Sealdah metro station

Sealdah Metro Station is an under-inspection station of the Kolkata Metro, located in Sealdah, Kolkata. The underground station adjoins with the Sealdah railway station of the Indian Railways on its eastern side. The Sealdah Court is on the west side of the station, the Sealdah Flyover (Vidyapati Setu) is on the northern side of the station. There is a pedestrian subway linking the metro station with the railway station.


Sealdah
Kolkata Metro station
Sealdah metro station under construction
General information
LocationSealdah, Rajabazar, Kolkata – 700009
India
Coordinates22.567207°N 88.371497°E / 22.567207; 88.371497
Owned byKMRC
Operated byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
PlatformsBoth Island platform & Side platform
Tracks3
Connections Seadah North & South
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth16 m
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder inspection
Fare zoneEast-West
History
Opening2022 May Expected
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Line 2
Location
Sealdah
Location within Kolkata

Inauguration

In March 2022, The Commissioner of Railway Safety gave his approval for the commencement of commercial operations at this station and the station was likely to be inaugurated on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on 15 April 2022.[1] However, the inauguration on the Poila Baisakh could not happen as some issues pointed out by Commissioner of Railway Safety, were yet to be fixed.[2]

The station

Layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P1 Side platform doors will open on the left
Eastbound Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Phoolbagan
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for  Blue Line 
Side platform doors will open on the left

Connections

Rail

It is directly connected to Sealdah railway station.

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata Metro: East-West Sealdah link gets CRS nod, Poila Baisakh start likely". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Sealdah Metro Station : নববর্ষে শহর পাচ্ছে না মেট্রোর নতুন স্টেশন". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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