Shyambazar metro station
Shyambazar is a station of the Kolkata Metro located in the Shyambazar area.[1][2][3] It is the sixth metro station of Line 1 of Kolkata Metro from the north.
![]() Shyambazar শ্যামবাজার | |||||||||||
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Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
![]() Shyambazar Metro Station Entrance | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Shyambazar, Kolkata | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22.601313°N 88.372586°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Island Platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground, Double-track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes ![]() | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | KSHY | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 15, 1995 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V DC Third Rail | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() Shyambazar Location within Kolkata |
History
The station
Structure
Shyambazar is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.
Layout
Shyambazaar track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform |
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P | Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Belgachhia |
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 3C/1, 3C/2, 3D, 3D/1, 30B, 30B/1, 30C, 30D, 32A, 34B, 34C, 47B, 78, 78/1, 79B, 91, 91A, 91C, 93, 201, 202, 211A, 214, 214A, 215/1, 219, 219/1, 222, 227, 230, 234, 234/1, 240, DN18, KB16, KB22, K1, K4, JM2, 007, 7 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S168 (Mini), S176 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S185 (Mini), S189 (Mini), C11, C28, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S21, S32, S57, T8, AC20, AC40, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.[4][5]
Train
Kolkata railway station and Tala railway station are the nearest rail stations. Bidhannagar Road railway station is also located nearby.
Tram
Tram route number 5 serves the station.
Entry/Exit
Shyambazar metro station exits | |||
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | Gate No-4 |
Main Gate | RGKMCH Gate | MMC College Gate | Bhupen Bose Avenue
Gate |
Gallery
- Gate No. 1 of the metro station
- Shyambazar Belgachia bound platform
See also
References
- "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- "Bus route | Calcutta Tram". calcuttatramways.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
- "Bus Services".
External links
Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official Website for line 1
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Shyambazar station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.