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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==

Revision as of 07:23, 13 October 2021


Dakshineswar
Kolkata Metro station
File:Dakshineshwar Metro Kol.png
Dakshineswar Metro railway station
LocationDakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°39′14″N 88°21′49″E / 22.653971°N 88.363724°E / 22.653971; 88.363724
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Dakshineshwar
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zoneNorth-South
History
Opened22 February 2021
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
TerminusLine 1
toward Kavi Subhash
Location
Location within Kolkata

Dakshineswar metro station is the northern terminal 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.[1]

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 ₹227.53 crore (equivalent to ₹411 crore or US$58 million in 2019). Construction for the station and the section started in 2017.[2] In December 2017, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.[3] [4] By June 2019, over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the between Noapara and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signaling system and laying of the tracks.[5] Trial runs for this stretch started on 23 December 2020, after delay due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.[6]

Location

The station is located in Dakshineswar, North Suburban of the Kolkata, on PWD Road (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna Paramahansa Deb Road Crossing. The Station is situated around 300 metres away towards East from Bhabatarini Kali Temple.

The Station

Layout

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
Southbound Towards →Baranagar→ →
Northbound Terminus
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Rail

It is directly connected with Dakshineswar railway station, a station on Calcutta chord link.[7]

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, Shipping Corporation Ghat (near Millennium Park) and Chandpal Ghat are available.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dec 24, Ajanta Chakraborty / TNN / Updated; 2020; Ist, 08:58. "First trial a success, Metro set to run till Dakshineswar in February-end | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help); |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (13 December 2017). "It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Mandal, Sanjay (2 February 2020). "July, revised date for Baranagar Metro". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Team, BS Web. "LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ↑ roy, Joydeep. "DAKE/Dakshineswar Station – 0 Train Departures ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ferry Service".


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