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Sealdah metro station

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Sealdah

শিয়ালদহ
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationAcharya Prafulla Chandra Rd, Sealdah, Rajabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009
 India
Coordinates22°34′02″N 88°22′17″E / 22.567207°N 88.371497°E / 22.567207; 88.371497
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Green Line
PlatformsBoth Island platform & Side platform
Tracks3
Connections Sealdah North & South
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Depth16 m
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeSDHM
Fare zoneEast-West
History
Opened11 July 2022; 2 years ago (11 July 2022)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Phoolbagan Green Line Esplanade
Location
Sealdah is located in Kolkata Metro
Sealdah
Sealdah
Location within Kolkata Metro

Sealdah (also known as DTDC Sealdah Metro for sponsorship reasons) is an important underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro, located in Sealdah, Kolkata. The underground station adjoins with the Sealdah railway station of the Indian Railways on its eastern side. The Sealdah Court is on the west side of the station, the Sealdah Flyover (Vidyapati Setu) is on the northern side of the station. There is a pedestrian subway linking the metro station with the railway station.

Inauguration

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In March 2022, The Commissioner of Railway Safety gave his approval for the commencement of commercial operations at this station and the station was likely to be inaugurated on the occasion of Poila Baisakh on 15 April 2022.[1][2] However, the inauguration on the Poila Baisakh could not happen as some issues pointed out by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, were yet to be fixed. After missing a few deadlines, the Station was ultimately inaugurated by the Union Minister Smriti Irani on 11 July 2022,[3] with the commercial run beginning on 14 July 2022.[4]

The station

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Structure

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Sealdah track layout
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms

Layout

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G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P1 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Phoolbagan
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Esplanade Change at the next station for Blue Line and Purple Line
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access

Connections

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Rail

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It is directly connected to the Sealdah railway station.

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More photos on commons:Category:Sealdah_metro_station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kolkata Metro: East-West Sealdah link gets CRS nod, Poila Baisakh start likely". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sealdah Metro Station : নববর্ষে শহর পাচ্ছে না মেট্রোর নতুন স্টেশন". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ Nag, Jayatri. "Sealdah station of Kolkata metro inaugurated". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ Bhowal, Tiasa. "Kolkata is super excited as services from Sealdah metro station begins. See pics". India Today. Retrieved 14 July 2022.