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Taratala
তারাতলা
तारातला
Kolkata Metro
File:Joka-Taratala purple metro line no.3 inauguration on 30th december 2022 27.jpg
General information
LocationNational Highway 117, Naskarpur, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700034
India
Coordinates22°30′29″N 88°19′14″E / 22.508165°N 88.320563°E / 22.508165; 88.320563
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s) Purple Line 
PlatformsSide Platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOpening
History
Opened30 December 2022; 15 months ago (2022-12-30)
Electrified750V DC
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Behala Bazar
towards Joka
 Purple Line Majerhat
towards Taratala
Location
Taratala is located in Kolkata
Taratala
Taratala
Location within Kolkata

Taratala is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 3, commissioned on 30 December 2022.[1][2] It is an elevated station, and will have side platforms. It is opened in the first phase of this line.

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.[3]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla 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 30th 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

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 → Esplanade next station is Majerhat
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards ← Joka next station is Behala Bazaar
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

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Bus

Rail

Air

Entry/Exit

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Metro Train arrives at Taratala Station on the day of inauguration of Line 3 phase 1

References

  1. ^ "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". mint. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (March 1, 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "https://twitter.com/chiragp87233561/status/1608840619358814210". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-12-31. ((cite web)): External link in |title= (help)


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