Barun Sengupta metro station explained

Barun Sengupta
Native Name:বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত
Native Name Lang:bn
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Address:G9VX+GPC, Dhapa, Kolkata, West Bengal 700105
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Opening:Expected to open in 2024.[1]
Electrified:750 V DC third rail
Status:Under Construction
Owned:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Also Known As:Science City
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes

Barun Sengupta (also known as Science City), is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located at Parama Island in the Dhapa area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Dhapa, ITC Royal Bengal, JW Marriott and Science City areas.[2] [3] The station is named in honour of the founder of Bartaman, Barun Sengupta. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.[4] [5]

Location

This station is located in Dhapa across the service road and footpath on the eastern side of Biswa Bangla Sarani at Parama Island.[6] [7] The main elevated structure of the station is situated along the service road and footpath adjacent to the New Garia-bound lane of Biswa Bangla Sarani near Maa Flyover.[8] It is geographically located at .[9] The previous station of the station is Ritwik Ghatak metro station at a distance of and the next station is Beleghata metro station at a distance of .

History

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[10] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore.[11] It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. In October 2011, RVNL awarded Gammon India Limited, the tender for the construction of the metro corridor from VIP Bazar Metro Station to Nikko Park (Nalban metro station),[12] including stations, as part of Package-II of Line 6. Amongst those metro stations, one in Dhapa was also sanctioned, i.e., Barun Sengupta.[13] [14] In January 2012, the construction of the metro station along with the metro line started. The construction of the station was stopped in 2015 due to land dispute at Tagore Park culvert and a pair of footover bridges.[15] The construction of the station started again in May 2017[16] [17] [18] [19] and was fully completed in early 2023.[20] [21] But the metro couldn't be started due to a viaduct gap over Tagore Park culvert.[22] [23]

A week later after inauguration and a day after commercial run started on Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section, in March 2024, RVNL announced the completion of that 76 m viaduct gap after construction of a single-span hanging steel bridge over the disputed Tagore Park culvert. This completed the viaduct upto Beleghata metro station, clearing the way for commercial operations at Barun Sengupta.[24] Trial runs have started in the same month. The station is expected to be operational by late 2024.

Station

Structure

Barun Sengupta Metro Station is an elevated metro station and has a total of 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level.[25] Second-level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control, station agents, metro vending machines, crossovers, etc. The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks. The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.[26] [27] [28]

The station has four entrances and exits. The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station also has drinking water and toilet facilities.[29]

Layout

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GStreet LevelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform doors will open on the left
SouthboundTowards →Kavi Subhash→ next station is Ritwik Ghatak→
Northbound→Towards ←Jai Hind← next station is Beleghata←
Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

Power and signal systems

Like other stations and lines of Kolkata Metro, this station has 750 volt DC powered third rail. The electricity system will be used to operate the train.[30]

Train movement at this station will be managed by communication based train control signaling system. With this signal system, trains can be operated at intervals of 90 seconds.[31]

Services

Services have not started from this station. Currently the station is under construction and is set to be opened in 2024.[32]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chakraborty . Ajanta . Rail Vikas Nigam Limited plans 4 km extension from Ruby Metro to Beliaghata by puja . 11 March 2023 . The Times of India . 20 February 2023 . 22 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222025527/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rvnl-plans-4km-extension-from-ruby-metro-to-beliaghata-by-puja/articleshow/98076538.cms . live .
  2. News: Abbas . Ajmal . First phase of Kolkata Metro's Orange Line all set for launch; covers Kavi Subash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 7 minutes . 11 March 2023 . TimesNow . 30 January 2023 . en . 30 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130090911/https://www.timesnownews.com/kolkata/first-phase-of-kolkata-metros-orange-line-all-set-for-launch-covers-kavi-subash-to-hemanta-mukherjee-in-7-minutes-article-97438188 . live .
  3. Web site: Calcutta Metro to start trial runs along Ruby-Beleghata stretch . Telegraph India.
  4. Web site: CONSTRUCTION WORK OF BARUN SENGUPTA STATION (ORANGE LINE) GOING on IN FULL SWING .
  5. Web site: Reporter . Staff . 2024-04-25 . Kolkata Orange Line Metro Extension Awaits Safety Clearance; Test Runs To Begin - Metro Rail News . 2024-05-08 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-30 . Beleghata-Ruby Section of Kolkata Metro Undergoes Inspection, Here's Why . 2024-05-08 . News18 . en.
  7. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-05-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  8. Web site: Kolkata Metro: বাইপাসের উপর 'প্রায় তৈরি' নয়া মেট্রো স্টেশন, কবে জুড়বে গড়িয়া-এয়ারপোর্ট রুট? . 2024-05-08 . Aaj Tak বাংলা . bn.
  9. News: 2023-02-20 . Rail Vikas Nigam Limited plans 4 km extension from Ruby Metro to Beliaghata by puja . 2024-05-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  10. News: Rail set to take over East-West. https://web.archive.org/web/20110213055942/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp. dead. 13 February 2011. 8 February 2011. The Telegraph. Calcutta, India.
  11. Web site: "Seven projects meant to change the face of Calcutta are entangled in a web of land politics and pandering. Metro explores the tunnel vision" . Telegraph india.
  12. Web site: বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত মেট্রো স্টেশনের নির্মাণ কাজ তুঙ্গে, অন্দরমহলটা দেখে নিন . 2024-05-08 . Eisamay . bn.
  13. Web site: Details of tenders/contracts . 2024-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319185621/https://www.rvnl.org/en/DetailsofContractsAwarded/20130814175604_Kolkata_upto_August-13.pdf . 19 March 2020 .
  14. Web site: "Road Ahead….. Projects sanctioned" . 2024-03-28 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  15. Web site: "Construction of VIP Bazar station begins after two years" .
  16. News: 2023-03-12 . Airport-New Garia Metro: Site visit next week to bridge VIP Bazar gap . 2024-03-28 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  17. News: 2024-02-19 . Man electrocuted at construction site . 2024-03-28 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  18. Web site: 2023-09-28 . শেষের মুখে কলকাতা মেট্রোর আরও ১ স্টেশনের কাজ! ভিতরটা কেমন হল? রইল 'ফার্স্ট লুক' . 2023-03-29 . Hindustantimes Bangla . bn.
  19. Web site: মেট্রোর পথ করতে নোনাডাঙায় সরছে পুরোনো ভিআইপি বাজার . 2024-03-28 . Eisamay . bn.
  20. News: 2024-03-27 . CRS check till Metropolitan: No Ruby ops on Thurs, Fri . 2024-03-29 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  21. News: 2020-07-15 . Kolkata: Pipe bridge lifted out of Metro alignment . 2024-03-29 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  22. Web site: 2023-09-29 . Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station: ঋত্বিক ঘটক মেট্রো স্টেশনের কাজ শেষ পর্যায়ে, ফাস্ট লুকেই হাঁকাল ছক্কা! » Najarbandi 24X7 . 2024-03-29 . najarbandi.in . bn-BD.
  23. News: 2023-11-03 . Hanging bridge on Bypass solves Metro problem at Tagore Park . 2024-03-29 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  24. News: Traffic starts moving along Tagore Park western flank . 2024-03-16 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  25. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-05-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  26. Web site: MP . Team . 2023-09-30 . Concreting work of Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station nears completion . 2024-03-29 . www.millenniumpost.in . en.
  27. Web site: Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station: ঋত্বিক ঘটক মেট্রো স্টেশন চোখ ধাঁধানো, কাজ প্রায় শেষ, কেমন হল? দেখুন . 2024-03-29 . Aaj Tak বাংলা . bn.
  28. Web site: railanalysis3 . 2023-10-13 . Kolkata Metro Update: The construction work of Ritwik Ghatak metro station of Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar corridor going on in full swing . 2024-03-29 . Rail Analysis India . en-US.
  29. Web site: নিউ গড়িয়া-বিমানবন্দর মেট্রো করিডোরে বড় খবর, নতুন স্টেশনের ছবি দেখুন . 2024-03-29 . Eisamay . bn.
  30. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-05-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  31. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-05-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  32. Web site: Trial run extended beyond Ruby to Metropolitan on Kolkata Metro's Airport Line Metro Rail Today . 2024-03-29 . Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry.

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