Rabindra Sarobar metro station

Rabindra Sarobar is a station of the Kolkata Metro.[1][2][3] It is situated on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road at Charu Chandra Avenue in Charu Market, Tollygunge. The station is named after Rabindra Sarobar, an artificial lake and the surrounding area of South Kolkata. It is followed by the station Mahanayak Uttam Kumar towards Kavi Subhash and is preceded by Kalighat station towards Noapara and Dum Dum.


Rabindra Sarobar
Kolkata Metro station
LocationDeshapran Sasmal Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700033
Coordinates22°30′26″N 88°20′44″E
Owned byKolkata Metro
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsTrams
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeRSB
History
OpenedApril 29, 1986 (1986-04-29)
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
toward Dakshineswar
Line 1
toward Kavi Subhash
Location
Rabindra Sarobar metro station
Location in Kolkata

Rabindra Sarobar Metro Station is considered as a notorious suicide site.

The station

Structure

Rabindra Sarobar is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Toward →Kavi Subhash
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Toward ← Noapara

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 1A, 1B, 12C/1B, 21, 21/1, 40A, 40B, 41, 41B, 45B, 47/1, 47B, 80A, 205, 205A, 208, 228, 234/1, SD4, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), S114 (Mini), S117 (Mini), S135 (Mini), S188 (Mini), C2A, C8, C14/1, M7B, S2, S4, S4C, S6A, S7, S17A, S22, AC1, AC4B, AC6, AC47, V1, V9 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

Train

Tollygunge railway station is adjacent to the station.

Tram

Tram route number 24/29 serves the station.

See also

References
  1. Indian Railways. "Metro Railway, Kolkata".
  2. "Travel - Transport: Metro Rail". CalcuttaWeb.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010.
  3. Schwandl, Robert (2007). "Kolkata". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  4. http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/
  5. http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/


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