Phoolbagan metro station

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Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg
Phoolbagan
ফুলবাগান
फूलबगान
Kolkata Metro station
Phoolbagan-Metro-Station.jpg
The metro station entrance, during its inauguration in January 2021.
General information
Other namesLIC Phoolbagan metro station
Location111, Narkeldanga Main Road, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700054
India
Coordinates22°34′20″N 88°23′22″E / 22.572131°N 88.389441°E / 22.572131; 88.389441
Owned byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s) Green Line 
PlatformsIsland platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsIndian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zoneEast-West
History
Opened4 October 2020; 3 years ago (4 October 2020)
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
IFA Salt Lake Stadium Line 2 Sealdah
Location
Phoolbagan is located in Kolkata
Phoolbagan
Phoolbagan
Location within Kolkata

Phoolbagan metro station (or LIC Phoolbagan metro station for sponsorship reasons[1]) is a station of the Kolkata Metro in Phoolbagan, a north neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The underground station is at the Phoolbagan crossing on the Narkeldanga Main Road. It is near to the Gurudas College and Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Institution.[2] The station opened on 4 October 2020 and commercial services started the next day.[3]

History

Construction

The Station

Structure

This is the first underground station in this line and has island platforms.

Layout

Phoolbagan track layout
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Eastbound Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Salt Lake Stadium
Island platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Westbound Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Sealdah

Connections

Rail

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg is 500m away from the metro station.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) via VIP Road & C.I.T Road.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22". ThePrint. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.kmrc.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.