Kolkata Metro Line 6

Kolkata Metro Line 6

Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar
Kolkata Metro Line 6; ; Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar
Overview
Other name(s)	New Town metro; Airport Metro; Bypass Metro;
Status	Under Construction
Owner	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line number	6
Locale	Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India
Termini	Kavi Subhash (south); Biman Bandar (north);
Connecting lines	Blue Line Green Line Yellow Line
Stations	24
Website	https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kolkata Metro
Operator(s)	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)	NSCBI Airport (underconstruction); New Garia (underconstruction); New Town;
Daily ridership	500,000 (projected)
History
Commenced	2012
Planned opening	2021 (Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhay)
Technical
Line length	29.87 kilometres (18.56 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Surface – 1; Underground – 1; Elevated – 22;
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Electrification	750 V DC using third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (designed)
Signalling	Communications-based train control
Route map
	Legend

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. There will be total of 24 stations. The line is targeted to open from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 2021.^[3] This stretch will be one 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 5 till Chinar Park, the last station on the line before it turns right on VIP road towards Kolkata Airport.^[8]

Line 6
No.	Station Name		Location	Phase	Opening	Connections	Layout	Notes
No.	English	Bengali	Location	Phase	Opening	Connections	Layout	Notes
1	Biman Bandar	বিমান বন্দর	NSCB International Airport	4	Under construction	Yellow Line (Under construction) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Airport AC Bus Stand Airport Gate No. 1 Bus Stop Airport Gate No. 2 Bus Stop Airport Gate No. 2.5 Bus Stop Airport Gate No. 3 Bus Stop	Underground
2	VIP Road / Haldiram	ভি আই পি রোড / হলদিরাম	Teghoria			Green Line (Planned) Minibus Stand 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	Technopolis	টেকনোপোলিস	Salt Lake					Also known as Bidhannagar Limit
13	Salt Lake Sector V	সল্টলেক সেক্টর ৫		3		Green Line (Operational) Wipro Bus Stop Saltlake Bus Depot Karunamoyee Bus Station(WBTC,CTC,SBSTC,NBSTC)		Located near IT Hub of Kolkata
14	Nicco Park	নিক্কো পার্ক						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			Bengal Ambuja Bus Stop Hiland Park Bus Stop Peerless Hospital Bus Stop		Also known as Chak Garia
24	Kavi Subhash	কবি সুভাষ	New Garia		7 October 2010	Blue Line (Operational) New Garia Station New Garia Station Bus Stand	At Grade

References

^ ^a ^b "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
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^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-on-fast-track-as-metro-eyes-new-links-in-next-2-yrs/articleshow/69717307.cms
^ ^a ^b "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011.
^ "Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line". The Times of India.
^ "New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat Metro extension".
^ "Kolkata Metro Line 6".
^ Mondal, Biswadeep (4 January 2021). "West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations". Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

[mtp-1] "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".

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[toi-3] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/work-on-fast-track-as-metro-eyes-new-links-in-next-2-yrs/articleshow/69717307.cms

[airport_link_station_names-4] "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011.

[5] "Metro sets June 2018 date for New Garia-Ruby line". The Times of India.

[6] "New Garia to Biman Bandar via Rajarhat Metro extension".

[7] "Kolkata Metro Line 6".

[8] Mondal, Biswadeep (4 January 2021). "West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations". Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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