Kavi Subhash

কবি সুভাষ
Kolkata Metro interchange and terminus
Kavi Subhash (New Garia) Metro Station
General information
LocationNew Garia, Kolkata
Coordinates22°28′19″N 88°23′53″E / 22.47194°N 88.39806°E / 22.47194; 88.39806
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Side platform
Platform-3 → Satyajit Ray
Platform-4 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks4 (4 lead to the depot)
Connections New Garia
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade, Double track
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeKKVS
Fare zoneNorth-South
History
Opened7 October 2010 (2010-10-07)
Previous namesNew Garia
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Shahid Khudiram
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Terminus
Terminus Orange Line
(under construction)
 Satyajit Ray
towards Biman Bandar
Location

Kavi Subhash (formerly known as New Garia) is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay.[1] This station was opened to public on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in 2010.

This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section. The station will eventually become the southernmost terminal of the Kolkata Metro Line 6 (Bypass Corridor) of Kolkata Metro.[2][3]

Station layout

 Line 1 

Kavi Subhash track layout
to Shahid Khudiram
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance

Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound		 Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shahid Khudiram
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access

 Line 6 

G Street level Exit/Entrance
B Basement Car Parking
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops, Crossover
L1 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform #
Southbound		 Towards → Train Terminates Here
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Orange Line Station Layout & Platform Numbers - (TBC)
Platform #
Northbound		 Towards ← Biman Bandar next station is Satyajit Ray
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Northbound Towards → Train Terminates Here
Southbound Towards ← Proposed Baripur Metro Corridor
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 1B, 206, S116 (Mini), S124 (Mini) etc. serve the station.[4]

Train

It is Connected to New Garia railway station on Sealdah South Mainline.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is connected via VIP Road and EM Bypass, with a distance of 24.3 km.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kolkata metro reaches New Garia". Railway Gazette. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ↑ > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  3. ↑ "এগোচ্ছে কাজ, নিউ গড়িয়ায় মিলবে তিনটি মেট্রোপথ" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bus Services".
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