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Jai Hind metro station
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Jai Hind (also referred to as Biman Bandar) is a metro station of Kolkata Metro.[2] It will serve the city of Kolkata's main airport, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The station was opened on 22 August 2025 as a part of Noapara–Jai Hind Yellow Line extension.[3][4][5]
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Features
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.[6] Previously the station was planned elevated, but after objection from AAI, the route was reworked and the station was planned underground from Airport to New Barrackpore.[7]
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Facilities

As of April 2019[update], the station is planned to be around 150m away from the terminal building.[8] It will be connected via subways which will be having moving walkways.[8]
Intersections

Here, Yellow and Orange Lines will meet. There will be 5 tracks, two for Yellow Line, two for Orange Line, one of which is for terminating and departing both Noapara and Barasat bound trains and one for the yard.
History
Construction

The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL and the construction of the station-cum-yard is being done by ITD Cementation India Ltd. The old Kolkata Circular Railway Biman Bandar railway station was demolished and repurposed for this project. The tentative deadline is December 2021.[9]
Delays
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.[10][11]
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Station Layout
Jai Hind track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with five tracks, two island and one side platforms |
G | Street level | Beautified Garden, Exit/Entrance, Lift to Concourse |
C | Concourse | Ticket Counters,Station Control Room, Metro Card vending machines, Automatic Fare collection gates |
P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | |
Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards → Barasat next station is Birati → | |
Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards ← Noapara next station is Jessore Road ← | |
Island platform | P2 & P3 doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
Platform 3 Northbound |
Orange Line Train Terminates Here → Change to Yellow Line for Barasat or Noapara | |
Platform 4 Southbound |
Towards ← Kavi Subhash next station is VIP Road ← | |
Island platform | P4 & P5 doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
Platform 5 | For emergency use | |
P | ||
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Entry/Exits

Entry/Exit 1: For Airport Terminal 1& 2 Building and Airport Bus Stand
Entry/Exit 2: Airport Taxi Stand
Entry/Exits 3: Metro Railway Office and Old Bimanbandar Railway Station
Entry/Exit 4: Airport Police Station
Entry/Exit 5: Airport Gate 2½, Near Jessore Road
Entry Exit 6&7: Planned
Connections

Rail
Previously Eastern Railway operated Suburban Railway services (Kolkata Circular Railway) up to here. Currently the nearest stations are Dum Dum Cantonment railway station and Durganagar railway station.[12][13]
Air
The station itself serves the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.[10][14]
See also
References
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