Belgachia metro station
Belgachia (otherwise known as Theism Belgachia for sponsorship reasons) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2]
History
Belgachia Station was commissioned by the Kolkata Metro as part of the first transit line of the metro system, commonly known as the North-South corridor. The station was the penultimate stop before Dum Dum, which, until the opening of the Noapara stop, was the terminal station on the railway system. The station became the first underground station on the northern side and continues to be one of the shallowest, lying at a depth of only 5 metres below Belgachia Road.
As part of the drive to increase non-fare revenue of the Kolkata Metro, the station was leased for branding and semi-naming rights to Kolkata-based conglomerate, Theism Group, rebranding it as Theism Belgachia officially. It was redecorated and rebranded by the corporate organization to become India's first health station.[3]
Station layout
Belgachia track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Theism Diagnostics kiosk |
| P | Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Shyambazaar |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Dum Dum | |
Connections
Auto
Autos ply on Belgachia-Lake Town and Belgachia-Bangur Avenue routes.
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 3C/1, 3D, D-36, D-36A, 30C, 30D, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 215/1, 219, 219/1, 227, KB16, AC40, DN18 etc. serve the station.[4][5]
Train
Kolkata railway station, Patipukur railway station and Tala railway station are located nearby.
Gallery
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Belgachia Metro Station Gate 3
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Belgachia Dum Dum bound platform
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Shyambazar bound tracks at Belgachia
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A view of the platform naming board at Belgachia
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Theism Diagnostics Kiosk at Belgachia
Entry/Exit
| Gate No. 1 | Gate No. 2 | Gate No. 3 |
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| Duttabagan Milk Colony | CTC (WBTC) Depot | Main Gate- West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences |
See also
References
- ^ "Brief History of Construction of Metro Railway Kolkata". Metro Railway, Kolkata. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
- ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Theism Group signs deal with Kolkata Metro for station branding - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Bus Services".
External links
- Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Old official Website for Blue Line
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Belgachia station" (Map). Google Maps.