Sealdah metro station
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 Main exterior of the Sealdah metro station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sealdah Station Rd, Sealdah Rajabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°33′59″N 88°22′12″E / 22.56641°N 88.37002°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Green Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Spanish solution (2 side platforms; 1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects with SGI[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | SDHM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sealdah (also known as DTDC Sealdah for sponsorship reasons) is an important underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro, located in Sealdah, Kolkata. The underground station adjoins with Sealdah railway station of the Indian Railways on its eastern side. The Sealdah Court is on the west side of the station, the Sealdah Flyover (Vidyapati Setu) is on the northern side of the station. There is a pedestrian subway linking the metro station with the railway station.
Inauguration
[edit]In March 2022, the Commissioner of Railway Safety gave his approval for the commencement of commercial operations at this station and the station was likely to be inaugurated on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on 15 April 2022.[6][7] However, the inauguration on the Poila Baisakh could not happen as some issues pointed out by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, were yet to be fixed. After missing a few deadlines, the Station was ultimately inaugurated by the Union Minister Smriti Irani on 11 July 2022,[8] with the commercial run beginning on 14 July 2022.[9] The station was connected to Esplanade on 22 August 2025.[10]
Layout
[edit]| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
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| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| L2 | Side platform, Door will open on the left | |
| Platforms 1A / 1B | Train towards Salt Lake Sector-V (Phoolbagan) → | |
| Island platform, Door will open on both sides | ||
| Platforms 2A/2B | ← Train towards Howrah Maidan (Esplanade) | |
| Side platform, Door will open on the left | ||
Connections
[edit]Rail
[edit]It is directly connected to the Sealdah railway station.
Gallery
[edit]More photos on commons:Category:Sealdah_metro_station
1B platform
Concourse area
Automated ticket vending machines
Station Name Plate
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Kolkata Metro". Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ "Kolkata Metro: East-West Sealdah link gets CRS nod, Poila Baisakh start likely". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Sealdah Metro Station : নববর্ষে শহর পাচ্ছে না মেট্রোর নতুন স্টেশন". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ Nag, Jayatri. "Sealdah station of Kolkata metro inaugurated". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Bhowal, Tiasa. "Kolkata is super excited as services from Sealdah metro station begins. See pics". India Today. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "'Efforts on to open 3 new metro lines next week'". The Times of India. 12 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
External links
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- Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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