Howrah metro station

For the surface railway station Terminal 1 and 2 surrounding it, see Howrah railway station.

Howrah হাওড়া
Kolkata Metro station
Howrah metro station, the deepest metro station in India[1][2]
General information
Location	Howrah railway station, Howrah, West Bengal 711101  India
Coordinates	22.584454°N 88.340578°E / 22.584454; 88.340578
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata metro
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Island Platform and side platforms^[citation needed]
Connections	Howrah
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	34 m (112 ft)[1]
Platform levels	4
Parking	Yes ^[citation needed]
Accessible	Yes ^[citation needed]
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opening	6 March 2024; 9 months ago (2024-03-06)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Mahakaran towards Salt Lake Sector-V Green Line Howrah Maidan Terminus
Location Howrah Location within Kolkata Metro

Howrah metro station is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 2 in Howrah, India.^[3] Built underneath Howrah railway station's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub.^[1] It is the deepest metro station in India.^[1][2] To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through India's biggest under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river;^[4][5] whilst to the west the adjacent station is Howrah Maidan.^[6]

History

See also: Kolkata Metro Line 2

The master plan had already identified the East-West corridor back in 1971.^[7] It was planned to connect Howrah Railway Station with the Salt Lake region.^[8] As per the feasibility investigation for the corridor conducted by Pacific Consultant International Group in January 2004; their plan report proposed the route and tubular structures to be beneath the Hooghly River.

The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) was formed, to execute the operations of this line.

After extensive work, the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section of Kolkata Metro Line 2 was due to be inaugurated on 6 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the truncated sections of Taratala-Majerhat under Line 3 and Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay under Line 6.^[9][10] This station was a gift to the western part of West Bengal as local commuters arriving at Howrah railway station from Howrah, Midnapore and Hooghly districts can use these services to reach their offices.^[11] This station solely serves as a tourist attraction due to the underwater tunnel segment under Hooghly River, indicative of dense blue LED lights encompassing the segment.^[12][13][14]

The station

Structure

Howrah track layout
to Mahakaran P1 P2 to Howrah Maidan
Station with two tracks and one island and two side platforms

Layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P1	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Mahakaran
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Howrah Maidan
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left

Connections

See also: Kolkata Metro Line 2 and Howrah railway station

Passengers can travel through the Kolkata Metro via interchanges on the rest of Line 2. The station is directly connected to both Howrah railway station complexes (being in middle of those complexes), allowing passengers to access both suburban, regional and long-distance services offered by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway via a subway leading to the complexes.^[13]

Gallery

Views Of Howrah Metro Station

• 
  Station layout
• 
  Cab view while approaching platform
• 
  Concourse during construction
• 
  Entrance
• 
  Platform level
• 
  Hooghly River Underwater metro tunnel segment
• East west metro tunnel pics
• 
  Part of the East West Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River

See also

• Transport in Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• East West Metro, Kolkata metro line 2
• Kolkata Metro

References

1. Chakraborty, Ajanta (13 August 2019). "India's deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
2. Sinha, Debjit (19 August 2019). "Kolkata Metro's Howrah station by Indian Railways is India's deepest subway station! Check first look". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
3. Singh, Shiv Sahay (17 May 2021). "Tunnelling for East West Metro project completed". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. "East-West Metro Underground Twin Tunnels, Kolkata, India - Railway Technology". www.railway-technology.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
5. "Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly". The Metro Rail Guy. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
6. hazarika, mrinmoyee (3 January 2023). "India to get its first underwater metro service this year". Railway Technology. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
7. "Cabinet approves to complete Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Project by 2021 for Rs 8,575 crores". DNA India. 7 October 2020.
8. "Kolkata To Get Underground Metro Station, Piyush Goyal To Flag Off Train". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
9. "Hope for ops start of three new Metro links in March first week". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
10. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
11. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
12. "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater metro connecting Kolkata-Howrah". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
13. "Howrah to Kolkata, an underwater whoosh: Metro promises change in nightmare commute". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
14. "India's deepest Metro station at Howrah also to be the largest". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.