Behala Bazar metro station

Behala Bazar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Behala Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.^[1]

Behala Bazar বেহালা বাজার
Kolkata Metro station
General information
Location	Diamond Harbour Rd, Behala Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700034 India
Coordinates	22.498929°N 88.317354°E / 22.498929; 88.317354
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Esplanade Platform-2 → Joka
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	KBBR
History
Opening	30 December 2022; 2 years ago (2022-12-30)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Behala Chowrasta towards Diamond Park Purple Line Taratala towards Eden Gardens
Route map Legend Eden Gardens Green Line to Howrah Maidan Blue Line to Dakshineswar     Green Line to Teghoria Esplanade Park Street Blue Line to Kavi Subhash Victoria Tolly Canal Khidirpur Mominpur Majerhat Taratala Behala Bazar Behala Chowrasta Sakher Bazar Thakurpukur Joka Joka depot IIM-Joka Diamond Park
Location Behala Bazar Location within Kolkata Metro Show map of Kolkata Metro Behala Bazar Behala Bazar (Kolkata) Show map of Kolkata

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.^[2]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.^[3]

The Joka–Taratala stretch was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka–Taratala stretch after the inauguration.^[3][4]

Station layout

Behala Bazaar track layout
Legend
to Taratala P1 P2 to Behala Chowrasta
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards → Esplanade next station is Taratala
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Chowrasta
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Finance

Indian Railways has spent Rs 2,477.25 crore to construct six stations and metro rail system on the 6.5 km long Joka-Taratla route including Behala Bazar.^[3]

Gallery

• A Joka-bound metro is entering platform no, 1 of Behala Bazar metro station