Esplanade_metro_station

Esplanade metro station

Esplanade metro station

Kolkata Metro's Blue, Green & Purple Line interchange 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 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2][3][4] This station, which is the biggest in kolkata, 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 Kolkata Metro Line 1. The station is re-designed to be the largest station of the metro and will function as the interchange station between Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3.[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.[9][10][11][12][13] The Line-2 complex is designed with world class amenities and murals that depict the culture, tradition, sports, monuments, important structures, etc in them.[14][15][16]

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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 Disabled access
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
M Mezzanine Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Eastbound		 Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Sealdah
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound		 Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is New Mahakaran
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
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 Disabled access
Platform #
Northbound		 Towards → Train Terminates Here
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform #
Southbound		 Towards ← Joka next station is Park Street
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
P
Views Of Esplanade Green Line Metro Station
  • Metro rake flagged off from Esplanade metro station
  • Interior of Metro Rack at Esplanade metro station
  • Esplanade metro station platform
  • Esplanade metro signage
  • Esplanade metro construction gate
  • Esplanade metro station
  • Weighing Match at Esplanade
  • Concourse Area
  • Artists Conception of East west metro at Esplanade
  • Train enters Esplanade

See also

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References

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    "E-W Esplanade Metro stn gets finishing touches". The Times of India. 29 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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