Phoolbagan metro station

Phoolbagan
The metro station entrance, during its inauguration in January 2021.
General information
Location181, Narkeldanga Main Road
Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi
Kolkata, West Bengal 700054
India
Coordinates22°34′20″N 88°23′25″E / 22.57212°N 88.39024°E / 22.57212; 88.39024
SystemKolkata Metro
OperatorMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line Green Line 
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type
Underground
AccessibleYes Disabled access
ArchitectLee Harris Pomeroy Architects with SGI[1]
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codePBGB
History
Opened4 October 2020 (4 October 2020)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Sealdah Green Line Salt Lake Stadium
Location

Phoolbagan (also known as LIC Phoolbagan for sponsorship reasons[6]) is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Phoolbagan, a north neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The underground station is at the Phoolbagan crossing on the Narkeldanga Main Road. It is near to the Gurudas College and Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Institution.[7] The station opened on 4 October 2020 and commercial services started the next day.[8]

History

Construction

The Station

Structure

This is the first underground station on the line and features an island platform.

Layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Concourse Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Platform 1 Train towards Salt Lake Sector-V (Salt Lake Stadium) →
Island platform, Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2 ← Train towards Howrah Maidan (Sealdah)

Connections

Rail

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt is 500m away from the metro station.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) via VIP Road & C.I.T Road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kolkata Metro". Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Google Maps
  3. ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  4. ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  5. ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  6. ↑ "Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22". ThePrint. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.kmrc.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.