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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg|50px]]<br />Howrah<br>হাওড়া<br />
| style = Kolkata Metro<br />
| type = '''[[Kolkata Metro]]''' '''[[List of Kolkata metro stations|station]]'''<br />
| image = Howrah metro station 2.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Under construction ''Howrah metro station'', the deepest metro station in [[India]]<br />
| address = [[Howrah]], West Bengal<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.584454|N|88.340578|E|}}<br />
| owned = [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]]<br />
| operator = [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]]<br />
| lines = <!-- line information is detailed under "services" --><br />
| platforms = Island Platform and side platforms{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
| connections = {{rint|kolkata|s}} Howrah Junction railway station<br />
| structure = Underground<br />
| depth = 34m (105 ft)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/a-stn-comes-up-30m-below-howrah-stn/articleshow/70650925.cms|title=India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station}}</ref><br />
| levels = 4<br />
| parking = Yes {{Parking symbol}}{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
| disabled = Yes {{access icon}}{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
| status = Under construction<br />
| opening = 2021 (expected)<br />
| electrified = 750V DC<br />
| services = {{S-rail|title=Kolkata Metro}}<br />
{{S-line|system=Kolkata Metro|line=2|previous=Mahakaran|next=Howrah Maidan}}<br />
| map_type = India Kolkata<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_dot_label = Howrah <br />
| route_map = {{Kolkata Metro line 2}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
[[File:HOWRAH METRO STATION.png|thumb|Station layout|alt=|300x300px]]<br />
'''Howrah metro station''' is a station of [[Kolkata Metro]]'s [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Line 2]] or [[East West Metro Tunnel|East West Metro]] in [[Howrah]]. It will connect to the mainline Indian Railways [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Railway Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 13, 2019|first=Ajanta|last=Chakraborty|title=India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/a-stn-comes-up-30m-below-howrah-stn/articleshow/70650925.cms|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The connections between the mainline and metro stations will allow seamless transfer without checking out of the station complex.{{citation-needed|date=February 2020}} After completion it will become the deepest metro station in India.<ref name="toi-deep">{{cite web|title=India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/a-stn-comes-up-30m-below-howrah-stn/articleshow/70650925.cms}}</ref> It connects to Mahakaran station in [[Kolkata]] through the India's first under-river metro tunnel beneath the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly river]].<br />
[[File:Howrah metro station.jpg|thumb|Concourse]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
The master plan of East West corridor had already thought back in 1971. The East West Metro corridor, was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the [[Bidhannagar, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] region. As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the [[Hooghly River]].<br />
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Tthe [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]] Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.<br />
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== Connections ==<br />
The Howrah metro station is well connected to the adjacent areas via different means. The adjacent connecting metro stations will be [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] to the west and [[Mahakaran metro station|Mahakaran]] to the east. The station is expected to open in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-07|title=East-West Metro project work put in top gear|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/east-west-metro-project-work-put-in-top-gear-417581|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.millenniumpost.in|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The station will be one of the biggest metro stations of India, built to accommodate a estimated six lakhs passengers per day, making it one of the busiest in the nation.<br />
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=== Train ===<br />
The [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] runs [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] services from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] railway station towards [[Barddhaman Junction railway station|Bardhaman]], [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]], [[Seoraphuli Junction railway station|Sheoraphuli]], [[Shrirampur railway station|Serampore]] [[Belur Math railway station|Belur Math]], [[Tarakeswar railway station|Tarakeswar]], [[Arambag|Arambagh]], [[Goghat]], [[Katwa]] and various other intermediate stations of [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line|Main Line]], [[Howrah-Bardhaman Chord|Chord line]] and [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line|Tarakeswar route]]) on a highly frequent basis. Also a large number of trains towards Central, Northern and North-Eastern India.<br />
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Also the [[South Eastern Railway (India)|South Eastern Railway]], operates local trains from Howrah Junction towards [[Kharagpur]], [[Medinipur]], [[Amta]], [[Mecheda]], [[Panskura]], [[Haldia]] and various other intermediate stations on a frequent basis. High number of trains towards Central, Western, East coast and Southern India are also available.<br />
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=== Bus ===<br />
Highly frequent bus services towards various parts of [[Kolkata]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Airport]], [[Bidhannagar]], [[Salt Lake, Kolkata|Salt lake]], [[New Town, Kolkata|Newtown]], [[Rajarhat]], [[Howrah]], [[Bally, Howrah|Bally]], [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]], [[Shibpur]] etc are available of government ([[West Bengal Transport Corporation|WBTC]]) and private bus owners.<br />
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=== Cab services ===<br />
On demand cab services are available with Ola, Uber and yellow taxi cabs. Prepaid taxis are also available.<br />
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=== Auto rickshaw ===<br />
Auto rickshaws are available from Howrah station towards Howrah maidan, bally, belur, liluah.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
* [[List of Kolkata Metro stations]]<br />
* [[East West Metro Tunnel|East West Metro]], [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Kolkata metro line 2]]<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro]]<br />
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[[Category:Kolkata Metro stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Kolkata]]<br />
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