Howrah metro station
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| Location | Howrah railway station, Howrah, West Bengal 711101 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°35′04″N 88°20′26″E / 22.584454°N 88.340578°E | ||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line | Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms; 1 island platform (Spanish solution) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Eastern South Eastern at Howrah | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 34 m (112 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| Station code | HWHM | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 6 March 2024 | ||||||||||
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Howrah metro station is a metro station on Kolkata Metro's Green Line in Howrah, India.[3] Built underneath the Howrah railway station's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub.[1] It is the deepest metro station in India.[1][2] To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through India's biggest under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river;[4][5] whilst to the west the adjacent station is Howrah Maidan.[6]
History
The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971.[7] It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region.[8] As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the Hooghly River.
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.
After extensive work, the Esplanade–Howrah Maidan section of Green Line was inaugurated on 6 March 2024.[9][10] This station solely serves as a tourist attraction due to the underwater tunnel segment under Hooghly River, indicative of dense blue LED lights encompassing the segment.[11][12][13]
Station Layout
| G | Ground level | Exit/Entrance |
| UG1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| UG2 Platforms |
Side platform | |
| Platform 1/1A | towards Salt Lake Sector-V (Mahakaran) → | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2/2A | ← towards Howrah Maidan (terminus) | |
| Side platform | ||
Connections
Passengers can travel through the Kolkata Metro via interchanges on the rest of Green Line. The station is directly connected to both Howrah railway station complexes (being in middle of those complexes), allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway via a subway leading to the complexes.[12]
Gallery
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Station layout
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Cab view while approaching platform
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Concourse during construction
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Entrance
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Platform level
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Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment
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East west metro tunnel pics; Part of the East West Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Chakraborty, Ajanta (13 August 2019). "India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b Sinha, Debjit (19 August 2019). "Kolkata Metro's Howrah station by Indian Railways is India's deepest subway station! Check first look". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (17 May 2021). "Tunnelling for East West Metro project completed". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "East-West Metro Underground Twin Tunnels, Kolkata, India - Railway Technology". www.railway-technology.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly". The Metro Rail Guy. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ hazarika, mrinmoyee (3 January 2023). "India to get its first underwater metro service this year". Railway Technology. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet approves to complete Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Project by 2021 for Rs 8,575 crores". DNA India. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Kolkata To Get Underground Metro Station, Piyush Goyal To Flag Off Train". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Hope for ops start of three new Metro links in March first week". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater metro connecting Kolkata-Howrah". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Howrah to Kolkata, an underwater whoosh: Metro promises change in nightmare commute". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.