Phoolbagan metro station
{{short description|Kolkata Metro's Green Line metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Phoolbagan
| type = {{Kolkata Metro Infobox station line
| line = Green
}}
| native_name = ফুলবাগান
| other_name = LIC Phoolbagan metro station
| style = Kolkata Metro
| symbol = ewm
| symbol_location = kolkata
| image = Phoolbagan-Metro-Station.jpg
| image_caption = The metro station entrance, during its inauguration in January 2021.
| address = 111, Narkeldanga Main Road, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.572131|N|88.389441|E|}}
| line = {{rcb|Kolkata Metro|Green|croute}}
| other = {{rint|kolkata|s}} {{stnlnk|Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt}}
| structure = Underground, Double track
| platform = Island platform
Platform-1 → Salt Lake Sector-V
Platform-2 → Howrah Maidan
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| tracks = 2
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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|4 October 2020}}
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| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = Operational
| code =
| owned = Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
| operator = Kolkata Metro
| zone = East-West
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Metro|line=Green|left=IFA Salt Lake Stadium|right=Sealdah}}
| map_type = India Kolkata Metro
| route_map = {{Kolkata Metro Green Line}}
}}
Phoolbagan (also known as LIC Phoolbagan for sponsorship reasons{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=Kolkata Metro aims to double non-fare revenue to Rs 40 cr in FY 22 |url=https://theprint.in/economy/kolkata-metro-aims-to-double-non-fare-revenue-to-rs-40-cr-in-fy-22/905277/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}) is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Phoolbagan, a north neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The underground station is at the Phoolbagan crossing on the Narkeldanga Main Road. It is near to the Gurudas College and Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Institution.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmrc.in/|title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.|website=www.kmrc.in|access-date=2019-06-29}} The station opened on 4 October 2020 and commercial services started the next day.{{Cite web|title=Phoolbagan Metro station starts Monday|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/phoolbagan-metro-station-starts-from-monday/cid/1793586|access-date=2020-10-04|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}
History
= Construction =
{{Empty section|date=October 2020}}
The Station
= Structure =
This is the first underground station in this line and has island platforms.
= Layout =
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Phoolbagan track layout
| title color = white
| title-bg = #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Green}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = HSTg\HSTf
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to Sealdah
- P2\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*P1
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to Salt Lake Stadium
HSTg\HSTf
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| width="50" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |G | width="100" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level | width="390" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance |
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |M
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|P
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|Platform 1 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=510|Towards → Salt Lake Sector-V next station is Salt Lake Stadium |
style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}} |
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Platform 2 Westbound | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="510" |Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Sealdah |
Connections
= Rail =
{{stnlnk|Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt}} {{Rail-interchange|kolkata|s}} is 500m away from the metro station.
= Air =
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is {{cvt|10.6|km}} via VIP Road & C.I.T Road.
See also
References
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Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2020
Category:Kolkata Metro stations
Category:Railway stations in Kolkata
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