Central is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the
Blue Line of
Kolkata Metro
The Kolkata Metro is a Urban rail transit in India, rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opened in 1984, it was the first operational rapid trans ...
which is located on the crossing of
Bepin Behari Ganguly Street
Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, or B.B. Ganguly Street, formerly known as Bow Bazar Street or Bowbazar Street, is an east-west road in Central Kolkata, capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It passes through Bowbazar area and connects Baith ...
and
Central Avenue in
Bowbazar
Bowbazar, also spelt ''Boubazar''; formerly known as Bahubazar) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
On Lt. Col. Mark Wood's map of 1784, the portion of the eastward road from L ...
, Central in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
,
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
, India.
Structure
The station has a central island platform and two side platforms. Between each side platform and the island platform is a track, serving up and down trains. The station was built in this layout as it was anticipated that the
Green Line will interchange with Blue Line at this station and the layout will effectively handle all the traffic. However, that did not happen and the side platforms are not used. Instead of opening doors on both sides, trains open doors on the right side, that is towards the island platform.
Station layout
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 12C/2, 13, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 222, 237, 242, S119 (Mini), S122 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S165 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S173 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C24, E25, MIDI1, S3A, S3B, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S57, AC20, AC39, VS1 etc. serve the station.
Entry/Exit
See also
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Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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List of Kolkata Metro stations
This is the list of the stations of Kolkata Metro, a Mass Rapid transit Urban Railway network serving the city of Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India. The first operations commenced in October 1984, and t ...
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Transport in Kolkata
Kolkata the Capital of the Indian state of West Bengal has a good transportation system. Kolkata's transport system is diverse, with a mix of modern and traditional modes of transport catering to the city's large population.
The primary modes ...
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Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. The agency was formed to oversee the implementing Kolkata Metro Green Line, also known as East–West Metro, connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Ho ...
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Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...
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Kolkata Monorail
Kolkata Monorail was a rail-based transit project planned for the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This was the first proposed monorail in the country.
History
2004 & 2008
The initial plan regarding the monorail was floated in 2004. In ...
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Trams in Kolkata
The Kolkata Tram System, is a tram system that serves Kolkata, the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (C ...
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Bhowanipore
Bhowanipore (also Bhowanipur; ) is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
In 1717, the East India Company obtained the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement from ...
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Chowringhee Road
Chowringhee Road (also spelt ''Chourangi Road''), located in the Chowringhee neighbourhood of Kolkata, is the arterial road running from the eastern fringes of Esplanade southwards up to the crossing with Lower Circular Road (AJC Bose Ro ...
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List of rapid transit systems
These lists of urban rail transit systems are sorted by the type of system:
* List of tram and light rail transit systems
* List of town tramway systems
* Medium-capacity rail system
* List of premetro systems
* List of metro systems
* List o ...
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List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 cou ...
References
External links
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''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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Railway stations in India opened in 1995
Kolkata Metro stations
Railway stations in Kolkata
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