Baranagar metro station

Baranagar, also known as JSW Baranagar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is off Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop of Baranagar in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Presently, this metro station is the tallest metro station of Kolkata (approximately 55 feet). The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Baranagar Road railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.^{[1][2][3] [4]} The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.^[5]

Baranagar বরাহ নগর
Kolkata Metro station
Main entrance of station
General information
Location	Dunlop, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700108  India
Coordinates	22.6535°N 88.3788°E / 22.6535; 88.3788
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Baranagar Road
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opened	22 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-22)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Dakshineswar Terminus Blue Line Noapara towards Kavi Subhash
Location Baranagar Location within Kolkata Metro Show map of Kolkata Metro Baranagar Baranagar (Kolkata) Show map of Kolkata

History

Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.^[6][7] A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.^[8] And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.^[9][10] By June 2019, over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the between Noapara and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signalling system and laying of the tracks.^[11]

Station layout

L1 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	→      Blue Line toward Kavi Subhash (Noapara) →
Platform 1	←      Blue Line toward Dakshineswar (terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

Connections

Train

It is connected with Baranagar Road railway station of Chord link line of Kolkata Suburban Railway .

Bus

This station is connected with B.T. Road and Belghoria Expressway. Bus route numbers 26, 26C, 32A, 34B, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, K4, S159 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), C28, E32, S11, S15G, S23A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2B, AC20, AC23A, AC50, AC50A, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.^[12][13]

Auto

Several auto services are available on B. T. Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee, Barrackpore.

See also

Baranagar metro station during construction

• List of Kolkata Metro stations

References

1. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
3. Express News Service (3 January 2010). "Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro". Express India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
4. TNN. "Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. Team, BS Web. "LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
6. Gupta, Jayanta (13 December 2017). "It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
7. Shah, Narendra (21 February 2019). "Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
8. Mandal, Sanjay (13 October 2019). "March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
9. Gupta, Jayanta (6 February 2020). "West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
10. Mandal, Sanjay (2 February 2020). "July, revised date for Baranagar Metro". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
11. Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
12. "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
13. "Bus Services".

External links

• Official website for Kolkata Metro Line 1
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• "Baranagar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.