Mahakaran metro station

Mahakaran metro station[1] also known as New Mahakaran[2] metro station (both are officially correct) is a station of Line 2 (East-West Metro) of the Kolkata Metro, located in B.B.D. Bagh area. There are many British heritage buildings near the station with the Lal Dighi adjoining it. The tracks leaving the station towards Howrah go underneath the Hooghly river through the 1st underwater metro tunnel of India.


Mahakaran / New Mahakaran
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationB. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata - 700001
Coordinates22.571189°N 88.350106°E / 22.571189; 88.350106
Owned byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
PlatformsIsland platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Fare zoneEast-West
History
Opening2022 (expected)
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Line 2
Location
Mahakaran / New Mahakaran
Location within Kolkata

The Station

Layout
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Eastbound Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for  Blue Line 
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah

See also

References
  1. "KMRC".
  2. "Kolkata-Metro-Rail-Project-Business-Buzz-Ahmedabad-Metro" (PDF).


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