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]
In December 2017, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.[2] Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.[3] A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.[4] And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.[5][6] 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.[7]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".[4]
The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[8]
Location
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The station is located in Dakshineswar, North Suburban of the Kolkata, on PWD Road (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna Paramhansa Dev 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 
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| Southbound | Towards →Baranagar→ → | |
| Northbound | Terminus | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Connections
Rail
It is directly connected with Dakshineswar railway station, a station on Calcutta chord link.[9]
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.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Shah, Narendra (21 February 2019). "Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mandal, Sanjay (13 October 2019). "March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (6 February 2020). "West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Mandal, Sanjay (2 February 2020). "July, revised date for Baranagar Metro". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ roy, Joydeep. "DAKE/Dakshineswar Station – 0 Train Departures ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ https://wbtc.co.in/ferry-service/.
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