Jyotirindra Nandi metro station

Jyotirindra Nandi Metro Station is an under construction metro station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro.[2][1] The station would serve Mukundapur, Santoshpur and Ajoy Nagar areas outlying the E.M. Bypass section of the city.[3][1][4][5]

Jyotirindra Nandi
জ্যোতিরিন্দ্র নন্দী
ज्योतिरिन्द्र नंदी
Kolkata Metro station
Jyotirindra Nandi Metro Station
General information
LocationNext to Metro Cash and Carry, E.M. Bypass, Purbalok, Mukundapur, Kolkata - 700099
Coordinates22.495915°N 88.398667°E / 22.495915; 88.398667
Platformsside platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedUnder Construction. Expected to open in December 2023.[1]
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Satyajit Ray
towards Kavi Subhash
Orange Line
(under construction)
Kavi Sukanta
towards Biman Bandar
Location

The station is named in honour of the Bengali writer, Jyotirindranath Nandi.[6][7]

History

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[8] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to 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.[9] 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.[10]

The Station

Structure

Jyotirindra Nandi Metro Station on Line 6 of Kolkata Metro is structurally an elevated metro station. The station has total 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level. Second level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control, station agents, metro card vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks. The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.[11]

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

Location

Jyotirindra Nandi metro station is in vicinity of Metro Cash and Carry office and various private hospitals like Peerless Hospital. The famous Kishore Bharati Krirangan, one of the city's biggest football stadium, that attracts fans all over the kolkata as it is the alternative grounds of famous Kolkata clubs, i.e, Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting lies close the station. The previous station of the station is Satyajit Roy Metro Station at a distance of 1.4 km and the next station is Kavi Sukanta Metro Station at a distance of 1.1 km.[4]

Infrastructure

The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. The station has 4 entrances and exits for entry and exit. A number of lifts, staircases and elevators are attached to the reach the concourse building. The second level of the station has ticket collection center, ticket validator for ticket examination. The station will have escalators for the convenience of passengers. Besides, the station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.[4]

Electricity and signal systems

Like the other stations and lines of the Kolkata Metro, this station will use 750 volts DC power supply by the third railway to operate the trains.

Train movement will be conducted at this station and on the railway by communication-based train control signal system. This signal system can operate a 90 second interval train. Currently this automatic signalling system is not activated and only one metro track is operational.[12]

References

  1. Reporter, Staff (23 August 2023). "Kolkata Metro: GM Reviews Orange Line's Kavi Subhas to Airport Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. "300 and more, metro services". The Times of India. 11 September 2016.
  3. "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. "Kolkata Metro: মেট্রোর নতুন ৫ রুট নিয়ে বড় খবর, প্রকাশ্যে জ্যোতিরিন্দ্র নন্দী স্টেশনের ফার্স্ট লুক". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. "Road ahead, projects sanctioned". New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "Kolkata Metro all set to open Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Muhkopadhyay Metro Corridor | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. "Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line". The Times of India.
  9. Reporter, Staff (25 August 2023). "Successful Speed Trial Conducted on Hemanta Mukhopadhyay-Kavi Subhas Metro Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. Kolkata Metro Orange Line Full Update | New Garia - Airport Metro via New Town, retrieved 14 September 2023
  11. "Siemens Wins Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6's CBTC Signaling Contract". The Metro Rail Guy. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

See also


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