Английская Википедия:Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station
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Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro Station is a Metro station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro at Ruby Crossing, serving the areas of E.M. Bypass, Kasba and Anandapur.[1] The station is named in honour of the Indian Bengali playback singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.[2][3]
History
This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[4] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It is intended to reduce travel time between Kolkata's southernmost areas and the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
The Шаблон:Cvt stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[5] As of now, the station and associated metro viaduct connections are fully completed with trail runs being conducted over this and other phase 1 stations. RVNL planned to launch the metro over this truncated route before this year's Durga Puja, but was postponed due to signalling issues.[6]
After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata Metro Line 6 is due to be inaugurated on 7 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Taratala-Majerhat under Line 3 and Esplanade-Howrah Maidan under Line 2.[7][8][9][10][11]
Structure and layout
The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide, structurally elevated and has three levels. Station entrances and exits are at the ground level (G). The second level (L1) houses station fare control, station agents, metro card vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level (L2) houses the platforms and rail tracks.[12]
The station has four entrances and exits. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.[13] Шаблон:Stack
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform doors will open on the left Шаблон:Access icon | |
| Southbound | Towards →Kavi Subhash→ next station is Kavi Sukanta→ | |
| Northbound | →Towards ←Biman Bandar← next station is VIP Bazaar← | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left Шаблон:Access icon | ||
| L2 | ||
Connections
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station is situated at the junction of Rashbehari Avenue and E.M. Bypass, termed as Ruby Crossing. It will act as an interchange for the residents of Central and South Kolkata connecting them to the IT hubs of Salt Lake. People can reach Kasba Industrial Estate, passport offices and various school and colleges via Line 6 and Blue Line can reach after boarding off the station. The metro station is located in vicinity of various hospitals like Peerless Hospital. It is preceded by the VIP Bazar metro station at 1.3 km to the north, and followed by the Kavi Sukanta metro station at 1 km to the south.[13][1]
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See also
References
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