Howrah Maidan Metro Station is a station of the Kolkata Metro Line 2 in Howrah Maidan, Howrah, India. The underground station is located near the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium and the Howrah Sarat Sadan. It is the terminus of Line 2 of the Kolkata Metro.[1][2][3] The station was completed and inaugurated on 6th March 2024.[4][5][6] Though being similar to any Line 1 underground station, it is made with world class amenities and patronage to football, the main sport of the state.[7][8][9][10]
Howrah Maidan হাওড়া ময়দান  | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Howrah Maidan, Howrah, West Bengal 711101 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′55″N 88°19′59″E / 22.581998°N 88.332994°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double-track | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 March 2024 | ||||||||||
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The Station
editHowrah Maidan track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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Layout
edit| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Howrah |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
Gallery
editViews Of Howrah Metro Station
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Station Entrance -
Concourse Area -
Howrah Maidan metro station platform views from right -
Howrah Maidan metro station platform views from left -
East West Metro line Model 1 -
East West Metro line Model 2
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Metro prepares completion calendar for city projects". Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro Update: Commercial services on newly-launched sections to start in 7-10 days, says official". Financialexpress. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Prime Minister inaugurated today Kolkata Metro's Howrah Maidan – Esplanade Metro section, Kavi Subhash – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro section, Taratala – Majerhat Metro section (part of Joka- Esplanade line)". Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Freedom struggle to transport icons, new EW stns to showcase Kolkata's heritage". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kolkata Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Howrah.
- Official Website for line 2
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Howrah Maidan station" (Map). Google Maps.
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