Noapara metro station

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Noapara
Kolkata Metro station
Station statistics
Address Akhay Kumar Mukherjee Road, Noapara, Kolkata
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
Structure type Elevated
Platforms 2 Side platforms and 1 Island platform
Tracks 4 (2 more tracks lead to the depot)
Other information
Opened 2013
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station
Terminus Line 1
toward Kavi Subhash

Noapara Metro Station is the newest and largest station of the Kolkata Metro situated in the Noapara, India.[1] It opened on 10th 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 3 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]

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. 


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