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	'''Dakshineswar metro station''' is the northern terminal [[Metro station\|station]] of the [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]]. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the [[Dakshineswar railway station]] where connections can be made with [[Indian Railways]] services.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379\|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal\|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in\|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>		'''Dakshineswar metro station''' is the northern terminal [[Metro station\|station]] of the [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]]. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the [[Dakshineswar railway station]] where connections can be made with [[Indian Railways]] services.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379\|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal\|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in\|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>

	~~In December 2017, the metro line~~ to ~~the~~ Dakshineswar ~~station~~ was ~~projected~~ to ~~be operational by May~~ 2019.<ref name="~~gupta17~~">{{~~cite news~~ \|last1=~~Gupta~~ \|first1=~~Jayanta~~ \|title=~~It’s final. Take~~ a Metro ~~ride~~ to Dakshineswar ~~by May 2019~~ \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/~~its~~-~~final~~-~~take~~-a-metro-~~ride~~-to-dakshineswar-by-~~may~~-~~2019~~/articleshow/~~62045998~~.cms \|~~accessdate~~=~~18 September 2019~~ \|~~work~~=[[The Times of India]] \|~~date~~=~~13 December 2017~~ }}</ref> ~~Then in February 2019~~, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.<ref name="shah19">{{cite news \|last1=Shah \|first1=Narendra \|title=Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020 \|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/noapara-dakshineswar-metro-rail-project-to-be-operational-by-feb-2020/ \|accessdate=18 September 2019 \|work=Metro Rail News \|date=21 February 2019}}</ref> A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.<ref name="~~mandalo19~~">{{cite news \|last1=~~Mandal~~ \|first1=~~Sanjay~~ \|title=~~March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line \|url=https://www~~.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/march-date-for-noapara-dakshineswar-metro-line/cid/1711304 \|accessdate=30 November 2019 \|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=13 October 2019 }}</ref> And a ~~July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.<ref name="gupta20">{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=West Bengal: Dakshineswar~~ Metro ~~line~~ to ~~hike rider count~~ by ~~50,000~~ \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/~~dakshineswar~~-metro-~~line~~-to-~~hike~~-~~rider~~-~~count~~-~~by-50k~~/articleshow/~~73969424~~.cms \|accessdate=~~11 February 2020~~ \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=~~6 February 2020~~ }}</ref><ref name="mandal20">{{cite news \|last1=Mandal \|first1=Sanjay \|title=July, revised date for Baranagar Metro \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/july-revised-date-for-baranagar-metro/cid/1742067 \|accessdate=11 February 2020 \|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=2 February 2020 }}</ref> By June 2019, over 95 percent of the [[viaduct]] had been completed for the between [[Noapara metro station and depot\|Noapara]] and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signaling system and laying of the tracks.<ref name="mandalj19">{{cite news \|last1=Mandal \|first1=Sanjay \|title=Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/expense-boost-for-calcutta-metro-funds-flow/cid/1692111 \|accessdate=18 September 2019 \|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=10 June 2019 }}</ref>Trial runs on this ~~extension, of about 4 km, began~~ on December 2020~~. A railway official has said that "between Noapara and Dakshineswar... there are plans~~ to ~~operate trains every five minutes"~~.<ref name="~~mandalo19~~" />		== History ==
			A northward extension from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar (6.20 km [3.85 mi]) was sanctioned and included in the 2010–2011 budget at a cost of [[Indian rupee\|₹]]227.53 [[crore]] (equivalent to ₹411 crore or US$58 million in 2019). Construction for the station and the section started in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last1=Dec 24\|first1=Ajanta Chakraborty / TNN / Updated\|last2=2020\|last3=Ist\|first3=08:58\|title=First trial a success, Metro set to run till Dakshineswar in February-end {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/1st-trial-a-success-metro-set-to-run-till-dakshineswar-in-feb-end/articleshow/79929855.cms\|access-date=2021-05-20\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> In December 2017, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.<ref name="gupta17">{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019 \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/its-final-take-a-metro-ride-to-dakshineswar-by-may-2019/articleshow/62045998.cms \|accessdate=18 September 2019 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> <ref name="mandal20">{{cite news \|last1=Mandal \|first1=Sanjay \|title=July, revised date for Baranagar Metro \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/july-revised-date-for-baranagar-metro/cid/1742067 \|accessdate=11 February 2020 \|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=2 February 2020 }}</ref> By June 2019, over 95 percent of the [[viaduct]] had been completed for the between [[Noapara metro station and depot\|Noapara]] and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signaling system and laying of the tracks.<ref name="mandalj19">{{cite news \|last1=Mandal \|first1=Sanjay \|title=Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/expense-boost-for-calcutta-metro-funds-flow/cid/1692111 \|accessdate=18 September 2019 \|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=10 June 2019 }}</ref> Trial runs for this stretch started on 23 December 2020, after delay due to COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0" /> The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=BS Web\|title=LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/latest-news-today-live-updates-puducherry-floor-test-bengal-kerala-election-22-february-2021-121022200131_1.html\|access-date=2021-02-22\|website=www.business-standard.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 by [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last~~=~~Team\|first~~=~~BS Web\|title~~=~~LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly\|url~~=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/latest-news-today-live-updates-puducherry-floor-test-bengal-kerala-election-22-february-2021-121022200131_1.html\|access-date=2021-02-22\|website=www.business-standard.com\|language=en}}</ref>		== Location ==

	~~== Location ==~~		The station is located in [[Dakshineswar]], North Suburban of the [[Kolkata]], on [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|PWD Road]] (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna Paramahansa Deb Road Crossing. The Station is situated around 300 metres away towards East from [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple\|Bhabatarini Kali Temple]].
	[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the several railway projects, in West Bengal on February 22, 2021 (3).jpg\|thumb\|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurates the Noapara - Dakshineswar metro line on February 22, 2021.]]
	The station is located in [[Dakshineswar]], North Suburban of the [[Kolkata]], on [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|PWD Road]] (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna ~~Paramhansa Dev~~ Road Crossing. The Station is situated around 300 metres away towards East from [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple\|Bhabatarini Kali Temple]].

	== The Station ==		== The Station ==
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	=== Ferry ===		=== Ferry ===
	The station is connected to ferry also through Ma Bhabatarini Jetty Ghat, which is around 350 metres away from the station. Ferry routes towards [[Uttarpara]], [[Belur Math]], [[Bagbazar]], [[Howrah railway station\|Howrah]], Shipping Corporation Ghat (near [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)\|Millennium Park]]) and [[Babughat\|Chandpal Ghat]] are available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wbtc.co.in/ferry-service/}}</ref>		The station is connected to ferry also through Ma Bhabatarini Jetty Ghat, which is around 350 metres away from the station. Ferry routes towards [[Uttarpara]], [[Belur Math]], [[Bagbazar]], [[Howrah railway station\|Howrah]], Shipping Corporation Ghat (near [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)\|Millennium Park]]) and [[Babughat\|Chandpal Ghat]] are available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wbtc.co.in/ferry-service/\|title=Ferry Service}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Dakshineswar metro station''' is the northern terminal [[Metro station|station]] of the [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]]. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the [[Dakshineswar railway station]] where connections can be made with [[Indian Railways]] services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>

In December 2017, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.<ref name="gupta17">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Jayanta |title=It’s final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/its-final-take-a-metro-ride-to-dakshineswar-by-may-2019/articleshow/62045998.cms |accessdate=18 September 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.<ref name="shah19">{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Narendra |title=Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020 |url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/noapara-dakshineswar-metro-rail-project-to-be-operational-by-feb-2020/ |accessdate=18 September 2019 |work=Metro Rail News |date=21 February 2019}}</ref> A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.<ref name="mandalo19">{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Sanjay |title=March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/march-date-for-noapara-dakshineswar-metro-line/cid/1711304 |accessdate=30 November 2019 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=13 October 2019 }}</ref> And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.<ref name="gupta20">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Jayanta |title=West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/dakshineswar-metro-line-to-hike-rider-count-by-50k/articleshow/73969424.cms |accessdate=11 February 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 February 2020 }}</ref><ref name="mandal20">{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Sanjay |title=July, revised date for Baranagar Metro |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/july-revised-date-for-baranagar-metro/cid/1742067 |accessdate=11 February 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=2 February 2020 }}</ref> By June 2019, over 95 percent of the [[viaduct]] had been completed for the between [[Noapara metro station and depot|Noapara]] and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signaling system and laying of the tracks.<ref name="mandalj19">{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Sanjay |title=Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/expense-boost-for-calcutta-metro-funds-flow/cid/1692111 |accessdate=18 September 2019 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=10 June 2019 }}</ref>Trial runs on this extension, of about 4 km, began on December 2020. A railway official has said that "between Noapara and Dakshineswar... there are plans to operate trains every five minutes".<ref name="mandalo19" />

The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=BS Web|title=LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/latest-news-today-live-updates-puducherry-floor-test-bengal-kerala-election-22-february-2021-121022200131_1.html|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.business-standard.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Location ==
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the several railway projects, in West Bengal on February 22, 2021 (3).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurates the Noapara - Dakshineswar metro line on February 22, 2021.]]
The station is located in [[Dakshineswar]], North Suburban of the [[Kolkata]], on [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|PWD Road]] (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna Paramhansa Dev Road Crossing. The Station is situated around 300 metres away towards East from [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple|Bhabatarini Kali Temple]].

== The Station ==

=== Layout ===
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| width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| width="100" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level
| width="500" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| valign="top" |'''L1'''
| valign="top" |Mezzanine
| valign="top" |Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
| rowspan="4" width="50" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Southbound'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards →Baranagar→ →
|-
|'''Northbound'''
|''Terminus''
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
| rowspan="2" width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
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| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
|-
|}

== Connections ==

=== Rail ===
It is directly connected with [[Dakshineswar railway station]], a station on [[Calcutta chord link]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=roy|first=Joydeep|title=DAKE/Dakshineswar Station – 0 Train Departures ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/dakshineswar-dake/2152|access-date=2020-06-26|website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

=== Ferry ===
The station is connected to ferry also through Ma Bhabatarini Jetty Ghat, which is around 350 metres away from the station. Ferry routes towards [[Uttarpara]], [[Belur Math]], [[Bagbazar]], [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]], Shipping Corporation Ghat (near [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)|Millennium Park]]) and [[Babughat|Chandpal Ghat]] are available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbtc.co.in/ferry-service/}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Kolkata Metro stations]]

== References ==
<references />{{Kolkata Metro}}

[[Category:Kolkata Metro stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2021]]

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