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Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station
Ritwik Ghatak (formerly known as Topsia), is a station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro located in the Topsia area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Topsia and Uttar Panchanagram areas. The name of the station has been given on the famous film director, Ritwik Ghatak. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. Location This station is located in Topsia across the service road and footpath on the eastern side of Biswa Bangla Sarani at Uttar Panchannagram. The main elevated structure of the station is situated along the service road and footpath adjacent to the New Garia-bound lane of Biswa Bangla Sarani near Ambedkar Bridge. It is geographically located at . The previous station of the station is VIP Bazar metro station at a distance of and the next station is Barun Sengupta metro station at a distance of . History This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. The execution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Railway, Kolkata
Metro Railway, Kolkata, is the owner and operator of Kolkata Metro, the oldest metro system of India. On 29 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways, operated by the Ministry of Railways. History In 1969, the Metropolitan Transport Project was formed under Indian Railways. In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata. With help of Soviet specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and East German engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5 km in 1971. Lines Currently it owns and operates Blue Line, Purple Line, Orange Line and operates Green Line. It will operate other lines (Yellow, Pink) after their completion. From July 2019, KMRC handed over the operations of Green Line to Metro Railway, Kolkata. Construction Under Metro Railway, Kolkata It is currently constructing the Yellow Line. It is a 16.876 km long line from Noapara to Barasat. Total sanctione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIP Bazar Metro Station
VIP Bazar is a station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro located in the Tagore Park area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Tiljala and VIP Nagar areas. The station is named after the nearby market called, VIP Bazar. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. VIP Nagar and VIP Bazar are located next to the station. Location This station is located in VIP Bazar area. The geographical location of the station is . The previous station of the station is Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station at a distance of and the next station is Ritwik Ghatak metro station at a distance of . History This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. In October 2011, an initial tender was awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beliaghata Metro Station
Beleghata (also known as Metropolitan), is a station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro located in Beleghata at Biswa Bangla Sarani, Dhapa of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Beleghata and Metropolitan areas. The station is elevated beside the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. Location This station is located in Beleghata across the service road and footpath on the eastern side of Biswa Bangla Sarani. The main elevated structure of the station is situated along the service road and footpath adjacent to the New Garia-bound lane of Biswa Bangla Sarani near the end of Maa Flyover. It is geographically located at . The previous station of the station is Barun Sengupta metro station at a distance of and the next station is Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station at a distance of . History This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culvert
A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe (fluid conveyance), pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. In the United Kingdom, the word can also be used for a longer artificially buried watercourse. Culverts are commonly used both as cross-drains to relieve drainage of ditches at the roadside, and to pass water under a road at natural drainage and stream crossings. When they are found beneath roads, they are frequently empty. A culvert may also be a bridge-like structure designed to allow vehicle or pedestrian traffic to cross over the waterway while allowing adequate passage for the water. Dry culverts are used to channel a fire hose beneath a noise barrier for the ease of firefighter, firefighting along a highway without the need or danger of placing hydrants along the roadway itself. Culverts come in many sizes and shapes including ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge, dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese is one of the oldest arch bridges in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength and low raw material cost, steel is one of the most commonly manufactured materials in the world. Steel is used in structures (as concrete Rebar, reinforcing rods), in Bridge, bridges, infrastructure, Tool, tools, Ship, ships, Train, trains, Car, cars, Bicycle, bicycles, Machine, machines, Home appliance, electrical appliances, furniture, and Weapon, weapons. Iron is always the main element in steel, but other elements are used to produce various grades of steel demonstrating altered material, mechanical, and microstructural properties. Stainless steels, for example, typically contain 18% chromium and exhibit improved corrosion and Redox, oxidation resistance versus its carbon steel counterpart. Under atmospheric pressures, steels generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro Station
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay is a Rapid transit, Metro station of Orange Line (Kolkata Metro), Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro at Ruby Crossing, serving the areas of E.M. Bypass, Kasba, Kolkata, Kasba and Anandapur, Kolkata, Anandapur. The station is named in honour of the legendary Indian Bengalis, Bengali Playback singer, Music Director & Producer Hemanta Mukherjee, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. History This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It is intended to reduce travel time between Kolkata's southernmost areas and the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018. Till then, the station and associated metro viaduct connections are fully completed with trail runs being conducted over this and other phase 1 stations. RVNL planned to launch the metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavi Subhash Metro Station
Kavi Subhash (formerly known as New Garia) is the at-grade southern terminus and interchange metro station of the North-South corridor ( Blue Line) and Bypass Corridor ( Orange Line) of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is named after poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay. This station was opened to public on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in 2010. This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section. After a lot of hardships and developmental work, the Kavi Subhash– Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section of Orange Line was inaugurated on 6 March 2024. Station layout Connections Bus Bus route numbers 1B, 206, S116 (Mini), S124 (Mini) etc. serve the station. Train It is connected to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah South Mainline. Air Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is connected via VIP Road and EM Bypass, with a distance of 24.3 km. Gallery See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalban Metro Station
Nalban (Also known as Nicco Park) is a station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro. It is situated at just beside of Nicco Park. It will serve the area of Nalban, Salt Lake Sector IV and surrounding areas in Bidhannagar, Kolkata. The station is named after its adjacent locality, Nalban. Location This station is located beside Nicco Park on the Salt Lake Bypass branch of Biswa Bangla Sarani at Nalban. The main elevated structure of the station in the middle of Biswa Bangla Sarani with footover bridges on either side othe road. It is geographically located at . The previous station of the station is Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station at a distance of and the next station is IT Centre metro station at a distance of . History This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It will help to reduce travel time between the southern f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicco Park
Nicco Park is an amusement park located in Jheel Meel, Sector - IV of Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India. The park was created to attract tourists to the state by providing family-friendly recreation as well as educative entertainment. Nicco Park opened on 13 October 1991 and has since been referred to as the ''Disneyland of West Bengal''. Presently, the 40 acre park is home to over 35 different attractions and has served over 24 million customers. Nicco Park also provides a "green" environment. History Concept and construction The concept of an amusement park in the Kolkata region began with the 300th anniversary of the recorded founding of Kolkata (then Calcutta). While planning was under way for the tricentennial celebrations by the ruling State Government, Rajive Kaul, the current Chairman of Nicco Group, was in the US on a family holiday to Disneyland. As per the story, when Kaul returned, there was an inquiry as to why he left for America when he was very much req ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gammon India Limited
Gammon India Limited is one of the largest civil engineering construction companies in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon. Notable projects Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering projects: * First Project ** The first precast reinforced concrete piling job in India—construction of the foundations of the Gateway of India, Mumbai in 1919 * Bridge Project ** Cable-stayed bridge at Akkar, Sikkim ** Gammon have built the largest number of bridges in the Commonwealth region. * Tunnel Project ** One of the longest railway tunnel in Asia for Konkan Railway at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra ** Mahatma Gandhi Setu spanning the river Ganges, between Patna and Hajipur in Bihar * Building Project ** Terminal building for Sharjah International Airport, UAE * Metro Project ** Elevated viaducts for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation * Nuclear Project ** India's first second-generation nuclear reactor Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RVNL
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is an Indian central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) which works as the construction arm of the Ministry of Railways for project implementation and transportation infrastructure development. It was incorporated in 2003 to meet the country's surging infrastructural requirements and to implement projects on a fast-track basis as well as for creating a Railway equipment construction company. RVNL is a ''Navratna'' PSU in India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. The organization undertakes project execution from concept to commissioning and creates project-specific SPVs. RVNL’s mandate includes the mobilization of extra-budgetary resources (EBRs) through a mix of equity and debts via these SPVs. History Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) was established to implement the National Rail Vikas Yojana (NRVY), a project to develop railway infrastructure in India. The NRVY was announced by Prime Minister Ata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
