Girish Park metro station explained

Girish Park
Native Name:গিরিশ পার্ক
Native Name Lang:be
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Structure:Underground, Double-track
Platform:Island platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Address:Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata, 700006
Levels:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1984 & 1995
Electrified:750 V DC Third Rail
Accessible:Yes
Code:KGPK
Owned:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operator:Kolkata Metro
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Girish Park is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Girish Park in Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] [2] [3]

History

In 2024, Kolkata Metro commenced a significant upgrade at Girish Park Metro Station by replacing the steel third rail with an aluminum rail on the Blue Line. This enhancement aims to save energy and reduce operational costs. The aluminum rail’s superior conductivity is expected to reduce voltage drops, leading to faster train acceleration and shorter travel times. The project began with preparatory work at night to avoid disrupting daily services and is part of a larger initiative to modernize the entire 35 km stretch of the Blue Line over the next two years.[4]

Additionally, the new aluminum third rail will reduce energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually and cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime. The upgrade includes installing additional substations to support the enhanced train frequency, bringing Kolkata Metro in line with global standards.

Station layout

GStreet LevelExit/ Entrance
MMezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
PPlatform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Mahatma Gandhi Road
Island platform Doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Metro Railway. 2007-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820234733/http://www.kolmetro.com/ . 20 August 2007 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Travel - Transport. 2011-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121093024/http://calcuttaweb.com/metro.shtml . 21 November 2010 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Kolkata . 2011-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132602/http://urbanrail.net/as/kolk/kolkata.htm . 29 June 2011 . dmy .
  4. Web site: Mitra . Debraj . Kolkata Metro upgrades Blue Line third rail to aluminium to save energy, reduce emissions . The Telegraph India . 2024-08-05 . 2024-08-06.
  5. Web site: .