Noapara metro station and depot

Coordinates: 22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.639673°N 88.393978°E / 22.639673; 88.393978
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Noapara

নোয়াপাড়া
Kolkata Metro station (interchange and terminus)
Inside Noapara interchange metro station.
General information
LocationAkshay Kumar Mukherjee Road, Noapara, Baranagar
Coordinates22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.639673°N 88.393978°E / 22.639673; 88.393978
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms1 Island and 2 Side platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks4 (2 more tracks lead to the depot)
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed, Operational
Station codeKNAP
Fare zoneKOAA
History
Opened10 July 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-10)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Baranagar
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Dum Dum
towards Kavi Subhash
Terminus Yellow Line
(under construction)
Dum Dum Cantonment
towards Barasat
Location
Map
Noapara metro station

Noapara is the largest elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Noapara, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] It opened on 10 July 2013.[2]

Station

This interchange station includes two side and an island platform with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations.[3] It serves the localities of Noapara, Tobin Road and Bonhooghly. The station has 2 stories, with 6 escalators and 4 elevators. There are also 31 CCTV cameras for increased security.[4] The Kolkata Metro owns a 147-acre depot for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station.[5] This elevated metro station for the serves both Blue Line and Yellow Line under Kolkata Metro, the latter being sought to be opened on 14 April 2024.[6]

Layout

 Line 1   Line 4 

Noapara track layout
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L1 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Yellow Line Station Layout & Platform Numbers - (TBC)
Platform #
Northbound
Towards → Barasat next station is Dum Dum Cantonment
Platform #
Southbound
Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Island platform | P# & P2 doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Dum Dum
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Baranagar
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Depot

Map of Noapara depot, Kolkata

This is the oldest and biggest metro depot in India. It serves the Kolkata Metro Line 1 and will also serve Kolkata Metro Line 4 in future. This depot can hold maximum 40 rakes at a time. Newly received rakes are also tested here, and the old ones are kept here. The depot is connected to the Kolkata Chord line, so that newly manufactured rakes can directly be brought via train.

History

It was opened in 1984. Before that, it was a Railway yard and a track extended till Texmaco Rail & Engineering manufacturing unit.

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 34C serves the station.[7]

Auto

Noapara Metro to Bonhoogly and Pramod Nagar to Tobin Road.

See also

References

  1. ^ Gupta, Jayanta (21 November 2012). "March 2013 date for Noapara Metro". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Milestone". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ Gupta, Jayanta (25 May 2013). "Noapara metro opening expected by month's end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ Banerjee, Tamaghna (11 March 2013). "Noapara Metro from April". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ Chakroborty, Ajanta (25 December 2012). "From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Poila Baisakh date for service start on Noapara-Cantonment stretch". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Bus Services".

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