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Aerial view of the New Garia Depot (Kavi Subhash Carshed).
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 Pink Line  Mangal Pandey
Anukul Thakur
Shah Nawaz Khan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Barasat  Yellow Line 
Rishi Bankim Hridaypur
Subhas Nagar Madhyamgram
Sarat Chandra New Barrackpore
Gandhi Ashram Michael Nagar
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Birati
Krishna Kali Jai Hind Airport interchange  Orange Line 
Dakshineswar Jessore Road
 Pink Line  Baranagar Dum Dum Cantonment
 Yellow Line  Noapara
 Green Line  Teghoria VIP Road
Dum Dum Chinar Park
Belgachia City Centre-2
[REDACTED] Shyambazar Mangaldeep
[REDACTED] Shobhabazar Sutanuti Eco Park
[REDACTED] Girish Park Mother's Wax Museum
[REDACTED] Mahatma Gandhi Road Shiksha Tirtha
Raghunathpur Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
Baguiati Swapnabhor
Dum Dum Park Nazrul Tirtha
Kestopur Nabadiganta
Salt Lake Sector V IT Centre
Central Karunamoyee
Chandni Chowk Central Park
City Center
 Green Line  Howrah Maidan Bengal Chemical
Howrah Salt Lake Stadium
Mahakaran Phoolbagan
 Purple Line  [REDACTED] Esplanade Sealdah
Park Street Nalban
Maidan Gour Kishore Ghosh
Rabindra Sadan Beleghata
Netaji Bhavan Barun Sengupta
Jatin Das Park Ritwik Ghatak
[REDACTED] Kalighat VIP Bazar
[REDACTED] Rabindra Sarobar Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
[REDACTED] Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Kavi Sukanta
Netaji Jyotirindra Nandi
[REDACTED] Victoria Satyajit Ray
[REDACTED] Kidderpore Masterda Surya Sen
Mominpore Gitanjali
Majerhat Kavi Nazrul
Taratala Shahid Khudiram
Behala Chowrasta Kavi Subhash
Sakher Bazar Kavi Subhash  Orange Line 
Thakurpukur
Joka
IIM
 Purple Line  Diamond Park

1Dakshineswar – Kavi Subhash
2Teghoria (Haldiram) – Howrah Maidan
3Esplanade – Diamond Park
4Noapara – Barasat
5Baranagar – Mangal Pandey
6Kavi Subhash – Jai Hind
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The Kolkata Metro is a mass rapid transit urban railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in 24 October, 1984. As of January, 2023, there are 5 commercially operational depots Noapara, Tollygunge, New Garia, Central Park and Joka.

Depots

Operational

# Depot Name Photo Layout Line Connected station Opened Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 Noapara নোয়াপাড়া   Blue Line
  Yellow Line
  Pink Line
Noapara, Dum Dum and Baranagar 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC
2 Tollygunge টালিগঞ্জ   Blue Line Mahanayak Uttam Kumar 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC
3 New Garia নিউ গড়িয়া   Blue Line
  Orange Line
Kavi Subhash 2010 Broad gauge 750V DC
4 Central Park সেন্ট্রাল পার্ক   Green Line Central Park 2018 Standard gauge 750V DC Only standard gauge depot in Kolkata.
5 Joka জোকা   Purple Line Joka 2022 Broad gauge 750V DC

Under Construction

# Depot Name Photo Layout Line Connected station Opening (expected) Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 Airport এয়ারপোর্ট   Yellow Line
  Orange Line
Jai Hind 2025 Broad gauge 750V DC Largest underground facility in India.
2 New Town নিউটাউন   Orange Line Mother's Wax Museum 2027/2028 Broad gauge

See also

References

  1. "First Phase of Kolkata East-West Metro to be Operational By April next year". Rail Analysis India. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. "Metro Railway Kolkata".
  3. "Kolkata Metro". Google My Maps. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Metro rake from China off vessel". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Two AC rakes join Metro fleet after two-year wait". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Safety boss for platform mirrors at Calcutta Metro stations". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Tollygunge Car Shed, Metro Railway" (PDF). Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. 16 May 2020.
  8. Jayanta Gupta. "Yard remodelling may affect Metro services for a month". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Tender floated for setting up of new metro train depot of Kolkata Metro". Urban Transport News. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. "27km open-door run conscious call: Calcutta Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. Nandi, Tamal (13 February 2020). "Kolkata Metro gets its second corridor after 36 years. See photos". Livemint. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. Ajanta Chakraborty. "E-W Metro ready for trial run between Central Park & Sec V | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. Khare, Anushka (1 May 2020). "Bids invited for construction of Joka depot for Kolkata Metro Line 3". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  14. Jayanta Gupta. "Joka Metro: Stretch till Taratala may open first". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. "Rail Vikas Nigam invites bids for Joka-Esplanade Metro Project". Construction Week Online India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. "Metro hub 150m from Calcutta airport". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  17. Jayanta Gupta. "Work gets going on Metro's airport station". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
Kolkata Metro
Blue line
(Line 1)
Stations
Depots
Rakes


Green line
(Line 2)
Stations
Depots
Rakes
Purple Line
(Line 3)
Stations
Depots
Yellow Line
(Line 4)
Stations
Depots
Rakes
Pink Line
(Line 5)
Stations
  • Baranagar
  • Krishna Kali
  • Acharya Prafulla Chandra
  • Gandhi Ashram
  • Sarat Chandra
  • Subhas Nagar
  • Rishi Bankim
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Shah Nawaz Khan
  • Anukul Thakur
  • Mangal Pandey
Depots
Orange Line
(Line 6)
Stations
Depots
See also
Management
Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Indian Railways
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