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Howrah metro station
Metro station in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Howrah metro station is a metro station on Kolkata Metro's Green Line in Howrah, India.[3] Built underneath Howrah railway station's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub.[1] It is the deepest metro station in India.[1][2] To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through India's biggest under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river;[4][5] whilst to the west the adjacent station is Howrah Maidan.[6]
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History
The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971.[7] It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region.[8] As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the Hooghly River.
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.
After extensive work, the Esplanade–Howrah Maidan section of Green Line was inaugurated on 6 March 2024.[9][10] This station solely serves as a tourist attraction due to the underwater tunnel segment under Hooghly River, indicative of dense blue LED lights encompassing the segment.[11][12][13]
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The station
Structure
Howrah track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P1 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left  | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Mahakaran | |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah Maidan | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
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Connections
Passengers can travel through the Kolkata Metro via interchanges on the rest of Green Line. The station is directly connected to both Howrah railway station complexes (being in middle of those complexes), allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway via a subway leading to the complexes.[12]
Gallery
Views Of Howrah Metro Station
Station layout
Cab view while approaching platform
Concourse during construction
Entrance
Platform level
Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment- East west metro tunnel pics
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See also
References
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