Noapara metro station

Noapara
Kolkata Metro station
A train approaching Noapara metro station.
Location Akshay Kumar Mukherjee Road, Noapara
Coordinates 22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.63972°N 88.39389°E / 22.63972; 88.39389Coordinates: 22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.63972°N 88.39389°E / 22.63972; 88.39389
Owned by Kolkata Metro
Platforms 2 Side platforms and 1 Island platform
Tracks 4 (2 more tracks lead to the depot)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed, Operational
Station code KNAP
Fare zone KOAA
History
Opened 13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)
Electrified 750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
toward Dakshineswar
Line 1
toward Kavi Subhash
TerminusLine 4
toward Barasat
Location
Noapara metro station
Location in Kolkata

Noapara Metro Station is the newest and largest station of the Kolkata Metro situated in Noapara.[1] It opened on 10 July 2013 with limited facilities. These include four platforms with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations.[2] and it will cater the communities of Baranagar, Sinthee, Tobin Road, Dum Dum Cantonment and Durganagar. The station has 2 stories, with 6 escalators and 4 elevators. There are also 31 CCTV cameras for increased security.[3] The Kolkata Metro owns a 147-acre carshed for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station.[4]

History

The station

Structure

Noapara elevated metro station situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

Facilities

List of available ATM at Noapara metro station are,

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (21 November 2012). "March 2013 date for Noapara Metro". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (25 May 2013). "Noapara metro opening expected by month's end". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Banerjee, Tamaghna (11 March 2013). "Noapara Metro from April". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Chakroborty, Ajanta (25 December 2012). "From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  • Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Official Website for line 1
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
  • Google. "Noapara metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.


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