Behala Chowrasta is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located exactly above the Behala Chowrasta intersection on Diamond Harbour Road / NH-12. [1] It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]
Behala Chowrasta বেহালা চৌরাস্তা  | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
 Behala Chowrasta metro station gate C | |||||||||||
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| Location | Diamond Harbour Rd, Behala Chowrasta, Kolkata, West Bengal 700008 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°29′15″N 88°18′48″E / 22.487529°N 88.313426°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Purple Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Esplanade Platform-2 → Joka | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated, Double track | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 30 December 2022 | ||||||||||
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History
editPurple 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.[3]
Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[4]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian 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.[4][5]
Station layout
editBehala Chowrasta track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards → Esplanade next station is Behala Bazaar | |
| Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Sakherbazaar | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Electricity and signal systems
editLike the other stations and lines of the Kolkata Metro, this station will use 750 volts DC power supply by the third railway to operate the trains.
Train movement will be conducted at this station and on the railway by communication-based train control signal system. This signal system can operate a 5 second interval train.
Gallery
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Behala Chowrasta metro station signage -
Behala Chowrasta metro station concourse -
A Joka bound metro approaching to platform 1 -
Behala Chowrasta metro station platforms -
Outer view of the Behala Chowrasta metro station -
Purple line's route map at the Behala Chowrasta metro station -
Behala Chowratsa metro station outside view from the street level -
Outer view of Behala Chowrasta metro station towards Joka from a metro
References
edit- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.