Salt Lake Sector-V/IT Centre metro station explained

Salt Lake Sector-V
Type:(interchange and terminus)
Native Name:সল্ট লেক সেক্টর-V/আইটি-সেন্টার
Native Name Lang:be
Style:Kolkata Metro
Symbol:ewm
Symbol2:m
Symbol Location:kolkata
Address:Sector – V, Salt Lake Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
Country: India
Coordinates:22.5813°N 88.4298°W
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Platform:


Side platform
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here
Platform-2 → Howrah Maidan
:
Side platform
Platform-1 → Nalban
Platform-2 → Nabadiganta

Tracks:2 for
2 for
Opened:[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operator:Kolkata Metro
Map Type:India Kolkata Metro

Salt Lake Sector-V/IT Centre (also known as Bandhan Bank Salt Lake Sector-V or IT Centre) is the elevated interchange and terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line and Airport-New Garia corridor of the Orange Line of Kolkata Metro close to Nabadiganta Industrial Township, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. This green line complex known as Salt Lake Sector-V was completed and inaugurated in February 2020, while the orange line complex called IT Centre is still under construction as of November 2024.[2]

This metro station is located diagonally opposite Wipro Infotech Ltd, Salt Lake and right opposite Salt Lake RTO office. Prominent buildings in proximity to Sector- V Metro Station is TCS Gitobitan, RS Software, PS Srijan Techpark, Merlin Infinite, Merlin Matrix, Rang De Basanti Dhaba, Bandhan Bank, RS Software. Prominent educational institutes near Sector-V metro station are IIHM, EIILM, IEM UEM, Red Apple Learning, Techno India University.

Salt Lake Sector-V complex of green line and IT Centre complex of the upcoming Orange Line are located beside each other, allowing for interchange between the two lines.[3] The two complexes are connected by means of an over-bridge.[4]

Structure

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Karunamoyee
Side platform Doors will open on the left
L2
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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 Nalban
NorthboundTowards ←Jai Hindnext station is Nabadiganta
Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: অবশেষে চলার পথে, ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি থেকে শুরু ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো . 3 February 2020 . eisamay.indiatimes.com . 3 February 2020 . Kolkata . Bengali.
  2. News: Trial runs for new East-West Metro rakes to start in May. .
  3. Web site: Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal . 2024-03-08 . mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.
  4. News: Tech hub to mass-transit interface. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124000320/https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/tech-hub-to-mass-transit-interfaceoverbridge-to-link-sec-v-stations-201668. dead. 24 January 2018. The Telegraph.