Yellow Line (Kolkata Metro)

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Yellow Line (Kolkata Metro)

Yellow Line is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a 16.876 km (10.486 mi)[1] long line from Noapara to Barasat in North 24 Parganas, which is under construction. It is being built by RVNL, Senbo & ITD.[3] It will run mostly on underground tunnels, the track will be elevated until Jessore Road from Noapara and then go underground towards Barasat metro station. It will have an interchange at the Kolkata Airport with Orange Line.

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Yellow Line
Under construction Yellow Line near Bagjola canal
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StatusUnder construction
OwnerIndian Railways
Locale Kolkata Metropolitan Region, India
Termini
Connecting linesBlue Line Orange Line
Stations10
WebsiteIndian Railways
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKolkata Metro
Operator(s)Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)
  • Noapara Depot
  • Airport Depot (under construction)
  • Barasat Depot (planned)
History
Planned openingMarch 2025
Technical
Line length18.13 km (11.27 mi)[1]
  • Under construction: 6.87 km (4.27 mi)
  • Planned: 11.26 km (7.00 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification750 V DC[2] using third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (designed)
SignallingTPWS signalling (initially)
CBTC signalling (in future)
Route map
Noapara
Kestopur Canal
Dum Dum Cantonment
Jessore Road
Jai Hind
Birati
Michael Nagar
New Barrackpur
Noai Canal
Madhyamgram
Hridaypur
Barasat

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Stations

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The stations of this corridor are:

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Yellow Line
No. Station Name Location Phase Opening Connections Layout Coordinates Notes
EnglishBengali
1Noaparaনোয়াপাড়াNoapara 110 July 2013
  • Blue Line
    • 34C Bus Stand
    • Health Care More Bus Stop
    • Auto Stand to Promodnagar/Mathkal
Elevated
2Dum Dum Cantonment দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্টDum Dum Cantonment Trial run started from 14th December 2024 (March 2025 expected for commercial operation)
3Jessore Road যশোহর রোডNSCB International Airport (Gate No. 1)
  • H.M.V. Gate Bus Stop
    • Airport Gate No. 1 Bus Stop
At gradePreviously suburban rail used to operate in this line
4Jai Hind জয় হিন্দNSCB International Airport
  • Orange Line (under construction)
    • 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
5Birati বিরাটিBirati 2Under construction
  • Birati More Bus Stop
  • Gouripur Bus Stand
6Michael Nagar মাইকেল নগরMichael Nagar
  • Bankra Bus Stop
  • Bankra Madni Nagar Bus Stop
7New Barrackpurনিউ ব্যারাকপুরNew Barrackpore Under construction (AAI approval needed)[4]
  • B.T. College Bus Stand
  • Sukanta Nagar Bus Stop
8Madhyamgram মধ্যমগ্রামMadhyamgram 3 Planned
9Hridaypurহৃদয়পুরHridaypur
10BarasatবারাসাতBarasat
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Progress of Dum Dum Cantonment metro station

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Dum Dum Cantonment metro station

An amount of Rs 227 crore contract to build this station along with a mostly at-grade 2.16 km (1.34 mi) section from the Bagjola Canal to the existing ramp of the Airport Circular Railway track was awarded to Senbo Engineering Limited all the way back in June 2011. Since then, the station’s civil structure has been built, but work for the at-grade track section could not be started due to land acquisition issues along the line’s proposed alignment. But the rehabilitation work has completed in 2020, and the work is going smoothly. Recently girders were placed over Eastern Railway tracks. The metro station is set to be operational by 2025.

Project development

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Project development

The project will be completed in three phases. The first phase of work from Noapara to Biman Bandar is under progress. In the second phase work from Biman Bandar to New Barrackpore will be done and in the last phase from New Barrackpore to Barasat work will be done. But the development work from New Barrackpore to Barasat got struck for the last eight years since it was sanctioned because of encroachments.[5] and the Airport Authority of India objected the elevated stretches from New Barrackpore to Barasat. Later, after objections from AAI, a decision was taken to convert this into an underground stretch. On 29 June 2019 sanction for material modification for underground construction at an additional cost of 1,615 crore (US$180 million) was sent to Railway Board by Metro. For this underground tunneling AAI has agreed to shift their fuel tanks, buildings and cables and the project is expected to be started from 2020.[6]

Construction of an underground integrated station for Orange Line and Yellow Line has begun at NSCBI Airport land just 150 metres (492 ft) away from the terminal building.

The development of New Barrackpore to Barasat was supposed to go elevated to cut down the expenses, but the stretch was in doubt due to huge encroachment problem. But in February 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his nod to construct this stretch underground, giving respite to thousands of families who were supposed to be evicted for the development of the elevated stretch.[7] In order to lower the cost of the underground work, latest technology TBM will not be used, instead old technology of cut and cover method will be used for metro.[8]

Yellow Line has been divided into three phases.

  • Phase 1: Noapara - Biman Bandar (Under trials, Comercial services to start from March 2025)
  • Phase 2: Biman Bandar - New Barrackpore (under construction till Michael Nagar; Michael Nagar - New Barrackpur metro stretch resumes as AAI permits 18m cranes and external construction)
  • Phase 3: New Barrackpore - Barasat (Planned, contraction will begin soon)

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