Maidan metro station

Maidan 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] The station is located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road at Middleton Street. It is named after the Maidan, the largest urban park in Kolkata, which lies on the west side of Jawaharlal Nehru Road.

For the Ukrainian metro stations with similar names, see Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Kyiv Metro) and Maidan Konstytutsii (Kharkiv Metro).


Maidan
ময়দান
Kolkata Metro station
Maidan metro station
General information
LocationMiddleton St, Chowringhee Road Kolkata, West Bengal 700071
Coordinates22.549368°N 88.349061°E / 22.549368; 88.349061
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
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKMDI
History
Opened24 October 1984 (1984-10-24)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Park Street
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Rabindra Sadan
towards Kavi Subhash
Location

History

Station layout
Maidan track layout
to Park Street Purple Line
P1
P2
to Rabindra Sadan
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Rabindra Sadan
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Park Street Change at the next station for Purple Line

See also

References
  1. "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  2. "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.


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