Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station

Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, formerly Tollygunge,[1] is a station of the Kolkata Metro.[2][3] The station is located in Tollygunge area. [4] The station has been named after Uttam Kumar, one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.


Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
মহানায়ক উত্তম কুমার
Kolkata Metro station
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station
General information
LocationDeshapran Sashmal Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata
Coordinates22.494452°N 88.345154°E / 22.494452; 88.345154
Owned byKolkata Metro
Line(s) Blue Line 
Platforms1 Side platform and 2 island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsTollygunge Bus Terminal, Tollygunge Tram Depot
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKMUK
History
OpenedApril 29, 1986 (1986-04-29)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Previous namesTollygunge
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Rabindra Sarobar
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Netaji
towards Kavi Subhash
Location
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar is located in Kolkata
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Location within Kolkata

The Tollygunge Golf Club is on the west side of the station, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club lies less than a kilometre to the east and ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a short distance south along Deshapran Sashmal Road at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road.

Station Layout
2nd platform of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station

It is an at-grade station of the Kolkata Metro Line 1.

Mahanayak Uttam Kumar track layout
to Rabindra Sarobar (Platforms 2&3)
to Netaji
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Netaji
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Rabindra Sarobar
Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left | P-1A Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 1A
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Rabindra Sarobar

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 12C/1B, 40A, 40B, 41, 41B, 47/1, 80A, 205, 205A, 208, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), S114 (Mini), S117 (Mini), S188 (Mini), C8, C14/1, M7B, M16, M16A, M18, S2, S4C, S6A, S7, S17A, S31, AC4B, AC6, AC16, AC31, AC47, V1, V9, ST6 etc. serve the station.[5][6]

Tram

Tram route number 24/29 serves the station.

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  3. "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. "Bus Services".


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