Belgachia metro station explained

Belgachia
Native Name:বেলগাছিয়া
Native Name Lang:be
Other Name:Theism Belgachia metro station
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Address:Belgachia Road, Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700037
Structure:Underground, Double-track
Platform:Island platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Levels:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1984 & 1995
Electrified:750 V DC Third Rail
Code:KBEL
Owned:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operator:Kolkata Metro
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Belgachia (otherwise known as Theism Belgachia for sponsorship reasons) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] [2] [3] It is located at Belgachia.

History

Belgachia Station was commissioned by the Kolkata Metro as part of the first transit line of the metro system, commonly known as the North-South corridor. The station was the penultimate stop before Dum Dum, which, until the opening of the Noapara stop, was the terminal station on the railway system. The station became the first underground station on the northern side and continues to be one of the shallowest, lying at a depth of only 5 metres below Belgachia Road.

As part of the drive to increase non-fare revenue of the Kolkata Metro, the station was leased for branding and semi-naming rights to Kolkata-based conglomerate, Theism Group, rebranding it as Theism Belgachia officially. It was redecorated and rebranded by the corporate organization to become India's first health station.[4]

Station layout

GStreet LevelExit/ Entrance
MMezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Theism Diagnostics kiosk
PPlatform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Shyambazaar
Island platform Doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Dum Dum

Connections

Auto

Autos ply on Belgachia-Lake Town and Belgachia-Bangur Avenue routes.

Bus

Bus route number 3B (Paikpara), 3C/1, 3C/2, 3D (Paikpara), 3D/1 (Paikpara), 30C, 30D, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 215/1, 219 (Paikpara), 219/1 (Paikpara), 227, DN18, KB16, S160 (Mini), C11, T8, AC40 etc. serve the station.[5] [6]

Train

Kolkata railway station, Patipukur railway station and Tala railway station are located nearby.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (untitled) . Kolkata Metro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820234733/http://www.kolmetro.com/ . 20 August 2007 .
  2. Web site: (untitled) . Calcutta Web . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121093024/http://calcuttaweb.com/metro.shtml . 21 November 2010 .
  3. Web site: Kolkata. UrbanRail.net. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132602/http://urbanrail.net/as/kolk/kolkata.htm. 29 June 2011. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: www.ETBrandEquity.com . Theism Group signs deal with Kolkata Metro for station branding - ET BrandEquity . 2022-04-08 . ETBrandEquity.com . en.
  5. Web site: Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd . 3 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818063620/http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ . 18 August 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bus Services .