Park Street metro station (Kolkata)

Coordinates: 22°33′16″N 88°20′59″E / 22.554450°N 88.349850°E / 22.554450; 88.349850
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Park Street

পার্ক স্ট্রিট
Kolkata Metro station and interchange
Park Street Metro Station
General information
Other namesIIHM Park Street[1][2]
LocationPark Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071
Coordinates22°33′16″N 88°20′59″E / 22.554450°N 88.349850°E / 22.554450; 88.349850
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Blue Line Purple Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Side platform
Platform-3 → Joka
Platform-4 → Esplanade
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKPSK
History
Opened1984 & other part under construction
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Esplanade
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Maidan
towards Kavi Subhash
Future service
Victoria
towards Joka
Purple Line Esplanade
Terminus
Location
Map

Park Street (otherwise known as IIHM Park Street for sponsorship reason) is an underground interchange metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line and on the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[3][4][5] The station is located on the crossing of Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Park Street after which the station was named). It is one of the deepest underground metro stations of Kolkata Metro. It is the only underground station to have side platforms, which are mostly seen in elevated metro stations.

History[edit]

Station layout[edit]

 Line 1   Line 3 

G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Maidan
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineswar next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for Green Line
Island platform | P1 & P# doors will open on the left Disabled access
Purple Line Station Layout & Platform Numbers - (TBC)
Platform #
Northbound
Towards → Esplanade Change at the next station for Green Line
Platform #
Southbound
Towards ← Joka next station is Victoria
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
P

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Park Street station to be called IIHM Park Street Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "IIHM Park Street Metro first in the world to promote United Nations Global Sustainability Goals". www.businessnewsthisweek.com/.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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