Howrah metro station

For the surface railway station, see Howrah Junction railway station.

Howrah হাওড়া
Kolkata Metro station
Under construction Howrah metro station, the deepest metro station in India
Location	Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.584454°N 88.340578°E / 22.584454; 88.340578
Owned by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Platforms	Island Platform and side platforms
Connections	Howrah Junction railway station
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	34m (105 ft)
Platform levels	4
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2021 (expected)
Electrified	750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station Mahakaran toward Salt Lake Sector V Line 2 Howrah Maidan Terminus
Route map Line 6 Teghoria (Haldiram)  Line 6  Raghunathpur Baguiati Dum Dum Park Kestopur Salt Lake Sector-V  Line 6  Line 6 Karunamoyee Central Park Central Park depot City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Circular Line Phoolbagan Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Line Circular Canal Sealdah crossover Eastern line & Chord link line Sealdah File:Calcutta Tramways Company (logo).gif Sealdah South lines Line 1 Esplanade File:Calcutta Tramways Company (logo).gif Line 1 Line 3 Line 3 Mahakaran Hooghly River Howrah Howrah Maidan Eastern line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord South Eastern line
Location
Howrah Location within Kolkata

Station layout

Howrah metro station is a station of Kolkata Metro's Line 2 or East West Metro in Howrah. It will connect to the mainline Indian Railways Howrah Railway Station. The connections between the mainline and metro stations will allow seamless transfer without checking out of the station complex. After completion it will become the deepest metro station in India. It connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through the India's first under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river.

Concourse

History

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 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.

Tthe Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.

Connections

The Howrah metro station is well connected to the adjacent areas via different means. The adjacent connecting metro stations will be Howrah Maidan to the west and Mahakaran to the east. The station is expected to open in 2021.

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.

Train

The Eastern Railway runs EMU services from Howrah Junction railway station towards Bardhaman, Bandel, Sheoraphuli, Serampore Belur Math, Tarakeswar, Arambagh, Goghat, Katwa and various other intermediate stations of Main Line, Chord line and Tarakeswar route) on a highly frequent basis. Also a large number of trains towards Central, Northern and North-Eastern India.

Also the 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.

Bus

Highly frequent bus services towards various parts of Kolkata, Airport, Bidhannagar, Salt lake, Newtown, Rajarhat, Howrah, Bally, Belur, Shibpur etc are available of government (WBTC) and private bus owners.

Cab services

On demand cab services are available with Ola, Uber and yellow taxi cabs. Prepaid taxis are also available.

Auto rickshaw

Auto rickshaws are available from Howrah station towards Howrah maidan, bally, belur, liluah.

See also

• Transport in Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• East West Metro, Kolkata metro line 2
• Kolkata Metro