Majerhat metro station

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Majerhat
station
Majerhat metro station composite structure (station on viaduct and two concourse buildings on either sides) as seen from Majerhat railway station
's foot over bridge
General information
LocationAlipore Mint Colony, Majerhat,
Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Majerhat
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened6 March 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-06)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Joka
 Purple Line Terminus
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Future service
Diamond Park
 Purple Line Mominpur
towards Esplanade
Location
Map

Majerhat metro station is an operational

Majerhat Bridge collapse in 2018.[1]

Location

Majerhat metro station is located in Alipore Mint Colony, Majerhat,

Joka and Mominpore is the following station towards Esplanade.[2]

History

Since the 14.215 kilometres (8.833 mi) line was sanctioned by then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Railway budget of 2010–11, it faced several problems which delayed the project. Originally the contracts of the elevated stretch of the line was awarded to Simplex Infrastructures in 2011, although construction couldn't proceed due to land acquisition problems. The contract for construction of the station was re-awarded to Gammon India, in April 2012 by RVNL. In 2018, the adjacent rail over bridge (known as Majerhat Bridge) along the upcoming metro station collapsed, completely stalling the construction of the station as it ran into design, technical and legal challenges. Gammon pulled out of the project after the bridge collapsed.[3] In August 2020, GPT Infraprojects won the bid for construction.[4] Work started in December 2020, with clearance from India Government Mint, Ministry of Finance; which initially didn't allow any elevated structure within a kilometre radius of the mint.[5][6]

After lot of hardships and developmental work, the Taratala-Majerhat section of Kolkata Metro Line 3 was inaugurated on 6 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Esplanade-Howrah Maidan under Line 2 and Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay under Line 6.[7]

Station

Majerhat track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here **
P1
P2
to Taratala
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
** (Further extension to Esplanade metro station in the future)
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 1
Northbound 		Towards →
Mominpore
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards ←
Joka next station is Taratala
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Layout

It is an elevated metro station with two

line 3.[8]

Connections

Bus

Mominpur and Majerhat Bus Stop is 242 m (794 ft) and 173 m (568 ft) away from the metro Station respectively.[9][10][11]

Rail

Majerhat metro station is directly above

Budge Budge Branch line and Circular line.[2][12]

Air

Taratala Road.[2][13]

Gallery

Views Of Majerhat Metro Station
  • Majerhat metro station signboard
    Majerhat metro station signboard
  • Majerhat metro station second concourse building
    Majerhat metro station second concourse building
  • Majerhat metro station first concourse building
    Majerhat metro station first concourse building
  • Majerhat metro station staircases
    Majerhat metro station staircases
  • Majerhat metro concourse and walkover
    Majerhat metro concourse and walkover
  • Majerhat metro station as seen from Jai Hind Setu
    Majerhat metro station as seen from Jai Hind Setu
  • Majerhat metro station composite structure
  • Majerhat metro station entrance
    Majerhat metro station entrance
  • Majerhat metro station AFC-PC gates
    Majerhat metro station AFC-PC gates
  • Majerhat metro station control room
    Majerhat metro station control room
  • Majerhat metro station platform
    Majerhat metro station platform

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joka-Majerhat Metro Work Resumes and Earns Stability". Gems City. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-3's Mominpur Extension". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "GPT Infra Awarded Rs. 196.30cr Kolkata Metro Line-3 Contract". The Metro Rail Guy. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (5 January 2021). "Kolkata: Girder-launch boost to Majerhat Metro station work". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ Ajanta Chakraborty (6 December 2020). "Kolkata: Majerhat bridge reopening paves way for metro station work". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Bangla News, Latest Bengali News, News in Bangla, বাংলা নিউজ – HT Bangla". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Joka-Taratala Metro: Fare, Time, Schedule, And More 2022". 31 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Mappls: Get map direction from Mominpur Bus stop, Behala, 30, Diamond Harbour Road, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Mappls: Get map direction from Majerhat Bus stop, Behala, 30, Diamond Harbour Road, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Mappls: Get map direction from Majerhat Railway Station, Alipore Mint Colony, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700088". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Mappls: Get map direction from Behala Airport, Behala Flying Club Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700060". www.mappls.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

External links

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