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| Location | Howrah Maidan, Howrah, West Bengal 711101 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′55″N 88°19′59″E / 22.581998°N 88.332994°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double-track | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 March 2024 | ||||||||||
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Howrah Maidan Metro Station is the terminal station of Kolkata Metro's Green Line in Howrah Maidan, Howrah, India. The underground station is located near the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium and the Howrah Sarat Sadan. The station was completed and inaugurated on 6th March 2024. Though being similar to any Blue Line underground station, it is made with world class amenities and patronage to football, the main sport of the state.
The Station
Howrah Maidan track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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Layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Howrah |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
Gallery
Views Of Howrah Metro Station
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See also
References
- ^ "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro Update: Commercial services on newly-launched sections to start in 7-10 days, says official". Financialexpress. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Prime Minister inaugurated today Kolkata Metro's Howrah Maidan – Esplanade Metro section, Kavi Subhash – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro section, Taratala – Majerhat Metro section (part of Joka- Esplanade line)". Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata's heritage". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kolkata Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Howrah.
- Official Website for Green Line
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Howrah Maidan station" (Map). Google Maps.
