List of Kolkata Metro depots and yards

The Kolkata Metro is a mass rapid transit urban railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in 24 October, 1984. As of January, 2023, there are 5 commercially operational depots Noapara, Tollygunge, New Garia, Central Park and Joka.^[1][2][3]

Aerial view of the New Garia Depot (Kavi Subhash Carshed).

Depots

Operational

#	Depot Name		Photo	Layout	Line	Connected station	Opened	Track gauge	Electrification	Notes	Ref
	English	Bengali
1	Noapara	নোয়াপাড়া			Blue Line   Yellow Line   Pink Line	Noapara, Dum Dum and Baranagar	1984	Broad gauge	750V DC		[4][5][6]
2	Tollygunge	টালিগঞ্জ			Blue Line	Mahanayak Uttam Kumar	1984	Broad gauge	750V DC		[7][8][6]
3	New Garia	নিউ গড়িয়া			Blue Line   Orange Line	Kavi Subhash	2010	Broad gauge	750V DC		[9][10]
4	Central Park	সেন্ট্রাল পার্ক			Green Line	Central Park	2018	Standard gauge	750V DC	Only standard gauge depot in Kolkata.	[11][12]
5	Joka	জোকা			Purple Line	Joka	2022	Broad gauge	750V DC		[13][14][15]

Under Construction

#	Depot Name		Photo	Layout	Line	Connected station	Opening (expected)	Track gauge	Electrification	Notes	Ref
	English	Bengali
1	Airport	এয়ারপোর্ট			Yellow Line   Orange Line	Jai Hind	March 2025	Broad gauge	750V DC	Largest underground facility in India.	[16][17]
2	New Town	নিউটাউন			Orange Line	Mother's Wax Museum	2027/2028	Broad gauge

See also

• Kolkata Metro
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• List of proposed and under-construction Kolkata metro stations

References

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