Behala Chowrasta metro station

Behala Chowrasta station
Behala Chowrasta metro station gate C
General information
Location	Diamond Harbour Rd, Behala Chowrasta, Kolkata,West Bengal 700008 India
Coordinates	22°29′15″N 88°18′48″E / 22.487529°N 88.313426°E / 22.487529; 88.313426
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opening	30 December 2022; 18 months ago (2022-12-30)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Joka Purple Line Behala Bazar towards Majerhat
Route map Legend Esplanade Blue Line Green Line Park Street Blue Line Blue Line (Line 1) Victoria Tolly Canal Khidirpur Mominpur Majerhat Majerhat Taratala Behala Bazar Behala Chowrasta Sakher Bazar Thakurpukur Joka Joka depot IIM Calcutta Diamond Park
Location

Behala Chowrasta is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located exactly above the Behala Chowrasta intersection on Diamond Harbour Road / NH-12. ^[1] It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.^[2]

History

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.^[4]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.^[4][5]

Station layout

Behala Chowrasta track layout
Legend
to Behala Bazar P1 P2 to Behala Sakherbazar
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
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards → Esplanade next station is Behala Bazaar
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards ← Behala Sakherbazaar
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Electricity and signal systems

Like the other stations and lines of the Kolkata Metro, this station will use 750 volts DC power supply by the third railway to operate the trains.

Train movement will be conducted at this station and on the railway by communication-based train control signal system. This signal system can operate a 5 second interval train.

Gallery

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  Behala Chowrasta metro station signage
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  Behala Chowrasta metro station concourse
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  A Joka bound metro approaching to platform 1
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  Behala Chowrasta metro station platforms
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  Outer view of the Behala Chowrasta metro station
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  Purple line's route map at the Behala Chowrasta metro station
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  Behala Chowratsa metro station outside view from the street level
• Outer view of Behala Chowrasta metro station towards Joka from a metro

References