Phoolbagan metro station

Phoolbagan metro station (or LIC Phoolbagan metro station for sponsorship reasons[1]) is a station of the Kolkata Metro in Phoolbagan, a north neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The underground station is at the Phoolbagan crossing on the Narkeldanga Main Road. It is near to the Gurudas College and Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Institution.[2] The station opened on 4 October 2020 and commercial services started the next day.[3]


Phoolbagan
Kolkata Metro station
General information
Other namesLIC Phoolbagan metro station
Location111, Narkeldanga Main Road, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700054
India
Coordinates22.572131°N 88.389441°E / 22.572131; 88.389441
Owned byKolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
PlatformsIsland platforms
Tracks2
Connections Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zoneEast-West
History
Opened4 October 2020 (4 October 2020)
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Line 2
Location
Phoolbagan
Location within Kolkata

History

The Station

Structure

This is the first underground station in this line and has island platforms.

Layout
Phoolbagan track layout
to Sealdah
to Salt Lake Stadium
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Eastbound Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Salt Lake Stadium
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Sealdah

Connections

Rail

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt is 500m away from the metro station.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) via VIP Road & C.I.T Road.

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22". ThePrint. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.kmrc.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.


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