Kolkata Metro Line 3

Kolkata Metro Line 3 is a line of the Kolkata Metro, that of 2019 is still under construction.[3] The route spans 14.215 kilometres (8.833 mi) from Joka in the south, to Esplanade in the north with an extension of 2 km to Diamond Park from Joka.[4] It will connect Kolkata Metro Line 1 at Park Street in central Kolkata and run in parallel up to Esplanade in central Kolkata where it will connect Kolkata Metro Line 2 also. Line 3 is being built by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited.

Kolkata Metro Line 3 Joka-Esplanade Metro
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kolkata Metro
Status	Under construction
Locale	Kolkata, India
Termini	Diamond Park (South) Esplanade (North)
Connecting lines	Line 1   Line 2
Stations	14
Line number	3
Website	Indian Railways
Operation
Planned opening	Joka to Majerhat in 2021
Owner	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operator(s)	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Character	Elevated and Underground
Technical
Line length	16.215 kilometres (10.076 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Electrification	750 V DC using third rail[2]
Operating speed	80 km/h (designed)

Development

It is partially elevated and partially underground: around 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) of the project will be elevated and the rest 6.32 kilometres (3.93 mi) of the metro line will be underground.[3] The project is getting delayed due to non availability of land for the construction of train depot at Joka. In 2019, RVNL was given the land required for building the depot and the construction for its boundary wall and land development started in February 2019.[5] Tenders for its construction and plant & machinery (M&P) were invited in April 2020.[6]

Construction was further delayed in September 2018 due to the Majerhat Bridge collapse, the metro was being built right next to the bridge.

Tender for Majherhat to Esplanade underground section has been floated in 1st week of December 2019.

List of stations

The work has been sanctioned in 2010-11 for the new Metro line from Joka to B.B.D. Bagh for a length of 16.72 km at an anticipated cost of Rs. 2619.02 Crores. But, later the route was shortened and planned to terminate at Esplanade. A separate Depot is under construction in Joka. It is being built by RVNL and the tender has gone to Simplex Infrastructures. The extension of this line to IIM and Diamond Park for 2 km has been sanctioned in the Budget of 2012-13 at a cost of Rs. 294.49 Cr. The execution of this work has been entrusted to RVNL.

There are 3 phases in this line-

• Joka to Majerhat (Under construction)
• Majerhat to Esplanade (After completion of phase 1)
• Joka to Diamond park (After completion of phase 2)

Line 3
No.	Station Name		Location	Phase	Opening	Connections	Layout	Coordinates	Notes
	English	Bengali
1	Diamond Park	ডায়মন্ড পার্ক	Joka	3	Planned	Vivekananda Mission School Bus Stop	Elevated
2	IIM	আইআইএম
3	Joka	জোকা		1	Under construction	Joka bus Depot Diamond Park Bus Stop			Also known as Diamond Park
4	Thakurpukur	ঠাকুরপুকুর	Thakurpukur			Thakurpukur Police Station Bus Stop Thakurpukur Bazar Bus Stand
5	Sakherbazar	সখেরবাজার	Behala			Thakurpukur Bus Depot Silpara Bus Stop Behala Sakherbazar Minibus Stand Kadamtala Bus Stand			Also known as Silpara
6	Behala Chowrasta	বেহালা চৌরাস্তা				Behala Chowrasta Bus Stand
7	Behala Bazar	বেহালা বাজার				Behala Bazar Bus Stop
8	Taratala	তারাতলা	Taratala			Ajanta Cinema Bus Stop Taratala Bus Stand			Also known as Pathakpara
9	Majerhat	মাজেরহাট	Majerhat			Majerhat Station DH Road Mint Bus Stop Majherhat Gurudwara Bus Stop
10	Mominpur	মোমিনপুর	Mominpur	2	Planned	Mominpore Bus Stop	Underground
11	Kidderpore	খিদিরপুর	Kidderpore			Khidirpur Station Khidderpore Crossing Tram Stop Khidderpore Bus Stop
12	Victoria	ভিক্টোরিয়া	Maidan			Hastings Tram Stop Victoria Memorial Bus Stop PG Hospital Bus Stop Birla Planetarium Bus Stop			Also known as Hastings
13	Park Street	পার্ক স্ট্রিট	Park Street			Park Street Bus Stop
14	Esplanade	এসপ্ল্যানেড	Esplanade		Under Construction	Line 1   Line 2  (Under Construction) Esplanade Bus Station(WBTC,CTC,SBSTC,NBSTC) Esplanade Tram Depot			International Bus Terminus. Also known as Dharmatala / Chowringhee

See also

• List of Kolkata metro stations
• Kolkata Metro Rolling Stock
• 2018 Kolkata bridge collapse
• Kolkata Suburban Railway

References

1. "Kolkata Metro Map".
2. "CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains". Railway Gazette. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
3. B, Krishnendu; yopadhyay; Jun 10, Ajanta Chakraborty | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 10:39. "Kolkata: Work on fast track as East-West Metro eyes new links in next two years | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "Kolkata Metro Line 3".
5. B, Krishnendu; Mar 1, yopadhyay | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 11:11. "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. "RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line-3's Joka Depot". The Metro Rail Guy. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.