Kolkata Metro rake at Masterda Surya Sen metro station in Line 1.
Overview
Status
Operational
Locale
Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India
Termini
Dakshineswar (North)
Kavi Subhash (South)
Connecting lines
Green LinePurple LineYellow LinePink LineOrange Line
Stations
26
Service
Type
Rapid transit
System
Kolkata Metro
Daily ridership
600,000 to 650,000 (Weekdays)
380,000 (Weekends)
Ridership
176.9 Million (Annual)[1]
Technical
Number of tracks
2
Track gauge
5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification
750 V DC third rail
Operating speed
55 km/h (34 mph) (in service)
Signalling
Communications-based train control
Route map
Legend
Chord link Line
to Dankuni
Dakshineswar
Pink Lineto Barrackpore
Baranagar
Eastern Line
to Ranaghat
Noapara depot
Noapara
Keshtopur Canal
Yellow Lineto Barasat
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
Dum Dum
Belgachia
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
Circular Canal
Shyambazar
Sovabazar Sutanuti
Girish Park
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Central
Chandni Chowk
Green Line
← to Howrah Maidan
to VIP Road →
Esplanade
Park Street
Purple Lineto Diamond Park
Maidan
Rabindra Sadan
Netaji Bhavan
Jatin Das Park
Kalighat
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Tollygunge depot
Netaji
Masterda Surya Sen
Gitanjali
Kavi Nazrul
Shahid Khudiram
Orange Lineto Jai Hind
Sealdah South
to Sealdah
Kavi Subhash
New Garia depot
Sealdah South
to Namkhana
The Line 1, Blue Line, also known as North–South Metro of the Kolkata Metro, is a rapid transit system serving Kolkata in Indian state of West Bengal. It consists of 26 operational stations from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash. Nine of the stations are elevated, 2 at-grade and the remaining 15 are underground, with a total distance of 32.13 km (19.96 mi). The line connects Dakshineswar and New Garia and uses 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge rolling stock. Dakshineswar was opened on 22 February 2021 is an elevated station located 4.1 km (2.5 mi) north of Noapara. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February 1995. On 28 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways.[2] Being the country's first, and a completely indigenous process, the construction of the Kolkata Metro was more of a trial-and-error affair, in contrast to the Delhi Metro, which has seen the involvement of numerous international consultants. As a result, it took nearly 23 years to completely construct around 15 km (9.3 mi) underground railway from Birpara up to Tollygunge Metro Station.
It connects Line 2 at Esplanade and Line 6 at Kavi Subhash, and will eventually connect Lines 3, 4 and 5. Public transport experts have suggested that the line be extended from Dakshineswar to Bally (where it can connect with local trains of the Howrah division of Eastern Railway) and eventually to Dankuni, an emerging industrial city.
^Kolkata Metro (1 January 2024). "NORTH-SOUTH METRO CARRIED MORE THAN 17 CRORES PASSENGERS IN 2023".
^"Kolkata Metro is now the 17th zone of Indian Railways". The Times of India. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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