Gitanjali metro station

Gitanjali is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Naktala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2][3] It is named after the famous 'Gitanjali' or Song Offerings, a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.


Gitanjali
গীতাঞ্জলি
Kolkata Metro station
Gitanjali Metro station
General information
LocationNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Naktala, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700047
Coordinates22.469426°N 88.369985°E / 22.469426; 88.369985
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKGTN
History
OpenedAugust 22, 2009 (2009-08-22)[1]
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Previous namesNaktala
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Masterda Surya Sen
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Kavi Nazrul
towards Kavi Subhash
Location

History

Station layout
Gitanjali track layout
to Masterda Surya Sen
P1
P2
to Kavi Nazrul
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 next station is Kavi Nazrul
Platform 1
Northbound		 Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Masterda Surya Sen
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 80A, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), AC6, S6A, S7 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Ontrack Systems. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. "UrbanRail.net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. "(home)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.
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