Kolkata Metro: Information, Route Maps & Project Updates
AN OVERVIEW
Kolkata Metro is a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project in the city. Line-1 of KMRL commenced in 1972. Kolkata Metro is the fifth operational metro network in India.
The Line presently consists of 2 operational lines from Noapara to Kavi Subhash with a distance of 27.22 km & from Salt Lake Sector V to Salt Lake Stadium with a length of 5.8 km.
Operational Lines of Kolkata Metro
From – Dakshineswar- New Garia (Kavi Subhash) (Line 1)
Total Distance – 32.25 km
Station Type – At-Grade, Elevated and Underground
Depot: Noapara and New Garia
Number of Stations: 26
Station Names – Dakshineswar – Baranagar – Noapara – Dum Dum – Belgachhia – Shyambazar – Shobabazar – Shobhabazar Sutanuti – Girish Park – MG Road – Central – Chandni Chowk – Esplanade – Park Street – Maidan – Rabindra Sadan – Netaji Bhavan – Jatin Das Park – Kalighat – Rabindra Sarobar – Mahanayak Uttam Kumar – Netaji – Masteda Surya Sen – Gitanjali – Kavi Nazrul – Shahid Khudiram – Kavi Subhash (New Garia)
From – Sector V to Phoolbagan (Line 2)
Total Distance – 7 km
Station Type – Elevated (5.3 km) & Underground (1.7 km),
Depot: Central Park in Bidhannagar (Salt Lake)
Number of Stations: 7
Station Names – Phoolbagan – Salt Lake Stadium – Bengal Chemical – City Centre – Central Park – Karunamoyee – Salt Lake Sector V
Under Construction Lines of Kolkata Metro
- From – Howrah Maidan – Phoolbagan (Line-1)
- Total Distance – 9.34 km
- Station Type – Underground
- Number of Stations – 5
- Station Names – Howrah Maidan – Howrah – New Mahakaran – Esplanade – Sealdah
- From – Joka to Mominpur (Line-3)
- Total Distance- 10.246 km
- Type – Elevated
- Depot: Joka
- Number of Stations: 8
- Station Names – Joka – Thakurpukur – Sakherbazar – Behala Chowrasta – Behala Bazar – Taratala – Majerhat and Mominpur
- From – Noapara to NSCBI Airport (Line-4)
- Total Distance – 6.87 km
- Station Type – At-grade, elevated & underground
- Station Names – Noapara – Dum Dum Cantt. – Jessore Road – Biman Bandar
- From – New Garia (Kavi Subhash) to NSCBI Airport (Biman Bandar) (Line-6)
- Total Distance -29.87 km
- Station Type – At-grade, elevated & underground
- Depot: New Town, New Garia
- Station Names – Kavi Subhash, Satyajit Ray, Jyotirindra Nath Nandy, Kavi Sukanta 4.07 km, Hemanta Mukherjee, VIP Bazar, Ritwik Ghatak, Barun Sengupta, Beliaghata, Gour Kishore Ghosh, NICCO Park, Saltlake Sector V, Technopolis, Nazrul Tirtha (formerly Bidhan Nagar), Swapno Bhor (formerly Sub CBD-1), Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (formerly CBD-1), Kala Kshetra, Mother’s Wax Museum (formerly New Town), Eco Park (formerly Convention Center), Siksha Tirtha (formerly Sub CBD-2), City Centre II (formerly Titumir), Chinar Park (formerly Rabindra Tirtha), VIP Road/Teghoria (Haldiram), Biman Bandar (Airport)
On-Hold & Proposed Lines of Kolkata Metro
Line-2 – Howrah Maidan to Satrangachi Bus Terminal
- Length: 10 km
- Type: Elevated
- Status: Proposed
Line-2 – Sector V to Teghoria
- Length: 5.7 km
- Type: Elevated
- Number of Stations: 5
- Station Names: Kestopur, Dum Dum Park, Baguiati, Raghunathpur and Teghoria (Line-6 interchange)
- Status: Proposed
Line-3 – Mominpur to Esplanade
- Length: 5 km
- Type: Elevated & Underground (majority)
- Number of Stations: 4
- Station Names: Kidderpore, Victoria, Park Street and Esplanade
- Status: On-Hold (Bidding Underway for General Consultant)
Line-4 – NSCBI Airport (Biman Bandar) to Barasat
- Length: 11.26 km
- Type: Underground and Elevated
- Number of Stations: 6
- Station Names: Birati, Michael Nagar, New Barrackpore, Madhyamgram, Hridaypur and Barasat
Status: A 3.6 km underground section with 3 stations from NSCBI to New Barrackpore has been fast-tracked. Geotechnical & Design bids were invited in mid-January 2020.
Line-5 – Baranagar to Barrackpore
- Length: 12.50 km
- Type: At-grade & elevated
- Number of Stations: 11
- Station Names: Baranagar, Kamarhati, Agarpara, Panihati, Sodepur, Subhash Nagar, Khardaha, Tata Gate, Titagarh, Talpukur, Barrackpore
Status: This line is on hold. Its route was proposed to follow Barrackpore Trunk Road, but may follow Kalyani Expressway instead. When operational, it might function as an extension/spur of Line 1.
