Majerhat metro station

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Majerhat
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationAlipore Mint Colony, Majerhat, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°31′09″N 88°19′24″E / 22.5191°N 88.3234°E / 22.5191; 88.3234
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsIndian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Majerhat
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Taratala
toward Joka
Line 3
Mominpore
toward Esplanade
Location

Majerhat metro station is an under construction metro station on Line 3 of Kolkata Metro. It is the terminal station of the first phase 1 of this line, from Joka to Majerhat. The line was sanctioned in India's railway budget of 2010–11, but due to various hurdles, construction was delayed and missed multiple deadlines. The most notable reason for delays was the Majerhat Bridge collapse in 2018.[1]

Location[]

Majerhat metro station is located in Alipore Mint Colony, Majerhat, Kolkata, India. It is situated over the Majerhat railway station and parallel to the Majerhat flyover. Taratala is the preceding station towards Joka and Mominpore is the following station towards Esplanade.[2]

Station details[]

It is an elevated metro station with two side platforms. It is being implemented by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Since the 14.215 kilometres (8.833 mi) line was sanctioned by then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Railway budget of 2010–11, it faced several problems which delayed the project. Originally the contracts of the elevated stretch of the line was awarded to Simplex Infrastructures in 2011, although construction couldn't proceed due to land acquisition problems. The contract for construction of the station was re-awarded to Gammon India, in April 2012 by RVNL. In 2018, the adjacent rail over bridge (known as Majerhat Bridge) along the upcoming metro station collapsed, completely stalling the construction of the station as it ran into design, technical and legal challenges. Gammon pulled out of the project after the bridge collapsed.[3] In August 2020, GPT Infraprojects won the bid for construction.[4] Work started in December 2020, with clearance from India Government Mint, Ministry of Finance; which initially didn't allow any elevated structure within a kilometre radius of the mint.[5][6]

The station will be 180 m (590 ft)180 m long with twelve spans. The platform and concourse area will be 3,050 m2 (32,800 sq ft) and 3,100 m2 (33,000 sq ft) respectively. It will be catered by five escalators, two elevators and five staircases.[3] It is the final station of the proposed phase 1 (Joka to Majerhat) of the line 3.[7]

Connections[]

Majerhat metro station will be connected to the Majerhat railway station of Kolkata Suburban Railway, thus facilitating transfers with Budge Budge Branch line and Circular line.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Joka-Majerhat Metro Work Resumes and Earns Stability | Gems City". Upcoming Residential Projects in South Kolkata | Gems City. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-3's Mominpur Extension". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "GPT Infra Awarded Rs. 196.30cr Kolkata Metro Line-3 Contract". The Metro Rail Guy. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ B, Krishnendu; Jan 5, yopadhyay / TNN / Updated; 2021; Ist, 11:24. "Kolkata: Girder-launch boost to Majerhat Metro station work | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Dec 6, Ajanta Chakraborty / TNN / Updated; 2020; Ist, 13:00. "Kolkata: Majerhat bridge reopening paves way for metro station work | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Bangla News, Latest Bengali News, News in Bangla, বাংলা নিউজ – HT Bangla". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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