Behala Bazar metro station

Behala Bazar
Entry gate A of metro station
General information
Location	Diamond Harbour Rd, Behala Bazar Kolkata, West Bengal 700034 India
Coordinates	22.49892°N 88.31735°E / 22.49892; 88.31735
System	Kolkata Metro
Operator	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line	Purple Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	KBBR
History
Opening	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Taratala towards Majerhat Purple Line Behala Chowrasta towards Joka
Route map Eden Gardens Green Line to Howrah Maidan Blue Line to Dakshineswar     Green Line to Teghoria Esplanade Park Street Blue Line to Kavi Subhash Victoria Tolly Canal Khidirpur Mominpur Majerhat Taratala Behala Bazar Behala Chowrasta Sakher Bazar Thakurpukur Joka Joka depot Diamond Park IIM-Joka
Location

Behala Bazar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Behala Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.

The Joka–Taratala stretch was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka–Taratala stretch after the inauguration.

Station layout

L2	Side platform, Doors will open on the left
Platform 2	← Train towards Joka (Behala Chowrasta) →
Platform 1	← Train towards Majerhat (Taratala)
Side platform, Doors will open on the left
L1	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Metro QR ticket vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

Finance

Indian Railways has spent Rs 2,477.25 crore to construct six stations and metro rail system on the 6.5 km long Joka-Taratla route including Behala Bazar.

Gallery

• A Joka-bound metro is entering platform no, 1 of Behala Bazar metro station