Behala Chowrasta metro station

Behala Chowrasta is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 3.[1] It is an elevated station, and have side platforms. It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]


Behala Chowrasta
বেহালা চৌরাস্তা
Kolkata Metro
General information
LocationDiamond Harbour Rd, Behala Chowrasta, Kolkata, West Bengal 700008
India
Coordinates22.487529°N 88.313426°E / 22.487529; 88.313426
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsSide Platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opening30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Sakherbazar
towards Joka
Purple Line Behala Bazar
towards Taratala
Route map
Esplanade
Park Street
Victoria
Tolly Canal
Khidirpur
Mominpur
Majerhat
Taratala
Behala Bazar
Behala Chowrasta
Sakher Bazar
Thakurpukur
Joka
IIM Calcutta
Diamond Park
Location
Behala Chowrasta is located in Kolkata
Behala Chowrasta
Behala Chowrasta
Location within Kolkata

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[4][5]

The station

Structure

Behala Chowrasta elevated metro station situated on the Line 3 of Kolkata Metro. It is located exactly above the Behala Chowrasta intersection on Diamond Harbour Road / NH-12.

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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards → Esplanade next station is Behala Bazaar
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Sakherbazaar
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Electricity and signal systems

Like the other stations and lines of the Kolkata Metro, this station will use 750 volts DC power supply by the third railway to operate the trains.

Train movement will be conducted at this station and on the railway by communication-based train control signal system. This signal system can operate a 5 second interval train.

References

  1. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. "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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