Maidan metro station

Location
	Maidan Location within Kolkata Maidan Maidan (Kolkata Metro)

Route map
	Chord link Line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern Line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern Line
	to Bongaon
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	Sealdah South
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South
	to Namkhana

Maidan

ময়দান
Maidan; ময়দান
	Maidan metro station
General information
Location	Middleton St, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071
Coordinates	22°32′58″N 88°20′57″E / 22.549368°N 88.349061°E
System	Kolkata Metro
Operated by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line	Blue Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KMDI
History
Opened	24 October 1984
Services
Route map
Route map
	Chord link Line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern Line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern Line
	to Bongaon
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	Sealdah South
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South
	to Namkhana
Location
Location
	Maidan Location within Kolkata Maidan Maidan (Kolkata Metro)

Maidan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is located on Chowringhee Road at Middleton Street. It is named after Maidan, the largest urban park in Kolkata.

History

In 2024, Kolkata Metro began replacing the steel third rail on the Blue Line with a highly conductive aluminum rail. This upgrade, the first in 38 years, aims to cut energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually. The initial shipment from Germany covers about 5 kilometers, with a total of 35 kilometers planned over two years. The aluminum rail will reduce voltage drops, leading to faster travel times, more frequent services, and lower operational costs, while also cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime.^[4]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	Towards Shahid Khudiram (Rabindra Sadan) →
	Island platform
	Platform 1	← Towards Dakshineswar (Park Street*)

Change at Park Street for Purple Line

Entry/Exit

1 - Victoria Memorial, Brigade Parade Ground
2 - Jeevan Deep, Middleton St
3 - Kanak Building, Chowringhee Rd

References

^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
^ "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
^ "Kolkata Metro Blue Line Upgrade: Replacement of Steel Third Rail with Aluminum begins to slash carbon emissions". MSN. FE Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
Kolkata/Maidan 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.
"Maidan station" (Map). Google Maps.

[1] "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.

[2] "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.

[3] "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

[4] "Kolkata Metro Blue Line Upgrade: Replacement of Steel Third Rail with Aluminum begins to slash carbon emissions". MSN. FE Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

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