Kavi Subhash metro station

The Kavi Subhash Metro Station, formerly New Garia Metro Station, is the southern terminal station of the Kolkata Metro Line 1 (North-South Corridor) of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, India. It is named after poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay.[1] This station was opened to public on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in 2010.


Kavi Subhash
কবি সুভাষ
Kolkata Metro station
কবি সুভাষ (নিউ গড়িয়া) মেট্রো স্টেশন Kavi Subhash (New Garia) Metro Station
General information
LocationNew Garia, Kolkata
Coordinates22°28′19″N 88°23′53″E
Line(s) Blue Line   Orange Line 
PlatformsBoth Side platforms & island platforms
Tracks4 (4 lead to the depot)
Connections New Garia
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeKKVS
Fare zoneNorth-South
History
OpenedLine 1: 7 October 2010
Line 6: March 2023
Previous namesNew Garia
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Shahid Khudiram
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Terminus
Terminus Orange Line
(under construction)
 Satyajit Ray
towards Biman Bandar
Location
Kavi Subhash is located in Kolkata
Kavi Subhash
Kavi Subhash
Location within Kolkata

This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section. The station will eventually become the southernmost terminal of the Kolkata Metro Line 6 (Bypass Corridor) of Kolkata Metro.[2][3]

The Station

Layout
Kavi Subhash track layout
to Shahid Khudiram
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

 Line 1 

G Street Level Exit/Entrance

Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shahid Khudiram
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access

 Line 6 

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
B Basement Car Parking
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops, Crossover
L1 Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
Northbound Toward ←Satyajit Ray←←
Island platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Southbound Terminus
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2 Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
Northbound Terminus
Southbound Toward proposed Baruipur Metro corridor
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 1B, 206, S116 (Mini), S124 (Mini) etc. serve the station.[4]

Train

It is Connected to New Garia railway station on Sealdah South Mainline.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is connected via VIP Road and EM Bypass, with a distance of 24.3 km.

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata metro reaches New Garia". Railway Gazette. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  3. "এগোচ্ছে কাজ, নিউ গড়িয়ায় মিলবে তিনটি মেট্রোপথ" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. "Bus Services".
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