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Sakher Bazar | |||||
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 An ICF Medha rake arriving at the metro station | |||||
| Location | Diamond Harbour Rd, Purba Barisha Kolkata, West Bengal 700008 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 22°28′29″N 88°18′36″E / 22.47461°N 88.30999°E | ||||
| Operated by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Station code | KSKB | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 30 December 2022 | ||||
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Sakher Bazar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, RVNL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.[3]
Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[4]
The Joka–Taratala stretch was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka–Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[4][5]
Station layout[edit | edit source]
| L2 | Side platform, Doors will open on the left 
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| Platform 2 | Train towards Template:Ltl (Template:Stl) → | |
| Platform 1 | ← Train towards Template:Ltl (Template:Stl) | |
| Side platform, Doors will open on the left
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| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro QR ticket vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
Connections[edit | edit source]
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Buses
Thakurpukur bus stop is conveniently located under the station.
Entry/Exit[edit | edit source]
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Sakherbazar metro station complex -
Sakherbazar metro station signage
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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