Sealdah (also known as DTDC Sealdah Metro for sponsorship reasons) is an important underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro, located in Sealdah, Kolkata. The underground station adjoins with the Sealdah railway station of the Indian Railways on its eastern side. The Sealdah Court is on the west side of the station, the Sealdah Flyover (Vidyapati Setu) is on the northern side of the station. There is a pedestrian subway linking the metro station with the railway station.
Inauguration
In March 2022, The Commissioner of Railway Safety gave his approval for the commencement of commercial operations at this station and the station was likely to be inaugurated on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on 15 April 2022.[1][2] However, the inauguration on the Poila Baisakh could not happen as some issues pointed out by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, were yet to be fixed. After missing a few deadlines, the Station was ultimately inaugurated by the Union Minister Smriti Irani on 11 July 2022,[3] with the commercial run beginning on 14 July 2022.[4]
The station
Structure
Sealdah track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms
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Layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P1 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
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| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Phoolbagan | |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for Blue Line and Purple Line | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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Connections
Rail
It is directly connected to the Sealdah railway station.
Gallery
More photos on commons:Category:Sealdah_metro_station
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1B platform -
Concourse area -
Automated ticket vending machines -
Station Name Plate
See also
References
- ^ "Kolkata Metro: East-West Sealdah link gets CRS nod, Poila Baisakh start likely". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Sealdah Metro Station : নববর্ষে শহর পাচ্ছে না মেট্রোর নতুন স্টেশন". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Nag, Jayatri. "Sealdah station of Kolkata metro inaugurated". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Bhowal, Tiasa. "Kolkata is super excited as services from Sealdah metro station begins. See pics". India Today. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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