Netaji Bhavan metro station

Netaji Bhavan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Bhawanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [1] [2]


Netaji Bhavan
নেতাজি ভবন
Kolkata Metro station
Netaji Bhavan metro station
General information
LocationAshutosh Mukherjee Road, Bhawanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700025
Coordinates22.532977°N 88.345712°E / 22.532977; 88.345712
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
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeNB
History
Opened24 October 1984 (1984-10-24)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Previous namesBhawanipore
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Rabindra Sadan
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Jatin Das Park
towards Kavi Subhash
Location

This name is from Netaji Bhawan, the nearby memorial hall and museum of Subhas Chandra Bose ("Netaji"). Scenes of the Netaji's life are painted inside the station.

History

In 1984, when the Metro opened in Kolkata (then Calcutta), it was the southern most station. The station at that time was "Bhawanipore". Later the name was changed to Netaji Bhawan.

Station layout

Netaji Bhavan track layout
P1
P2
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 Jatin Das Park
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Rabindra Sadan

See also

References

  1. "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. "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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