Central metro station (Kolkata)

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

সেন্ট্রাল
Central
; ; সেন্ট্রাল; Central
Kolkata Metro station
	Central Metro Station
Location	Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, Bowbazar, Kolkata
Coordinates	22°34′21″N 88°21′32″E / 22.572470°N 88.358788°ECoordinates: 22°34′21″N 88°21′32″E / 22.572470°N 88.358788°E
Owned by	Kolkata Metro
Operated by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	KCEN
Fare zone	North-South
History
Opened	February 19, 1995; 26 years ago
Electrified	750 V DC 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
	Central Location within Kolkata

Central is a station of the Kolkata Metro located on the crossing of Bepin Behari Ganguly Street and Central Avenue in Bowbazar, Central Kolkata.^[1]^[2] ^[3]

History[]

Construction[]

The station[]

Structure[]

Central is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

Layout[]

Island platform

Legend

Two tracks and one island platform

Station layout[]

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Toward →Kavi Subhash
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Toward ← Noapara

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.^[4]^[5]

Entry/Exit[]

Central metro station exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3	Gate No-4	Gate No-5	Gate No-6
Indian Airlines	Lal Bazar	RITES Building	Yogayog Bhavan	Poddar Court	Medical College

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/

External links[]

Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official Website for line 1
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Google. "Central station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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

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