Kolkata Metro Line 6

Kolkata Metro Line 6 or the Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro is an under-construction rapid transit line that will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two satellite towns Salt Lake and New Town. The line is targeted to open from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay in 2023 but it is delayed indefinitely for now.[3] This stretch will be one of the most important stretches of the metro because it will connect the southern and the eastern parts of the city with Kolkata Airport. Total distance of this route will be 29.87 km (18.56 mi).[1]

Kolkata Metro Line 6

Biman Bandar - Kavi Subhash
Entry at Kavi Sukanta metro station
Overview
Other name(s)
  • New Town metro
  • Airport Metro
  • Bypass Metro
StatusUnder construction
OwnerMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line number6
LocaleKolkata metropolitan area, India
Termini
Connecting linesBlue Line Green Line Yellow Line
Stations24
Websitemtp.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKolkata Metro
Operator(s)Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)
  • NSCBI Airport (under construction)
  • New Garia (under construction)
  • New Town (under construction)
Daily ridership500,000 (projected)
History
Commenced2012
Planned opening2023 (Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay)
Technical
Line length29.87 kilometres (18.56 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Character
  • Surface – 1
  • Underground – 1
  • Elevated – 22
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification750 V DC[2] using third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (designed)
SignallingCommunications-based train control
Route map
Sealdah South
New Garia Depot
Kavi Subhash
Mainline rail interchangeBus interchange Blue Line
Blue Line (Line 1)
Sealdah South
 Satyajit Ray
 Jyotirindra Nandi
Panchanangram Canal
 Kavi Sukanta
Rashbehari Avenue
 Hemanta Mukherjee
 VIP Bazaar
 Ritwik Ghatak
Storm Water Outlet Canal
 Barun Sengupta
 Beliaghata
Captain Bhery
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass
 Gour Kishore Ghosh
 Nicco Park
3rd Avenue
 Salt Lake Sector-V
Bus interchange Green Line
Green Line (Line 2)
 Technopolis
Keshtopur Canal
 Bidhannagar Bus interchange
 Sub CBD 1
 CBD 1
Keshtopur Canal
 CBD 2
 Newtown
 Convention Centre
 Sub CBD 2
 Titumir
Rajarhat Road
 Rabindra Tirtha
 VIP Road Bus interchange
Yellow Line (Line 4)
 Biman Bandar
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Bus interchange Yellow Line
Airport Depot
Yellow Line (Line 4)

The 5.4 km (3.4 mi) Kavi Subhas-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station at Ruby crossing segment in eight minutes without stoppages is headed for a 2023 launch.The speed trials for the East-West Metro during the CRS inspection in 2019 had been at 80 km/h (50 mph).[4]

The stretch is expected to be extended till Sector V by the end of 2023 or within 2024.

History

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[5] 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 and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station being the underground one.

Work for construction of the terminal station at New Garia for the 29.87 km (18.56 mi) Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar (via Rajarhat) metro project finally resumed on 14 February 2017 with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) demarcating the plot they require for the purpose.

The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At first AAI objected the station above the ground, stating that this could be a threat for air traffic. Many underground utilities, power sub-station and water treatment plant had to be shifted. Encroachments and Land acquisition problems held up the project for multiple times.

The 5 km (3.1 mi) stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[6] 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. But still not opened yet.[7]

Stations

The stations are named after eminent Bengali personalities.[5][8][9] and will have 22 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station will be the underground one. This station will also have a yard and it will be the largest underground facility of India and city's first. It will be 550 m (1,800 ft) long and 41.6 m (136 ft) wide and will facilitate stabling and reversal of rakes, but it will not be a carshed. One can interchange to Line 4 at Dum Dum Airport, Line 2 at VIP Road (Haldiram) and Salt Lake Sector V and Line 1 at Kavi Subhash. At Kavi Subhash, Rail Interchange will be also available (Sealdah South Section).

On 4 January 2021 the state government decided to rename 9 metro stations in New Town area to their more prevailing names rather than using the old ones which were given during the planning phase. The state transport department has informed Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) of the new names of the proposed nine metro stations between Nazrul Tirtha at the entry of New Town from Salt Lake Sector V till Chinar Park, the last station on the line before it turns right on VIP road towards Kolkata Airport.[10]

Line 6 (Orange Line)
No. Station name Location Phase Opening Connections Layout Notes
EnglishBengali
1Jai Hind / Biman Bandarজয় হিন্দ / বিমান বন্দরNSCB International Airport 4Under constructionYellow Line (Under construction)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Airport AC Bus Stand

Airport Gate No. 1 Bus Stop

Airport Gate No. 2 Bus Stop

Airport Gate No. 2.5 Bus Stop

Airport Gate No. 3 Bus Stop

 Underground
2VIP Road / Haldiramভি আই পি রোড / হলদিরামTeghoriaGreen Line (Planned)

Minibus Stand

Haldiram Bus Stop

 Elevated
3Chinar Parkচিনার পার্কNew Town
4City Centre - 2সিটি সেন্টার - ২
5Mangaldeepমঙ্গলদীপ Also known as Akanksha 5-point crossing
6Eco Parkইকো পার্ক Also known as Nawabpur
7Mother's Wax Museumমাদার্স ওয়াক্স মিউজিয়াম
8Shiksha Tirthaশিক্ষা তীর্থ Also known as Kala Kshetra
9Biswa Bangla Convention Centreবিশ্ব বাংলা কনভেনশন সেন্টার Also known as Narkelbagan / Rabindra Tirtha
10Swapno Bhorস্বপ্ন ভোর
11Nazrul Tirthaনজরুল তীর্থ Also known as Newtown Bus Stand
12Nabadigantaনবদিগন্তSalt LakeAlso known as Bidhannagar Limit
13Salt Lake Sector-Vসল্ট লেক সেক্টর-V 3Green Line (Operational)

Wipro Bus Stop

Saltlake Bus Depot

Karunamoyee Bus Station(WBTC,CTC,SBSTC,NBSTC)

 Located near IT Hub of Kolkata
14NalbanনলবনServing Nicco Park
15Gour Kishore Ghoshগৌর কিশোর ঘোষAlso known as Chingrighata / Sukanta Nagar
16BeleghataবেলেঘাটাBeliaghataAlso known as Tangra Metropolitan Township
17Barun Senguptaবরুণ সেনগুপ্তDhapa/Mathpukur 2Also known as Metropolitan
18Ritwik Ghatakঋত্বিক ঘটকUttar Panchanagram
19VIP Bazarভি আই পি বাজারVIP Bazar
20Hemanta Mukhopadhyayহেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়Ruby Island 1Also known as Kasba Golpark / East Kolkata Township
21Kavi Sukantaকবি সুকান্তKalikapur
22Jyotirindra Nandiজ্যোতিরিন্দ্র নন্দীMukundapurAlso known as Singhbari
23Satyajit Rayসত্যজিৎ রায়SRFTI / Hiland Park Bengal Ambuja Bus Stop

Hiland Park Bus Stop

Peerless Hospital Bus Stop

 Also known as Chak Garia / Ajoy Nagar
24Kavi Subhashকবি সুভাষNew Garia7 October 2010Blue Line (Operational)

New Garia Station

New Garia Station Bus Stand

 At Grade

See also
Line 2 and 6 under construction at Salt Lake Sector V, November 2017

References
  1. "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
  2. "CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains".
  3. "Kolkata: Work on fast track as East-West Metro eyes new links in next two years | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 June 2019.
  4. "Ruby-New Garia trial clocks 83kmph speed". The Times of India. 22 January 2023.
  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. "New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat Metro extension".
  8. "Kolkata Metro Line 6".
  9. Mondal, Biswadeep (4 January 2021). "West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations". Times of India.
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