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Esplanade metro station

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Not to be confused with Esplanade MRT station in Singapore.

Esplanade is an underground interchange metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line and on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2][3][4] This station, which is the biggest in the city, is located in the Esplanade neighbourhood of Kolkata, at the northern end of Chowringhee Road/Jawaharlal Nehru Road near New Market and the Oberoi Grand hotel. It opened in 1984 as part of what is now Kolkata Metro Line 1. The station is re-designed to be the largest station of the metro and will function as the interchange station between Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3.[8] The Line-2 complex, built below the Line-1 complex (requiring modification to Line-1 station) was completed and inaugurated on 6 March 2024.[9][10][11][12][13] The Line-2 complex is designed with world class amenities and murals that depict the culture, tradition, sports, monuments, important structures, etc in them.[14][15][16]

Esplanade

এসপ্ল্যানেড

Kolkata Metro station
Main building of green line station (top) and Gate no. 5 of the blue line station (below)
General information
LocationEsplanade, Kolkata, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates22°33′54″N 88°21′06″E / 22.564942°N 88.351699°E / 22.564942; 88.351699
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)

Future:

Platforms
Tracks2 for Blue Line
2 for Green Line
1 for Purple Line
1 for Purple Line to Rake Reversal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Depth28 m (92 ft)[1]
Platform levels3
ParkingAvailable Parking
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKESP
History
Opened1984; 40 years ago (1984) (Blue line)[2][3][4]
15 March 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03-15) (Green line)[5][6][7]
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Chandni Chowk
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Park Street
towards Kavi Subhash
Sealdah
towards Salt Lake Sector-V
 Green Line Mahakaran
towards Howrah Maidan
Future service
Park Street
towards Joka
 Purple Line Terminus
Route map
Legend
Chord link Line
to Dankuni
 Dakshineswar ferry/water interchange
Pink Line to Barrackpore
 Baranagar
Eastern Line
to Ranaghat
Noapara depot
Noapara
Keshtopur Canal
Yellow Line to Barasat
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
 Dum Dum
Belgachia
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
Circular Canal
 Shyambazar
Sovabazar Sutanuti
Girish Park
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Central
Chandni Chowk
Green Line
← to Howrah Maidan
to Teghoria →
 Esplanade
Park Street
Purple Line to Diamond Park
 Maidan
Rabindra Sadan
Netaji Bhavan
Jatin Das Park
Kalighat
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
 Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Tollygunge depot
 Netaji
Masterda Surya Sen
Gitanjali
Kavi Nazrul
Shahid Khudiram
Orange Line to Jai Hind
Sealdah South
to Sealdah
 Kavi Subhash
New Garia depot
Sealdah South
to Namkhana
Location
Esplanade is located in Kolkata Metro
Esplanade
Esplanade
Location within Kolkata Metro

Station layout

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  Blue Line
Esplanade track layout
Legend
 
 
 
 
to Chandni Chowk
P1
 
 
P2
 
 
to Park Street Purple Line
 
 
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops
P Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Park Street Change at the next station for Purple Line
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Chandni Chowk
Esplanade track layout
Legend
 
 
 
 
 
 
to Sealdah
P1
 
 
 
 
P2
 
 
 
 
to Mahakaran
 
 
Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms

Green Line

G Street level Exit/Entrance
UM Upper Mezzanine Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops, Crossovers
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Sealdah
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is New Mahakaran
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
P

Purple Line

G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
Platform #
Northbound 		Towards → Train Terminates Here
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  
Platform #
Southbound 		Towards ← Joka next station is Park Street
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
P
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    Metro rake flagged off from Esplanade metro station
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    Interior of Metro Rack at Esplanade metro station
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    Esplanade metro station platform
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    Esplanade metro signage
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    Esplanade metro construction gate
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    Esplanade metro station
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    Weighing Machine at Esplanade
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    Concourse Area
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    Platform level
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    Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Blue line Complex
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    Artists Conception of East west metro at Esplanade
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    Train enters Esplanade
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    Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Green line Complex

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (23 November 2020). "East-West Metro ready with structure of country's second deepest Metro station at Esplanade". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 12 December 2023. East-West Metro's 28m-deep Esplanade station is now structurally complete.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  3. ^ a b "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  4. ^ a b "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  5. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "A look at the newly inaugurated Esplanade-Howrah metro corridor". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "E-W's 28m-deep Esplanade stn gets ready for Dec launch". The Times of India. 13 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata's heritage". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ "E-W Esplanade Metro stn gets finishing touches". The Times of India. 29 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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