Girish Park metro station

Kolkata Metro's Blue Line metro station

22°35′14″N 88°21′47″E / 22.587143°N 88.363083°E / 22.587143; 88.363083Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail CorporationOperated byKolkata MetroLine(s)Blue LinePlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi SubhashTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUnderground, Double-trackPlatform levels2AccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStation codeKGPKHistoryOpened1984 & 1995Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Sovabazar Sutanuti
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Mahatma Gandhi Road
towards Kavi Subhash
Route map
Legend
Chord link Line
to Dankuni
 Dakshineswar ferry/water interchange
Pink Line to Barrackpore
 Baranagar
Eastern Line
to Ranaghat
Noapara
Keshtopur Canal
Yellow Line to Barasat
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
 Dum Dum
Belgachia
Circular Canal
 Shyambazar
Sovabazar Sutanuti
Girish Park
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Central
Chandni Chowk
Green Line
← to Howrah Maidan
to Teghoria →
 Esplanade
Park Street
Purple Line to Diamond Park
 Maidan
Rabindra Sadan
Netaji Bhavan
Jatin Das Park
Kalighat
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Netaji
Masterda Surya Sen
Gitanjali
Kavi Nazrul
Shahid Khudiram
Orange Line to Jai Hind
Kavi Subhash
Location
Map

Girish Park is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Girish Park in Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3]

History

Station layout

Girish Park track layout
Legend
P1
P2
to Mahatma Gandhi Road
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Mahatma Gandhi Road
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

Entry/Exit

Girish Park metro station exits
Gate No-1 Gate No-2 Gate No-3
Main Gate Main Gate Vivekananda Road

Gallery

  • Gate No. 1 of the metro station
    Gate No. 1 of the metro station
  • Gate No. 2 of the metro station
    Gate No. 2 of the metro station
  • Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro
    Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro
  • Girish Park MG Road bound platform
    Girish Park MG Road bound platform

See also

  • iconTrains portal

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. ^ "Travel - Transport". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. ^ "Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  4. ^ "{home)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.

External links

  • Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Google. "Girish Park station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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