of Rashbehari Avenue and E.M. Bypass, termed as Ruby Crossing. It will act as an interchange for the residents of Central and South Kolkata connecting them to the IT hubs of Salt Lake. People can reach Kasba Industrial Estate, passport offices and various school and colleges via Line 6 and Blue Line can reach after boarding off the station. The metro station is located in vicinity of various hospitals like Peerless Hospital. It is preceded by the VIP Bazar metro station at 1.3 km to the north, and followed by the Kavi Sukanta metro station at 1 km to the south.[8][1]

See also

References

  1. "Kolkata: Airport Metro Stations To Be Ready By Dec 2025, New Garia-Ruby Section By Year-End". TimesNow. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. "Kolkata Metro's Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch to commence commercial service soon". Financialexpress. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. MPost (24 August 2023). "Trial run on Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch held". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
  5. "Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line". The Times of India.
  6. Staff Reporter (25 August 2023). "Successful Speed Trial Conducted on Hemanta Mukhopadhyay-Kavi Subhas Metro Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. Kolkata Metro Orange Line Full Update | New Garia - Airport Metro via New Town, retrieved 14 September 2023
  8. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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