Mahakaran metro station explained
Mahakaran[1] (also known as New Mahakaran[2]) (both names are officially correct), is a metro station on Line 2 of Kolkata Metro, located in B.B.D. Bagh. There are many British heritage buildings near the station with the Lal Dighi adjoining it. The tracks leaving the station towards Howrah go underneath the Hooghly river through the biggest underwater metro tunnel of India.[3] The station was completed and opened on 6 March 2024.[4] [5] [6] [7] The station, though comparing without platform screen doors, my look similar to any Line-1 underground station, but it is actually very different as it is designed with world class facilities and murals that pay tribute to the locality and Indian freedom fighters.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The nearest railway station is B.B.D. Bagh railway station.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Just before the tunnel enters the underwater segment, lies a ventilation shaft on the Kolkata bank of Hooghly River, which is the deepest of its kind in India, at below ground level.
The Station
Layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1
Eastbound | Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for and |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right |
Platform 2
Westbound | Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: KMRC.
- Web site: Kolkata-Metro-Rail-Project-Business-Buzz-Ahmedabad-Metro.
- Web site: 2017-05-05 . Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly . 2023-02-14 . The Metro Rail Guy . en-US.
- Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
- Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
- Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
- News: 2024-03-07 . A look at the newly inaugurated Esplanade-Howrah metro corridor . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- News: 2020-02-24 . Kolkata: After work for 29 months, station structure ready at Mahakaran . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Mahakaran Metro Station gets Heritage Gallery for Martyrs . 2024-03-08 . Get Bengal . en.
- News: 2022-02-18 . Kolkata: Mahakaran station shapes up 24m below office para for Dec 2022 commissioning . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- News: 2024-02-29 . Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata’s heritage . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2023-12-02 . Kolkata Metro unveils newly built Green Line station . 2024-03-08 . The Financial Express . en-US.
- News: Multi-modal transport dream takes shape in Esplanade . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- News: 2023-09-08 . Mahakaran stn gets finishing touches, E-W takes a step towards Esplanade-Howrah run . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- News: 2024-03-06 . CBD eyes new comeback riding on Mahakaran station . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2023-12-04 . Kolkata Metro Unveils Newly Built Mahakaran Station On Green Line . 2024-03-08 . News18 . en.
- Web site: Balasubramanian . Harini . 2023-12-05 . Kolkata Metro opens Mahakaran Station on Green Line . 2024-03-08 . Housing News . en-GB.
- News: 2024-03-05 . Glass-and-steel Mahakaran station goes low-build to be in sync with Kolkata office para heritage look . 2024-03-08 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
