Phoolbagan metro station
![]() The metro station entrance, during its inauguration in January 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 181, Narkeldanga Main Road Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi Kolkata, West Bengal 700054 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′20″N 88°23′25″E / 22.57212°N 88.39024°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Green Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects with SGI[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | PBGB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| 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
- ↑ "Kolkata Metro". Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ "Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22". ThePrint. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". www.kmrc.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ↑ "Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
