Aerial view of the New Garia Depot (Kavi Subhash Carshed).
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The Kolkata Metro is a mass rapid transit urban railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in 24 October, 1984. As of January, 2023, there are 4 commercially operational depots Noapara, Tollygunge, New Garia and Central Park.[1][2][3]

Depots

Operational

# Depot Name Photo Layout Line Connected station Opened Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 Noapara নোয়াপাড়া
  Blue Line

  Yellow Line

  Pink Line
 Noapara 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC [4][5][6]
2 Tollygunge টালিগঞ্জ
  Blue Line
 Mahanayak Uttam Kumar 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC [7][8][6]
3 New Garia নিউ গড়িয়া
  Blue Line

  Orange Line
 Kavi Subhash 2010 Broad gauge 750V DC [9][10]
4 Central Park সেন্ট্রাল পার্ক
  Green Line
 Central Park 2018 Standard gauge 750V DC Only standard gauge depot in Kolkata. [11][12]
5 Joka জোকা
  Purple Line
 Joka 2022 Broad gauge 750V DC [13][14][15]

Under Construction

# Depot Name Photo Layout Line Connected station Opened Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 Airport এয়ারপোর্ট
  Yellow Line

  Orange Line
 Jai Hind Broad gauge 750V DC Largest underground facility in India. [16][17]
2 New Town নিউটাউন
  Orange Line
 Eco Park Broad gauge

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Phase of Kolkata East-West Metro to be Operational By April next year". Rail Analysis India. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata".
  3. ^ "Kolkata Metro". Google My Maps. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Metro rake from China off vessel". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Two AC rakes join Metro fleet after two-year wait". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Safety boss for platform mirrors at Calcutta Metro stations". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Tollygunge Car Shed, Metro Railway" (PDF). Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ Jayanta Gupta. "Yard remodelling may affect Metro services for a month". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Tender floated for setting up of new metro train depot of Kolkata Metro". Urban Transport News. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ "27km open-door run conscious call: Calcutta Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ Nandi, Tamal (13 February 2020). "Kolkata Metro gets its second corridor after 36 years. See photos". Livemint. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ Ajanta Chakraborty. "E-W Metro ready for trial run between Central Park & Sec V | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ Khare, Anushka (1 May 2020). "Bids invited for construction of Joka depot for Kolkata Metro Line 3". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  14. ^ Jayanta Gupta. "Joka Metro: Stretch till Taratala may open first". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Rail Vikas Nigam invites bids for Joka-Esplanade Metro Project". Construction Week Online India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Metro hub 150m from Calcutta airport". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  17. ^ Jayanta Gupta. "Work gets going on Metro's airport station". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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