Joka

জোকা
Kolkata Metro station
Joka Metro station entrance on the day of inauguration, December 30, 2022
General information
LocationJoka, Kolkata, West Bengal
Coordinates22°27′08″N 88°18′06″E / 22.452244°N 88.301751°E / 22.452244; 88.301751
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Esplanade
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Electrified750V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Terminus Purple Line Thakurpukur
towards Taratala
Future service
IIM Calcutta
towards Diamond Park
 Purple Line Thakurpukur
towards Taratala
Location

Joka is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] The station is located in Joka. It will be the terminal station of the Kolkata Metro Line 3 till the phase 2 of the project. In phase 3, the line will be extended 2 km more, till Diamond Park. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka metro station to Esplanade metro station along with the Joka metro station.[3]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[4]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[4][5]

Station layout

Joka track layout
to Thakurpukur
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here **
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
** (Further extension to Diamond Park metro station in the future)
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards → Esplanade next station is Thakurpukur
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

References

  1. ↑ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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