Central metro station (Kolkata)

Central is a station of the Kolkata Metro located on the crossing of Bepin Behari Ganguly Street and Central Avenue in Bowbazar, Central Kolkata.[1][2] [3]

Central
Kolkata Metro station
Central Metro Station
Location	Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, Bowbazar, Kolkata
Coordinates	22.572470°N 88.358788°E / 22.572470; 88.358788
Owned by	Kolkata Metro
Operated by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	KCEN
Fare zone	North-South
History
Opened	February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19)
Electrified	750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Metro   Following station Mahatma Gandhi Road toward Dakshineswar Line 1 Chandni Chowk toward Kavi Subhash
Location
Central metro station Location in Kolkata

History

Construction

The station

Structure

Central is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

Layout

Island platform
Two tracks and one island platform

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Toward →Kavi Subhash
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Toward ← Noapara

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3B, 12C/2, 13, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 222, 237, 242, S119 (Mini), S122 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S165 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S173 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C24, E25, MIDI1, S3A, S3B, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S57, AC20, AC39, VS1 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

Entry/Exit

Central metro station exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3	Gate No-4	Gate No-5	Gate No-6
Indian Airlines	Lal Bazar	RITES Building	Yogayog Bhavan	Poddar Court	Medical College

Gallery

See also

• Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• Transport in Kolkata
• Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• Kolkata Monorail
• Trams in Kolkata
• Bhowanipore
• Chowringhee Road
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/

External links

• Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official Website for line 1
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Central station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.