Maidan metro station

For the metro stations with similar names, see Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Kyiv Metro), Maidan Konstytutsii (Kharkiv Metro), and Howrah Maidan metro station.

Maidan ময়দান
Kolkata Metro station
Maidan metro station
General information
Location	Middleton St, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071  India
Coordinates	22.549368°N 88.349061°E / 22.549368; 88.349061
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KMDI
History
Opened	24 October 1984; 40 years ago (1984-10-24)
Electrified	750 V DC Third Rail
Services Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Park Street towards Dakshineswar Blue Line Rabindra Sadan towards Kavi Subhash
Route map 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 → 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
Location

Maidan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3] The station is located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road at Middleton Street. It is named after the Maidan, the largest urban park in Kolkata, which lies on the west side of Jawaharlal Nehru Road.

History

In 2024, Kolkata Metro began replacing the steel third rail on the Blue Line with a highly conductive aluminum rail. This upgrade, the first in 38 years, aims to cut energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually. The initial shipment from Germany covers about 5 kilometers, with a total of 35 kilometers planned over two years. The aluminum rail will reduce voltage drops, leading to faster travel times, more frequent services, and lower operational costs, while also cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime.[4]

Station layout

Maidan track layout
to Park Street Purple Line P1 P2 to Rabindra Sadan
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

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

Entry/Exit

Maidan metro station exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3
Victoria Memorial, Brigade Parade Ground	Jeevan Deep, Middleton St	Kanak Building, Chowringhee Rd

See also

• Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• Transport in Kolkata
• Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• Kolkata Monorail
• Trams in Kolkata
• Bhowanipore
• Chowringhee Road
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
2. "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
3. "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
4. "Kolkata Metro Blue Line Upgrade: Replacement of Steel Third Rail with Aluminum begins to slash carbon emissions". MSN. FE Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official Website for line 1
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• "Maidan station" (Map). Google Maps.