Ritwik Ghatak (formerly known as Topsia), is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in the Topsia area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Topsia and Uttar Panchanagram areas.[2] The name of the station has been given on the famous film director, Ritwik Ghatak. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.[3][4][5]
Location
editThis 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 22°31′58″N 88°23′45″E / 22.5328605°N 88.3957647°E. The previous station of the station is VIP Bazar metro station at a distance of 0.9 km (0.56 mi) and the next station is Barun Sengupta metro station at a distance of 1.4 km (0.87 mi).[3][5]
History
editThis project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[6] 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.[3][6] In October 2011, RVNL awarded Gammon India Limited, the tender for the construction of the metro corridor from VIP Bazar Metro Station to Nikko Park (Nalban metro station), including stations, as part of Package-II of Line 6. Amongst those metro stations, one in Topsia was also sanctioned, i.e., Ritwik Ghatak.[7] In January 2012, the construction of the metro station along with the metro line started. The construction of the station was stopped in 2015 due to land disputes. The construction of the station started again in May 2017[8] and was fully completed in early 2023.[9][4][10] But the metro couldn't be started due to a viaduct gap over Tagore Park culvert.[11][12]
A week later after inauguration and a day after commercial run started on Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section, in March 2024, RVNL announced the completion of that 76 m viaduct gap after construction of a single-span hanging steel bridge over the disputed Tagore Park culvert. This completed the viaduct upto Beliaghata metro station, clearing the way for commercial operations at Ritwik Ghatak.[13] Trial runs have started in the same month. The station is expected to be operational by late 2024.[14][9][15]
Station
editStructure
editRitwik Ghatak Metro Station is an elevated metro station and has a total of 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level. Second-level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control, station agents, metro vending machines, crossovers, etc. The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks. The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.[3][4][16][5]
The station has four entrances and exits. The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station also has drinking water and toilet facilities.[3][4][16][17]
Layout
editRitwik Ghatak track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform doors will open on the left 
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| Southbound | Towards →Kavi Subhash→ next station is VIP Bazar→ | |
| Northbound | →Towards ←Jai Hind← next station is Barun Sengupta← | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Power and signal systems
editLike other stations and lines of Kolkata Metro, this station has 750 volt DC powered third rail. The electricity system will be used to operate the train.[4][16]
Train movement at this station will be managed by communication based train control signaling system. With this signal system, trains can be operated at intervals of 90 seconds.[16][4]
Services
editServices have not started from this station. Currently the station is under construction and is set to be opened in 2024.[14][9]
Connections
editBus
editBus Numbers - AS3, AC47, EB3, 24A/1.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (20 February 2023). "Rail Vikas Nigam Limited plans 4 km extension from Ruby Metro to Beliaghata by puja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Abbas, Ajmal (30 January 2023). "First phase of Kolkata Metro's Orange Line all set for launch; covers Kavi Subash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 7 minutes". TimesNow. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e MP, Team (30 September 2023). "Concreting work of Ritwik Ghatak Metro Stn nears completion". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "শেষের মুখে কলকাতা মেট্রোর আরও ১ স্টেশনের কাজ! ভিতরটা কেমন হল? রইল 'ফার্স্ট লুক'". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b c railanalysis3 (13 October 2023). "Kolkata Metro Update: The construction work of Ritwik Ghatak metro station of Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar corridor going on in full swing". Rail Analysis India. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro upto August 13 pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Basanti Highway diversion trial starts". The Times of India. 19 March 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "CRS check till Metropolitan: No Ruby ops on Thurs, Fri". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Kolkata: Pipe bridge lifted out of Metro alignment". The Times of India. 15 July 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station: ঋত্বিক ঘটক মেট্রো স্টেশনের কাজ শেষ পর্যায়ে, ফাস্ট লুকেই হাঁকাল ছক্কা! » Najarbandi 24X7". najarbandi.in (in Bengali). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Hanging bridge on Bypass solves Metro problem at Tagore Park". The Times of India. 3 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Traffic starts moving along Tagore Park western flank". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Trial run extended beyond Ruby to Metropolitan on Kolkata Metro's Airport Line | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ritwik Ghatak Metro Station: ঋত্বিক ঘটক মেট্রো স্টেশন চোখ ধাঁধানো, কাজ প্রায় শেষ, কেমন হল? দেখুন". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "নিউ গড়িয়া-বিমানবন্দর মেট্রো করিডোরে বড় খবর, নতুন স্টেশনের ছবি দেখুন". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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