Metro station in Kolkata, India
Beleghata metro station
Beleghata (also known as Metropolitan ), is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in Beleghata at Biswa Bangla Sarani , Dhapa of Kolkata , West Bengal , India , serving Beleghata and Metropolitan areas.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The station is elevated beside the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Location
This station is located in Beleghata across the service road and footpath on the eastern side of Biswa Bangla Sarani .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] The main elevated structure of the station is situated along the service road and footpath adjacent to the New Garia -bound lane of Biswa Bangla Sarani near the end of Maa Flyover .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] It is geographically located at 22°33′03″N 88°24′15″E / 22.550703°N 88.404094°E / 22.550703; 88.404094 .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] The previous station of the station is Barun Sengupta metro station at a distance of 0.9 km (0.56 mi) and the next station is Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station at a distance of 1.7 km (1.1 mi).[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
History
Beleghata metro station
This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[ 21] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore.[ 22] It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport . In October 2011, RVNL awarded Gammon India Limited , the tender for the construction of the metro corridor from VIP Bazar Metro Station to Nikko Park (Nalban metro station ),[ 23] [ 24] including stations, as part of Package-II of Line 6.[ 25] Amongst those metro stations, one near Beleghata was also sanctioned.[ 26] [ 27] [ 21] In January 2012, the construction of the metro station along with the metro line started.[ 25] The construction of the station was stopped in 2015 due to land dispute at Tagore Park culvert and a pair of its own footover bridges .[ 28] The construction of the station started again in May 2017.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] But the metro couldn't be started due to a viaduct gap over Tagore Park culvert.[ 35] [ 36]
A week later after inauguration and a day after commercial run started on Kavi Subhash -Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section, in March 2024, RVNL announced the completion of that 76 m viaduct gap after construction of a single-span hanging steel bridge over the disputed Tagore Park culvert .[ 25] [ 37] This completed the viaduct upto Beleghata metro station, clearing the way for commercial operations at this station.[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Trial runs have started in March 2024.[ 41] [ 10] [ 42]
As of November 2024, for the Beleghata station and the stretch from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay till IT Centre metro station to be inaugurated, construction of safety limit of 90 m (300 ft) metro viaduct beyond the station is completed but the footover bridge is yet to be connected from both side of road.[ 25] On the other hand, filling a 400 m (1,300 ft) gap over Chingrighata crossing has not started and construction of Gour Kishore Ghosh , Nalban and IT Centre metro station is yet to be completed.[ 17] The station is expected to be operational by mid-2025.[ 43] [ 44]
Station
Beleghata metro station
Structure
Beleghata Metro Station is an elevated metro station and has a total of 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level . Second-level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control , station agents, metro vending machines , crossovers, etc.[ 45] The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks . The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.[ 46] [ 47]
The station has four entrances and exits. The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators . The station also has drinking water and toilet facilities.[ 46] [ 48]
Layout
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
Power and signal systems
Like other stations and lines of Kolkata Metro , this station has 750 volt DC powered third rail .[ 49] The electricity system will be used to operate the train.[ 50]
Train movement at this station will be managed by communication based train control signaling system. With this signal system, trains can be operated at intervals of 90 seconds.[ 51]
Services
Services have not started from this station. Currently the station is under construction and is set to be opened in 2024.[ 29] [ 9]
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See also
References
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