Kolkata Metro Line 4
Kolkata Metro Line 4 | |
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Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Kolkata Metro |
Status | Under Construction |
Locale |
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Termini |
Noapara (south) Barasat (north) |
Stations | 10 |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Kolkata Metro zone of Indian Railways |
Character | Elevated |
Technical | |
Line length | 18.50 kilometres (11.50 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge |
Electrification | 750 V DC[1] using third rail |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (designed) |
The Line 4, or Noapara Barasat Line of the Kolkata Metro. It is an 18.50 km long metro from Noapara to Barasat is under construction, It is being built by RVNL. It is a fully elevated corridor. It will have an interchange station at the airport with line 6 of the Kolkata metro. The future of the project beyond airport is still in darkness due to land problem. After Kolkata airport the metro route will pass through a land owned by a private company. When the project was sanctioned, then railway minister Mamtaa Banerjee vested this land for metro project but the company moved to High court against it making the future of the project beyond airport in darkness. Till now no solution came. The construction company L&T was given the tender for construction but due to no hope of getting rid of land problem beyond airport, they walked out from the construction. In Barasat, heavy traffic jam is a burning problem for the citizens. Metro project would have given them a breath. But still now no hope arose to the citizens. However, the future of the alignment beyond airport is still uncertain.
Construction of terminal for Line 6 has begun at the airport and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
As per latest news dated 28/03/17, construction work has started between noapara - Jessore road. Rehabilitation of all families living on railway land, demolition and removing of debris has been completed on 26/03/17. The construction authority is hopeful to construct 37 pillars on this land within nine months. On October 2017, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) will hand over land to the construction authority for construction of an underground station. Further new complications arise at Digla Mouza, 3 buildings to be demolished and 750 Sq Meter land to be acquired for progress of the project. Currently all up to state government, how fast the problems will get resolved & work go on full throttle. The metro railway is expected to open the noapara - airport section by June 2021.
After commissioning the metro line up to airport, the construction work will start towards barasat. According to metro railway, there is no encroachment till Madhayamgram. But there are encroachments after Madhayamgram to Barasat. They are hopeful to carry out the construction work till Madhayamgram.
Stations
The stations of this Corridors are:
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No. | Station Name | Location | Opening | Connections | Layout | Coordinates | Notes | ||
English | Bengali | Hindi | |||||||
1 | Noapara | নোয়াপাড়া | नोआपाड़ा | Noapara | 10 July 2013 | Kolkata Metro Line 1 | Elevated | Largest station of the Kolkata Metro. Also known as Ma Sarada Devi station | |
2 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | মৌলানা আবুল কালাম আজাদ | मौलाना अबुल कलाम आजाद | Dum Dum Cantonment | Under construction | Dum Dum Cantonment Railway Station(Eastern Suburban Railways) | Elevated | Also known as Dum Dum Cantonment | |
3 | Jibanananda | জীবনানন্দ | 1 no. airport gate | Under construction | Jessore Road railway station | At Grade | Also known as Jessore Road | ||
4 | Jai Hind | জয় হিন্দ | जय हिंद | Kolkata Airport | Under construction | Kolkata Metro Line 6 (Under Construction); Biman Bandar railway station | Under Ground | Also known as Biman Bandar | |
5 | Loknath | লোকনাথ | लोकनाथ | Birati | Planned | Underground | Also known as Birati | ||
6 | Mother Teresa | মাদার টেরেসা | मदर टेरेसा | New Barrackpore | Planned | Underground | Also known as New Barrackpore | ||
7 | Priya Thakur | প্রিয় ঠাকুর | प्रिया ठाकुर | Madhyamgram | Planned | Elevated | Also known as Madhyamgram | ||
8 | Bibhuti Bhushan | বিভূতি ভূষণ | विभूति भूषण | Hridaypur | Planned | Elevated | Also known as Hridaypur | ||
9 | Barasat | বারাসত | बारासात | Barasat | Planned | Elevated | |||
Progress of Dum Dum Cantonment metro station
An amount of Rs 127 crore contract to build this station along with a mostly at-grade 2.16 km section from the Baghjola Canal to the existing ramp of the Airport Circular Railway track was awarded to Senbo Engineering all the way back in June 2011. Since then, the station’s civil structure has been built, but work for the at-grade track section could not be started due to land acquisition issues along the line’s proposed alignment. But recently the rehabilitation work has started and as per news, the work will begin shortly.
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