Kolkata Metro Line 6

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Kolkata Metro Line 6
Kolkata Metro Logo.svg
Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar
Overview
Other name(s)
  • New Town metro
  • Airport Metro
  • Bypass Metro
StatusUnder construction
OwnerMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line number6
LocaleKolkata metropolitan area, India
TerminiKavi Subhash (south)
Biman Bandar (north)
Connecting lines Line 1   Line 2   Line 4 
Stations24
Websitehttps://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKolkata Metro
Operator(s)Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)
  • NSCBI Airport (under construction)
  • New Garia (under construction)
  • New Town (under construction)
Daily ridership500,000 (projected)
History
Commenced2012
Planned opening2022 (Kavi Subhash-Salt Lake Sector V)
Technical
Line length29.87 kilometres (18.56 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Character
  • Surface – 1
  • Underground – 1
  • Elevated – 22
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification750 V DC[2] using third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (designed)
SignallingCommunications-based train control
Route map

Legend
Sealdah South lines
New Garia Depot
Kavi Subhash Mainline rail interchangeBus interchange  Line 1 
Line 1
Sealdah South lines
 Satyajit Ray
Jyotirindra Nath Nandi
Panchanangram Canal
 Kavi Sukanta
Rashbehari Avenue
 Hemanta Mukherjee
VIP Bazaar
Ritwik Ghatak
Storm Water Outlet Canal
 Barun Sengupta
Beliaghata
Captain Bhery
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass
 Gour Kishore Ghosh
Nicco Park
Salt Lake Sector-V Bus interchange  Line 2 
Line 2
 Technopolis
Keshtopur Canal
 Bidhannagar Bus interchange
Sub CBD 1
CBD 1
Keshtopur Canal
 CBD 2
Newtown
Convention Centre
Sub CBD 2
Titumir
Rabindra Tirtha
VIP Road Bus interchange
Line 4
 Biman Bandar Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Bus interchange  Line 4 
Line 4

Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro is an under-construction rapid transit line that will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two satellite towns Salt Lake and New Town. The line is targeted to open from Kavi Subhash to Salt Lake Sector V in 2022.[3] This stretch will be one of the most important stretches of metro because it will connect the southern and the eastern parts of the city with Kolkata Airport. Total distance of this route will be 29.87 km (18.56 mi).[1]

History[]

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[4] 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 and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station being the underground one.

Work for construction of the terminal station at New Garia for the 29.87-km Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar (via Rajarhat) metro project finally resumed on 14 February 2017 with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) demarcating the plot they require for the purpose.

The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At first AAI objected the station above the ground, stating that this could be a threat for air traffic. Many underground utilities, power sub-station and water treatment plant had to be shifted. Encroachments and Land acquisition problems held up the project for multiple times.

The 5 km stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital was expected to start from 2018.[5] On 12 February 2018 Mr Ajay Vijayvargiya, General Manager Metro Railways announced a delay in inauguration of New Garia to Ruby stretch.

Stations[]

The stations, as declared of now, will be named after eminent personalities.[4][6][7] and will have 23 elevated stations, 1 underground station and 1 at-grade. The terminal Airport station will be the underground one. This station will also have a yard and it will be the largest underground facility of India and city's first. It will be 550m long and 41.6m wide and will facilitate stabling and reversal of rakes, but it will not be a carshed. One can interchange to Line 4 at Dum Dum Airport, Line 2 at VIP Road (Haldiram) and Salt Lake Sector V and Line 1 at Kavi Subhash. At Kavi Subhash, Rail Interchange will be also available (SDAH-NMKA Line).

On 4th January 2021 the state government decided to rename 9 metro stations in New Town area to their more prevailing names rather than using the old ones which were given during the planning phase. The state transport department has informed Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) of the new names of the proposed nine metro stations between Nazrul Tirtha at the entry of New Town from Salt Lake Sector V till Chinar Park, the last station on the line before it turns right on VIP road towards Kolkata Airport.[8]

Kolkata Metro Line 6 map.svg
Line 6
No. Station name Location Phase Opening Connections Layout Notes
English Bengali
1 Biman Bandar বিমান বন্দর NSCBI International Airport 4 Under construction  Line 4  (Under construction)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Kolkata bus.png Airport AC Bus Stand

Kolkata bus.png Airport Gate No. 1 Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Airport Gate No. 2 Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Airport Gate No. 2.5 Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Airport Gate No. 3 Bus Stop

Underground
2 VIP Road / Haldiram ভি আই পি রোড / হলদিরাম Teghoria  Line 2  (Planned)

Kolkata bus.png Minibus Stand

Kolkata bus.png Haldiram Bus Stop

Elevated
3 Chinar Park চিনার পার্ক New Town
4 City Centre II সিটি সেন্টার ২
5 Mangal Deep মঙ্গল দীপ Also known as Akanksha 5-point crossing
6 Eco Park ইকো পার্ক Also known as Nawabpur
7 Mother's Wax Museum মাদার্স ওয়াক্স মিউজিয়াম
8 Siksha Tirtha শিক্ষা তীর্থ Also known as Kala Kshetra
9 Biswa Bangla Convention Centre বিশ্ব বাংলা কনভেনশন সেন্টার Also known as Narkelbagan / Rabindra Tirtha
10 Swapno Bhor স্বপ্ন ভোর
11 Nazrul Tirtha নজরুল তীর্থ Also known as Newtown Bus Stand
12 Nabadiganta নবদীগন্ত Salt Lake Also known as Bidhannagar Limit
13 Salt Lake Sector V সল্টলেক সেক্টর V 3  Line 2  (Operational)

Kolkata bus.png Wipro Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Saltlake Bus Depot

Kolkata bus.png Karunamoyee Bus Station(WBTC,CTC,SBSTC,NBSTC)

Located near IT Hub of Kolkata
14 Nalban নলবন Serving Nicco Park
15 Gour Kishore Ghosh গৌর কিশোর ঘোষ Also known as Chingrighata / Sukanta Nagar
16 Beliaghata বেলেঘাটা Beliaghata Also known as Tangra Metropolitan Township
17 Barun Sengupta বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত Dhapa/Mathpukur 2 Also known as Metropolitan
18 Ritwik Ghatak ঋত্বিক ঘটক Science City Also known as Parama Island
19 VIP Bazar ভি আই পি বাজার VIP Bazar
20 Hemanta Mukherjee হেমন্ত মুখার্জি Ruby Island 1 Also known as Kasba Golpark / East Kolkata Township
21 Kavi Sukanta কবি সুকান্ত Kalikapur
22 Jyotirindra Nath Nandi জ্যোতিরীন্দ্র নাথ নন্দী Mukundapur Also known as Singhbari
23 Satyajit Ray সত্যজিৎ রায় SRFTI / Hiland Park Kolkata bus.png Bengal Ambuja Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Hiland Park Bus Stop

Kolkata bus.png Peerless Hospital Bus Stop

Also known as Chak Garia
24 Kavi Subhash কবি সুভাষ New Garia 7 October 2010  Line 1  (Operational)

Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg New Garia Station

Kolkata bus.png New Garia Station Bus Stand

At Grade

See also[]

Line 2 and 6 under construction at Salt Lake Sector V, November 2017

References[]

  1. ^ a b "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-on-fast-track-as-metro-eyes-new-links-in-next-2-yrs/articleshow/69717307.cms
  4. ^ "Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat Metro extension".
  6. ^ "Kolkata Metro Line 6".
  7. ^ Mondal, Biswadeep (4 January 2021). "West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations". Times of India.

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