Baranagar metro station

Route map
	Legend
	Chord link line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern line
	to Bongaon
	Circular line &
	Sealdah South lines
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular line &
	Sealdah South lines
	Sealdah South lines
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South lines
	to Namkhana

Baranagar
; Baranagar
Kolkata Metro station
Location	Dunlop, Baranagar, Kolkata.
Coordinates	22°39′13″N 88°22′44″E / 22.653529°N 88.378873°ECoordinates: 22°39′13″N 88°22′44″E / 22.653529°N 88.378873°E
Owned by	Kolkata Metro
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Baranagar Road railway station;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Fare zone	north-south
History
Opened	February 22, 2021; 11 months ago
Electrified	750 V DC using third rail
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chord link line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern line
	to Bongaon
	Circular line &
	Sealdah South lines
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular line &
	Sealdah South lines
	Sealdah South lines
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South lines
	to Namkhana
Location
	Baranagar Location within Kolkata

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Baranagar metro station is a metro railway station off Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop of Baranagar in Kolkata. Presently, this metro station is the tallest metro station of Kolkata (approximately 55 feet). The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Baranagar Road railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.^[2]^[3]^[4] This station is also known as "Swami Vivekananda metro station".^[5] The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.^[6]

History[]

Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.^[7]^[8] A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.^[9] And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.^[10]^[11] By June 2019, over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the between Noapara and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signalling system and laying of the tracks.^[12]

The station[]

Structure[]

Baranagar is an elevated metro station & is situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 and the Kolkata Metro Line 5.

Station layout[]

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
	South bound	Towards →Kavi Subhash→ →
	Northbound	→Towards ←Dakshineswar← ←
	Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

Connections[]

Train[]

It is connected with Baranagar Road railway station of Chord link line of Kolkata Suburban Railway .

Bus[]

This station is connected with B.T. Road and Belghoria Expressway. Bus route numbers 26, 26C, 32A, 34B, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, K4, S159 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), C28, E32, S11, S15G, S23A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2B, AC20, AC23A, AC50, AC50A, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.^[13]^[14]

Auto[]

Several auto services are available on B. T. Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee.

References[]

^ CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains, Railway Gazette, 9 September 2012
^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
^ Express News Service (3 January 2010). "Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro". Express India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ TNN. "Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ Team, BS Web. "LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Gupta, Jayanta (13 December 2017). "It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Shah, Narendra (21 February 2019). "Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Mandal, Sanjay (13 October 2019). "March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Gupta, Jayanta (6 February 2020). "West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ Mandal, Sanjay (2 February 2020). "July, revised date for Baranagar Metro". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/

External links[]

Official website for Kolkata Metro Line 1
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Google. "Baranagar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

[1] CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains, Railway Gazette, 9 September 2012

[2] "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[mtp-3] "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".

[4] Express News Service (3 January 2010). "Mamata lays foundation for Dum Dum–Dakshineswar Metro". Express India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[5] TNN. "Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[6] Team, BS Web. "LIVE: Bengal has made up its mind for 'poriborton', says PM Modi in Hooghly". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[gupta172-7] Gupta, Jayanta (13 December 2017). "It's final. Take a Metro ride to Dakshineswar by May 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[shah192-8] Shah, Narendra (21 February 2019). "Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[mandalo19-9] Mandal, Sanjay (13 October 2019). "March date for Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro line". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[gupta20-10] Gupta, Jayanta (6 February 2020). "West Bengal: Dakshineswar Metro line to hike rider count by 50,000". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[mandal20-11] Mandal, Sanjay (2 February 2020). "July, revised date for Baranagar Metro". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[mandalj19-12] Mandal, Sanjay (10 June 2019). "Expense boost for Calcutta Metro funds flow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[13] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] ttp://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/

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