The Kolkata Metro the Underground Mass Rapid Transit Urban Railway network in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October, 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995.

Currently, there is only one line, the North-South Corridor. In the future, there will be five other metro lines.

North South Corridor

The stations on the metro (south to north) are :

Station	Line	Notes
Kavi Subhash Kavi Subhash Metro Station The Kavi Subhash Metro Station, formerly New Garia Metro Station, is the southern terminal station of the North-South corridor of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, India. It is named after poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay...	North-South	(Interchange with New Garia railway station for Sealdah Sealdah Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...  South section Suburban local trains; formerly: New Garia New Garia New Garia is a neighbourhood located in Garia, Kolkata, India. It is bounded by Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to the north, Patuli to the west, Garia Railway Station to the south and Chakgaria to the east.-Transport:... )
Shahid Khudiram Khudiram Bose Khudiram Bose was a Bengali revolutionary, one of the youngest revolutionaries early in the Indian independence movement...	North-South	(Formerly: Briji)
Kavi Nazrul Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...	North-South	(Formerly: Garia Garia Garia is a posh neighbourhood in south Kolkata, India. It includes the localities of Naktala, New Garia, Chak Garia, Garia Park, Baghajatin, Baishnabghata-Patuli, Techno City, Model Town, Ganguly Bagan, Tentulberia, East Tentulberia, Ramgarh, Briji, Kamalgazi, Mahamayatala, Boral, Sreenagar,...  Bazar)
Gitanjali Gitanjali Gitanjali is a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.This volume became very famous in the West, and was widely translated....	North-South	(Formerly: Naktala Naktala Naktala is a neighbourhood in South Kolkata, near Garia under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Ganguly Bagan to the north, Bansdroni to the west, Garia Crossing to the south and Baishnabghata to the east.- History :Previously forest, swampland and a... )
Masterda Surya Sen Surya Sen Surya Sen was a prominent Bengali freedom fighter, an Indian independence activist and the chief architect of anti-British freedom movement in Chittagong, Bengal...	North-South	(Formerly: Bansdroni Bansdroni Bansdroni is an eminent locality in South Kolkata. It is connected to the city with the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Road linking Garia in the south and Tollygunge in the North... )
Netaji	North-South	(Formerly: Kudghat)
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...	North-South	(Formerly: Tollygunge Tollygunge Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata. It is flanked by the Eastern Railway south suburban line to the north, Lake Gardens and Golf Green in the east, the Pashchim & Purba Putiaries in the south, and Behala in the west.-History:... )
Rabindra Sarobar Rabindra Sarobar Rabindra Sarobar is an artificial lake in south Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is popularly referred to as the "Lungs of Calcutta"....	North-South
Kalighat Kalighat Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, India. One of the oldest neighborhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated and vibrant -- with a rich history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time....	North-South	(Proposed name: Shahid Bhagat Singh)
Jatin Das Park	North-South
Netaji Bhavan Netaji Bhavan Metro Station Netaji Bhavan is one of the stations of Kolkata Metro.This name is from Netaji Bhawan, the nearby memorial hall and museum of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Scenes of the Netaji's life are painted inside the station....	North-South	(Formerly: Bhowanipore Bhowanipore Bhowanipore or Bhabanipur is the oldest locality of South Kolkata. It is located just south of the Lower Circular Road . It is the second largest locality in South Kolkata after Ballygunge... )
Rabindra Sadan Rabindra Sadan Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Calcutta, located near the Nandan cinema and cultural complex and the Academy of Fine Arts on AJC Bose Road in South Kolkata. Construction began on 5 August 1961 and ended October 1967...	North-South
Maidan Maidan (Kolkata) The Maidan is the largest urban park in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a vast stretch of field and home to numerous play grounds, including the famous cricketing venue Eden Gardens, several football stadia, and Kolkata Race Course. Maidan is dotted with several statues and...	North-South	(Proposed name: Gostho Pal)
Park Street Park Street Park Street may refer to:* Park Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA** Park Street , Boston, USA* Park Street, Hertfordshire, England** Park Street railway station in Hertfordshire* Park Street, Kolkata, India* Park Street, Bristol, England...	North-South
Esplanade Esplanade Metro Station Esplanade is a station of the of Kolkata Metro. The station is located at the northern end of Jawaharlal Nehru Road in Kolkata....	North-South
Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk , originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India...	North-South
Central (Kolkata Metro) Central (Kolkata Metro) Central is a station of the of the Kolkata Metro located in central Kolkata on Bipin Behari Ganguli Street, which will serve the Line 2 on the Metro in a few years and is being upgraded....	North-South
Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro Station	North-South
Girish Park	North-South
Shobhabazar Shobhabazar Shobhabazar is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:...  Sutanuti Sutanuti Sutanuti was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Kalikata. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city...	North-South
Shyambazar Shyambazar Shyambazar is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as...	North-South
Belgachhia	North-South
Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a neighbourhood in North-west Kolkata and the location of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, formerly Dum Dum Airport.Dum Dum is a well known place in greater Kolkata...	North-South

Dum Dum-Dakshineswar Extension

The plan to extend the line in the north from Dumdum to Dakshineswar (5.2 km) is under execution. The construction of this line started in February 2010. This line has also been planned to be extended till Barrackpore

Barrackpore

Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...

 (12.5 km) in the north.

The stations on this stretch will be -

1. Ma Sarada Devi
   Sarada Devi
   Sarada Devi , born Saradamani Mukhopadhyaya , was the wife and spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a nineteenth century mystic of Bengal. Sarada Devi is also reverentially addressed as the Holy Mother by the followers of the Ramakrishna monastic order...
   
    (Noapara)
2. Swami Vivekananda
   Swami Vivekananda
   Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
   
    (Baranagar)
3. Dakshineswar
   Dakshineswar
   Dakshineswar is a town in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.-History:In 1847, Rani Rashmoni of Bengal began the construction of the famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Rani, who was a rich and pious widow of colonial Bengal had a divine revelation ordering her to...
   
   

The extension to Barrackpore

Barrackpore

Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...

 beyond Dakshineswar will have the following proposed stations -

1. Kamarhati
2. Agarpara
3. Panihati
4. Titagarh
5. Barrackpore

Noapara-Barasat Link

The project to build a 18.5 km long line from Noapara to Barasat

Barasat

Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...

 via Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose...

. is also sanctioned and construction work has commenced on this stretch.

The proposed stations on this route are-

1. Noapara
2. Dum Dum Cantonment
3. Jessore Road
4. Bimanbandar
5. Birati
6. Michael Nagar
7. New Barrackpore
8. Madhyamgram
9. Hridaypur
10. Barasat

Dum Dum-Airport Link

This is a planned link to connect the Metro to the Airport. This route will run over a length of 8.24 km on the Up section, and 6.40 km on the Down section.

The proposed stations are -

Up Section

1. Dum Dum
2. Noapara
3. Ramakrishna Palli
4. Shanti Nagar
5. Bimanbandar (Airport).

Down Section

1. Bimanbandar (Airport)
2. Jessore Road
3. Dum Dum Cantonment
4. Dum Dum

Joka-B.B.D. Bagh Link

A 16.72 km long metro line from Joka (in extreme South Kolkata) and B B D Bagh (in central Kolkata) is also under construction . It is being constructed by RVNL and the tender has gone to Simplex Infrastructures.

The proposed stations on this route are -

1. Joka
2. Thakurpukur
3. Sakherbazar
4. Behala Chowrasta
5. Behala Bazar
6. Taratalla
7. Majherhat
8. Mominpur
9. Kidderpore
10. Hastings
11. Park Street
12. Esplanade
13. BBD Bag

The proposed Park Street and Esplanade stations won't be the same as the ones on the north-south Metro route. The Joka-BBD Bag route will meet the north-south services at the Central station, said a senior Metro official. This is where the upcoming East-West Metro is likely to meet the two routes as well. Passengers can take different routes from this station

New Garia-Airport Link

A connection between New Garia and the Airport(32 km) via E M Bypass , Saltlake and Rajarhat is on the cards in order to help reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose...

. The work on this New Garia-Airport was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...

 on February 7, 2011 with a project deadline of six months. The deadline is surely going to be missed as construction work hasn't begun anywhere yet.

The 32 km link between Kavi Subhas (New Garia) and the airport, to be set up at a cost of Rs 400 crore, will have 24 stations.
The stations, as declared till now, will be named after eminent personalities.

1. Satyajit Ray Station
   Satyajit Ray
   Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
   
    (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
   Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
   Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute is a film institute in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.The institute was established in 1995, and registered as a Society on 18.8.95 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 and is an autonomous society funded by Ministry of Information and...
   
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2. Jyotindra Nandy Station (Mukundapur)
3. Sukanta Bhattacharya Station
   Sukanta Bhattacharya
   Sukanta Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet and playwright. Along with Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, he was one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry, despite the fact that most of his works had been in publication posthumously...
   
    (Kalikapur)
4. Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Station
   Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
   Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay also known as Hemanta Mukherjee was an Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar.-Early life:...
   
    (Kasba Golpark/Ruby Hospital)
5. Barun Sengupta Station
   Barun Sengupta
   Barun Sengupta , the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic...
   
    (Science City
   Science City Kolkata
   Science City, Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent under National Council of Science Museums , Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J B S Haldane avenue, Kolkata...
   
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6. Gour Kishore Ghosh Station
   Gour Kishore Ghosh
   Gour Kishore Ghosh , was a celebrated Bengali writer and journalist.-Early life:Gour Kishore Ghosh was born in Hat Gopalpur village in the Jessore district in undivided bengal, , on the 22nd of June 1923...
   
    (Chingrighata)
7. IT Station (Salt Lake Sector V)
8. Kala Kshetra Station (Rajarhat CBD 2
   Rajarhat
   Rajarhat Gopalpur , a neighbourhood of Calcutta, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is a fast-growing planned new city. It is situated near the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international standing are...
   
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9. Titumir Station
   Titumir
   Titumir , properly Titu Mir, was a rebel against the zamindars and British colonial system in 19th century Bengal, part of British India. He rebelled against the rich landlords and colonial British rulers and put up an impressive armed resistance. Along with his followers, he built a Bamboo fort ...
   
    (Rajarhat City Centre
   Rajarhat
   Rajarhat Gopalpur , a neighbourhood of Calcutta, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is a fast-growing planned new city. It is situated near the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international standing are...
   
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10. Rabindra Tirtha (Rajarhat
    Rajarhat
    Rajarhat Gopalpur , a neighbourhood of Calcutta, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is a fast-growing planned new city. It is situated near the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international standing are...
    
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11. Ritwik Ghatak Station (Bantala Road)
12. Jai Hind Station (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
    Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
    Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose...
    
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