Esplanade metro station

Kolkata Metro's Blue, Green & Purple Line interchange station


Esplanade
Kolkata Metro station (interchange and terminus)
Gate no. 5 of the Line 1 station (top) and main building of line 2 station (below)
General information
LocationEsplanade, Kolkata
Coordinates
  • Blue Line
  • Green Line
  • Purple Line
Platforms
  • 6
  •   Blue Line : 1 island platform
  •   Green Line : 1 island & 2 side platforms
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Depth28 m (92 ft)[1]
Platform levels3
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKESP
History
Opened1984[2][3][4] and 2024[5][6][7]
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Chandni Chowk
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Park Street
towards Kavi Subhash
Sealdah Green Line Mahakaran
Future service
Park Street
towards Joka
 Purple Line Terminus
Location
Map

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]

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
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms

Green Line

G Street level Exit/Entrance
UM Upper Mezzanine Fare control, tickets, station agent, shops, Crossovers
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

Gallery

Views Of Esplanade Green Line Metro Station
  • Metro rake flagged off from Esplanade metro station
    Metro rake flagged off from Esplanade metro station
  • Interior of Metro Rack at Esplanade metro station
    Interior of Metro Rack at Esplanade metro station
  • Esplanade metro station platform
    Esplanade metro station platform
  • Esplanade metro signage
    Esplanade metro signage
  • Esplanade metro construction gate
    Esplanade metro construction gate
  • Esplanade metro station
    Esplanade metro station
  • Weighing Machine at Esplanade
    Weighing Machine at Esplanade
  • Concourse Area
    Concourse Area
  • Platform level
    Platform level
  • Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Blue line Complex
    Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Blue line Complex
  • Artists Conception of East west metro at Esplanade
    Artists Conception of East west metro at Esplanade
  • Train enters Esplanade
    Train enters Esplanade
  • Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Green line Complex
    Esplanade metro station blue-green line interchange from Green line Complex

See also

Other Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esplanade metro station.
  • Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

  1. ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (23 November 2020). "East-West Metro ready with structure of country's second deepest Metro station at Esplanade". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 12 December 2023. East-West Metro's 28m-deep Esplanade station is now structurally complete.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  3. ^ a b "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  4. ^ a b "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  5. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "A look at the newly inaugurated Esplanade-Howrah metro corridor". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "E-W's 28m-deep Esplanade stn gets ready for Dec launch". The Times of India. 13 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "E-W Esplanade Metro stn gets finishing touches". The Times of India. 29 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links

  • kolmetro
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
  • Google. "Esplanade station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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