Kolkata Metro Railway

Kolkata is the first underground Metro in India. It extends from Noapara near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, to Kavi Subhash Metro station near Garia, on the busy North-South axis of Kolkata over a length of 27.33Kms. with 24 Stations. Dum Dum – Tollygunge corridor was first selected for implementation and work started on 29th December, 1972. The first metro line in India was completed on 24th October 1984.

North to South metro stations and Distance

Sl No. Stations Name Distance (metre)
1 Noapara-Dum Dum 2311.42
2 Dum Dum-Belgachia 2128.34
3 Belgachia-Shyambazar 1523.49
4 Shyambazar-Sovabazar Sutanuti 1073.21
5 Sovabazar Sutanuti-Girish Park 1038.34
6 Girish Park-Mahatma Gandhi Road 671.34
7 Mahatma Gandhi Road-Central 983.37
8 Central-Chandni Chowk 817.87
9 Chandni Chowk-Esplanade 332.64
10 Esplanade-Park street 1131.63
11 Park street-Maidan 629.98
12 Maidan-Rabindra Sadan 912.47
13 Rabindra Sadan-Netaji Bhavan 941.20
14 Netaji Bhavan-Jatin Das Park 1141.57
15 Jatin Das Park-Kalighat 690.26
16 Kalighat-Rabindra Sarovar 945.23
17 Rabindra Sarovar-Mahanayak Uttam Kumar 1448.14
18 Mahanayak Uttam Kumar-Netaji 1795.75
19 Netaji-Masterda Surya Sen 1704.94
20 Masterda Surya Sen-Gitanjali 1036.82
21 Gitanjali-Kavi Nazrul 1336.79
22 Kavi Nazrul-Shahid Khudiram 1210.86
23 Shahid Khudiram-Kavi Subhash 1526.99

The second metro phase in Kolkata East to West side. It extends from Howrah Maidan near Howrah station to Sector V near Saltlake. Howrah Maidan to Phoolbagan line is Underground station approximately 6 kms, and Phoolbagan to Sector V liner is elevated station approximately 10 kms, total 12 stations.

East to West metro stations and Distance

Sl No. Stations Name Distance (metre)
1 Howrah Maidan-Howrah 774.15
2 Howrah-Mahakaran 2424.62
3 Mahakaran-Esplanade 1941.01
4 Esplanade-Sealdah 2134.62
5 Sealdah-Phool Bagan 2508.47
6 Phool Bagan-Saltake Stadium 1311.22
7 Saltake Stadium-Bengal Chemical 758.11
8 Bengal Chemical-City Centre 1450.38
9 City Centre-Central Park 1233.22
10 Central Park-Karunamoyee 845.13
11 Karunamoyee-Sector V 1256.34