Gitanjali metro station

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Gitanjali
Kolkata Metro station
File:NAKTALACAL.jpg
Gitanjali metro station
LocationNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Naktala, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700047
Coordinates22°28′10″N 88°22′12″E / 22.469426°N 88.369985°E / 22.469426; 88.369985Coordinates: 22°28′10″N 88°22′12″E / 22.469426°N 88.369985°E / 22.469426; 88.369985
Owned byKolkata Metro
PlatformsSide Platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKGTN
History
OpenedAugust 22, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-08-22)[1]
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Previous namesNaktala
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
toward Dakshineswar
Line 1
toward Kavi Subhash
Location
Gitanjali is located in Kolkata
Gitanjali
Gitanjali
Location within Kolkata

Gitanjali is a station of the Kolkata Metro located in Naktala.[2][3]

It is named after the famous 'Gitanjali' or Song Offerings, a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

History[edit]

Construction[edit]

The station[edit]

Structure[edit]

Gitanjali elevated metro station is situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

Station layout[edit]

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
East bound Towards →Kavi Subhash→ →
Northbound →Towards ←Noapara← ←
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections[edit]

Bus[edit]

Bus route number 80A, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), AC6, S6A, S7 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

See also[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Ontrack Systems. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "UrbanRail.net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "(home)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.

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