Behala Bazar metro station

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Behala Bazar
বেহালা বাজার
; Behala Bazar; বেহালা বাজার
Kolkata Metro
General information
Location	Diamond Harbour Rd, Behala Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700034; India
Coordinates	22.498929°N 88.317354°E
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side Platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opening	30 December 2022
Electrified	750V DC
Services
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Location
	Behala Bazar Location within Kolkata

Behala Bazar is a metro station of the Kolkata Metro. The station is located in Behala Bazar. The station is one of the 6 stations on the first phase of the Kolkata Metro's Purple Line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[1]

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.[2]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[3]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[3][4]

Station layout

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
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards → Esplanade next station is Taratala
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Chowrasta
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2
L2

Finance

Indian Railways has spent Rs 2,477.25 crore to construct six stations and metro rail system on the 6.5 km long Joka-Taratla route including Behala Bazar.[3]

References

"PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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[1] "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[2] Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[livemint-3] "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[4] "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.