Phoolbagan metro station
The metro station entrance, during its inauguration in January 2021. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | LIC Phoolbagan | ||||||||||
| Location | 111, Narkeldanga Main Road, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′20″N 88°23′22″E / 22.572131°N 88.389441°E | ||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line | Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Circular at Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| Station code | PBGB | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 October 2020 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Phoolbagan (also known as LIC Phoolbagan for sponsorship reasons[1]) is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Phoolbagan, a north neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The underground station is at the Phoolbagan crossing on the Narkeldanga Main Road. It is near to the Gurudas College and Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Institution.[2] The station opened on 4 October 2020 and commercial services started the next day.[3]
History
Construction
The Station
Structure
This is the first underground station on the line and features an island platform.
Layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| L2 Platforms |
Platform 1 | Towards Salt Lake Sector-V (Salt Lake Stadium) → |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Towards Salt Lake Sector-V (Sealdah) | |
Connections
Rail
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt is 500m away from the metro station.
Air
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) via VIP Road & C.I.T Road.
See also
References
- ^ "Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22". ThePrint. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.kmrc.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.