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Mahakaran metro station

Mahakaran
Kolkata Metro station
General information
Location	B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata - 700001
Coordinates	22°34′16″N 88°21′00″E / 22.571189°N 88.350106°E / 22.571189; 88.350106
Owned by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Island platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Opened
Fare zone	East-West
History
Opening	6 March 2024; 4 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Esplanade towards Salt Lake Sector-V Green Line Howrah towards Howrah Maidan
Route map Legend Orange Line (Line 6) Teghoria Orange Line Raghunathpur Baguiati Dum Dum Park Kestopur Salt Lake Sector-V Orange Line Orange Line (Line 6) Karunamoyee Central Park Central Park depot City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Circular Line Phoolbagan Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Line Circular Canal Sealdah crossover Eastern Line & Chord link Line Sealdah Sealdah South Blue Line (Line 1) Esplanade Blue Line Purple Line Purple Line (Line 3) Mahakaran Hooghly River Howrah Howrah Maidan Eastern Line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord South Eastern Line
Location

Mahakaran^[1] (also known as New Mahakaran^[2]) (both names are officially correct), is a metro station on Line 2ofKolkata 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 44 metres (144 ft) below ground level.^[19]

The Station[edit]

Layout[edit]

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 Blue Line and Purple Line
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah

Gallery[edit]

Concourse Area

Concourse Area

Stairways

Platform level

Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment

Part of the East West Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River

See also[edit]

• List of Kolkata Metro stations

References[edit]

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