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Shahid Khudiram metro station

Coordinates: 22°27′57.5″N 88°23′30″E / 22.465972°N 88.39167°E / 22.465972; 88.39167
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Shahid Khudiram

শহিদ ক্ষুদিরাম
Kolkata Metro station
Shahid Khudiram metro station
General information
LocationGaria Station Road, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700084
 India
Coordinates22°27′57.5″N 88°23′30″E / 22.465972°N 88.39167°E / 22.465972; 88.39167
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKSKD
History
Opened7 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-07) [1]
Previous namesBriji
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Kavi Nazrul
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Kavi Subhash
Terminus
Location
Map

Shahid Khudiram is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Dhalai Bridge in Briji, Garia, a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2] This station is named in honour of the Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose. This structure is located above the drainage channel between Pranabananda Road and Garia Station Road at the west side of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.

History

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Station layout

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Shahid Khudiram track layout
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash Change at the next station for Orange Line
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Kavi Nazrul
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Facilities

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ATM is available here.

Connections

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Bus

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Bus route number 45B, JM2, S101/1 (Mini), S101/1A (Mini), S112 (Mini), AS3, C26, S6A, S9C, S24, AC14, AC24A etc serve the station.[3]

Train

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Garia railway station of Indian Railways is situated nearby.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kolkata metro reaches New Garia". Railway Gazette. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "> Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". UrbanRail.Net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Bus Services".
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