Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station explained

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
Native Name:হেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Address:Ruby / Desun crossing, Kolkata - 700107
Coordinates:22.5148°N 88.4015°W
Operator:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:6 March, 2024
Former:Kasba Golpark
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay is a Metro station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro at Ruby Crossing, serving the areas of E.M. Bypass, Kasba and Anandapur.[1] The station is named in honour of the Indian Bengali playback singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.[2] [3]

History

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[4] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It is intended to reduce travel time between Kolkata's southernmost areas and the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

The stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[5] Till then, the station and associated metro viaduct connections are fully completed with trail runs being conducted over this and other phase 1 stations. RVNL planned to launch the metro over this truncated route before this year's Durga Puja, but was postponed due to signalling issues.[6]

After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata Metro Line 6 is due to be inaugurated on 7 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Taratala-Majerhat under Line 3 and Esplanade-Howrah Maidan under Line 2.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Structure and layout

The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide, structurally elevated and has three levels. Station entrances and exits are at the ground level (G). The second level (L1) houses station fare control, station agents, metro card vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level (L2) houses the platforms and rail tracks.The station has four entrances and exits. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.[12]

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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 Kavi Sukanta
NorthboundTowards ←Jai Hindnext station is VIP Bazar
Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station is situated at the junction of Rashbehari Avenue and E.M. Bypass, termed as Ruby Crossing. It will act as an interchange for the residents of Central and South Kolkata connecting them to the IT hubs of Salt Lake. People can reach Kasba Industrial Estate, passport offices and various school and colleges via Line 6 and Blue Line can reach after boarding off the station. The metro station is located in vicinity of various hospitals like Peerless Hospital. It is preceded by the VIP Bazar metro station at 1.3 km to the north, and followed by the Kavi Sukanta metro station at 1 km to the south.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-23 . Kolkata: Airport Metro Stations To Be Ready By Dec 2025, New Garia-Ruby Section By Year-End . 2023-09-13 . TimesNow . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-02 . Kolkata Metro’s Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch to commence commercial service soon . 2023-09-13 . Financialexpress . en.
  3. Web site: MPost . 2023-08-24 . Trial run on Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch held . 2023-09-13 . www.millenniumpost.in . en.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line. The Times of India.
  6. Web site: Staff Reporter . 2023-08-25 . Successful Speed Trial Conducted on Hemanta Mukhopadhyay-Kavi Subhas Metro Stretch . 2023-09-19 . Metro Rail News . en-US.
  7. News: 2024-02-19 . Hope for ops start of three new Metro links in March first week . 2024-02-21 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. News: এগোচ্ছে কাজ, নিউ গড়িয়ায় মিলবে তিনটি মেট্রোপথ . 13 February 2023 . Anandabazar . www.anandabazar.com . 15 May 2021 . Kolkata . bn.
  9. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  10. News: 2024-03-01 . India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  12. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2023-09-13 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.