Noapara metro station
 নোয়াপাড়া | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
| Location | Akhay Kumar Mukherjee Road, Noapara, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.63972°N 88.39389°ECoordinates: 22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.63972°N 88.39389°E | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 Side platforms and 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 more tracks lead to the depot) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2013 | ||||||||||
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Noapara Metro Station is the newest and largest station of the Kolkata Metro situated in the Noapara, India.[1] It opened on 10 July 2013 with limited facilities. These include four platforms with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations.[2] and it will cater the communities of Baranagar, Sinthee, Tobin Road, Dum Dum Cantonment and Durganagar. The station has 3 stories, with 6 escalators and 4 elevators. There are also 31 CCTV cameras for increased security.[3] The Kolkata Metro owns a 147-acre carshed for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station.[4]
References
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (21 November 2012). "March 2013 date for Noapara Metro". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (25 May 2013). "Noapara metro opening expected by month's end". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Banerjee, Tamaghna (11 March 2013). "Noapara Metro from April". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Chakroborty, Ajanta (25 December 2012). "From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat". Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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