Esplanade metro station

Not to be confused with Esplanade MRT station in Singapore.

Esplanade is an underground interchange metro station on the North–South corridor of the Blue Line and on the East–West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro.^[2][3][4] This station, which is the biggest in the city, is located in the Esplanade neighbourhood of Kolkata, at the northern end of Chowringhee Road/Jawaharlal Nehru Road near New Market and the Oberoi Grand hotel. It opened in 1984 as part of what is now the Blue Line. The station is re-designed to be the largest station of the metro system and will function as the interchange station between Blue, Green and Purple Lines.^[8] The Line-2 complex, built below the Line-1 complex (requiring modification to Line-1 station) was completed and inaugurated on 6 March 2024, with connections to Sealdah on 22 August 2025.^{[5][8][9][10][7]} The Line-2 complex is designed with world class amenities and murals that depict the culture, tradition, sports, monuments, important structures, etc. in them.^[11][12][13]

Esplanade
Kolkata Metro station
Main building of Green Line station (top) and Gate no. 5 of the Blue Line station (below)
General information
Location	Esplanade, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.564942°N 88.351699°E / 22.564942; 88.351699
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line Green Line Future: Purple Line
Platforms	4   Blue Line : 1 island platform   Green Line : 1 island & 2 side platforms
Tracks	2 for Blue Line (operational) 2 for Green Line (operational) 2 for Purple Line (under construction)
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Depth	28 m (92 ft)[1]
Platform levels	3
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	KESP
History
Opened	Blue Line :1984; 41 years ago (1984)[2][3][4]   Green Line :15 March 2024; 17 months ago (2024-03-15)[5][6][7]
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Chandni Chowk towards Dakshineswar Blue Line Park Street towards Kavi Subhash Sealdah towards Salt Lake Sector-V Green Line Mahakaran towards Howrah Maidan Future service Park Street towards Diamond Park Purple Line Eden Gardens Terminus
Route map Legend Chord link Line to Dankuni Dakshineswar Pink Line to Barrackpore Baranagar Eastern Line to Ranaghat Noapara depot Noapara Keshtopur Canal Yellow Line to Barasat Eastern Line to Bongaon Dum Dum Belgachia Circular Line & Sealdah South Circular Canal Shyambazar Sovabazar Sutanuti Girish Park Mahatma Gandhi Road Central Chandni Chowk Green Line ← to Howrah Maidan to Teghoria → Purple Line to Eden Gardens Esplanade Park Street Purple Line to Diamond Park Maidan Rabindra Sadan Netaji Bhavan Jatin Das Park Kalighat Tollygunge Rabindra Sarobar Circular Line & Sealdah South Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Tollygunge depot Netaji Masterda Surya Sen Gitanjali Kavi Nazrul Shahid Khudiram Orange Line to Jai Hind Sealdah South to Sealdah Kavi Subhash New Garia depot Sealdah South to Namkhana Show Blue Line route map Legend Orange Line to Jai Hind Teghoria Raghunathpur Baguiati Kestopur Krishnapur Salt Lake Sector-V Orange Line to Kavi Subhash Karunamoyee Central Park Central Park depot City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Phoolbagan Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Eastern Line to Dum Dum Circular Canal Sealdah South to Ballygunge Sealdah Blue Line Esplanade Purple Line Purple Line Mahakaran B.B.D. Bag on Circular Line Hooghly River Howrah Eastern Line & Howrah– Barddhaman chord line Howrah Maidan South Eastern Line to Kharagpur Show Green Line 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 Diamond Park IIM-Joka Show Purple Line route map
Location Esplanade Location within Kolkata Metro

Station layout

Blue Line

Esplanade track layout
Legend
to Chandni Chowk P1 P2 to Park Street Purple Line
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops
P	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Park Street Change at the next station for Purple Line
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Chandni Chowk

Esplanade track layout
Legend
to Sealdah P1 P2 to Mahakaran
Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms

Green Line

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
UM	Upper Mezzanine	Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops, Crossovers
P	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Sealdah
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is New Mahakaran
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
P

Purple Line

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops
P	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform # Northbound	Towards → Eden Gardens next station is Eden Gardens
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform # Southbound	Towards ← Diamond Park next station is Park Street
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
P

Gallery

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  Metro rake flagged off from Esplanade metro station
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  Interior of Metro Rake at Esplanade metro station
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  Esplanade metro station platform
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  Esplanade metro signage
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  Esplanade metro construction gate
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  Esplanade metro station
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  Weighing Machine at Esplanade
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  Concourse Area
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  Platform level
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  Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Blue line Complex
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  Artists Conception of East west metro at Esplanade
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  Train enters Esplanade
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  Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Green line Complex

See also

• Transport in Kolkata

Other Wikimedia projects

• Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage