Joka metro station explained

Joka
Type:and terminus
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Address:Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal 700104
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Platform:Side platform
Platform-1 → Esplanade
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Levels:2
Tracks:2
Electrified:750 V DC third rail
Accessible:Yes
Status:Operational
Owned:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operator:Kolkata Metro
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Joka is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] The station is located in Joka. It will be the terminal station of the Kolkata Metro Line 3 till the phase 2 of the project. In phase 3, the line will be extended 2 km more, till Diamond Park. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka metro station to Esplanade metro station along with the Joka metro station.[3]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[4] [5]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 1
Northbound
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → Esplanade next station is Thakurpukur|-|Platform 2
Southbound
|Towards ← Train Terminates Here|-| colspan="2" align="center" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| rowspan="2" valign="top" width="50" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |L2| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" || width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" ||-|}

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal. mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. 2019-08-25.
  2. News: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics . 30 December 2022 . zeenews.india.com . 30 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built. Bandyopadhyay. Krishnendu. March 1, 2019. The Times of India. en. 30 December 2022.
  4. News: Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics . 30 December 2022 . www.livemint.com . 30 December 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata . 2022-12-31 . www.telegraphindia.com.