Noapara metro station and depot

Noapara is the largest elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Noapara, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] It opened on 10 July 2013.[2] These include four platforms with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations.[3] It serves the localities of Noapara, Tobin Road and Bonhooghly. The station has 2 stories, with 6 escalators and 4 elevators. There are also 31 CCTV cameras for increased security.[4] The Kolkata Metro owns a 147-acre depot for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station.[5] This will be an elevated metro station for the upcoming Yellow Line under Kolkata Metro.

For other uses, see Noapara.


Noapara
নোয়াপাড়া
Kolkata Metro station and depot
Inside Noapara metro station.
General information
LocationAkshay Kumar Mukherjee Road, Noapara, Baranagar
Coordinates22.639673°N 88.393978°E / 22.639673; 88.393978
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms4 (2 side and 1 island)
Tracks4 (2 more tracks lead to the depot)
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track]
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed, Operational
Station codeKNAP
Fare zoneKOAA
History
Opened10 July 2013 (2013-07-10)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Baranagar
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Dum Dum
towards Kavi Subhash
Terminus Yellow Line
(under construction)
 Dum Dum Cantonment
towards Barasat
Location

Station Layout

 Line 1   Line 4 

Noapara track layout
to Baranagar
P1
P2
to Dum Dum
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L1 Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
Northbound Line 4 Toward →Dum Dum Cantt.→→
Southbound Line 4 Terminus
Island platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Dum Dum
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Baranagar
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access

Depot
Map of Noapara depot, Kolkata

This is the oldest and biggest metro depot in India. It serves the Kolkata Metro Line 1 and will also serve Kolkata Metro Line 4 in future. This depot can hold maximum 40 rakes at a time. Newly received rakes are also tested here, and the old ones are kept here. The depot is connected to the Kolkata Chord line, so that newly manufactured rakes can directly be brought via train.

History

It was opened in 1984. Before that, it was a Railway yard and a track extended till Texmaco Rail & Engineering manufacturing unit.

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 34C serves the station.[6]

Auto

Noapara Metro to Bonhoogly. Pramod Nagar to Tobin Road

See also

References
  1. Gupta, Jayanta (21 November 2012). "March 2013 date for Noapara Metro". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. "Milestone". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. Gupta, Jayanta (25 May 2013). "Noapara metro opening expected by month's end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. Banerjee, Tamaghna (11 March 2013). "Noapara Metro from April". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. Chakroborty, Ajanta (25 December 2012). "From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. "Bus Services".
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