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Howrah metro station is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 2 in Howrah, India.[1] Built underneath Howrah railway station's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub.[2] It is the deepest metro station in India.[2][3] To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through India's biggest under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river;[4][5] whilst to the west the adjacent station is Howrah Maidan.[6]
History
Шаблон:See also The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971.[7] It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region.[8] As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the Hooghly River.
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.
After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section of Kolkata Metro Line 2 is due to be inaugurated on 6 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Taratala-Majerhat under Line 3 and Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay under Line 6.[9][10] This station was a gift to western part of west bengal as local commuters arriving at Howrah railway station from Howrah, Midnapore and Hooghly districts can avail these services to reach their offices.[11] This station solely serves as a tourist attraction due to the underwater tunnel segment under Hooghly River, indicative of dense blue LED lights encompassing all over that segment.[12][13][14]
The station
Structure
Layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P1 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left Шаблон:Access icon | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Mahakaran | |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right Шаблон:Access icon | ||
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah Maidan | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left Шаблон:Access icon | ||
Connections
Шаблон:See also Passengers can travel through the Kolkata Metro via interchanges on the rest of Line 2. Further the station is directly connected to both Howrah railway station complexes (being in middle of those complexes), allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway via a subway leading to the complexes.[13]
Gallery
See also
- Transport in Kolkata
- List of Kolkata Metro stations
- East West Metro, Kolkata metro line 2
- Kolkata Metro
References
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