Shyambazar metro station

{{Infobox station

| name = Shyambazar

| native_name = শ্যামবাজার

| native_name_lang = be

| type = {{Kolkata Metro Infobox station line

| line = Blue

}}

| style = Kolkata Metro

| symbol = m

| symbol_location = kolkata

| image = Shyambazar Metro Station,Calcutta.JPG

| image_caption = Shyambazar Metro Station Entrance

| address = Bhupendra Bose Ave, Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700004

| country = {{flag|India}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|22.601313|N|88.372586|E|region:IN-WB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| line = {{rcb|Kolkata Metro|Blue}}

| other =

| structure = Underground, Double-track

| platform = Island platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash

| depth =

| levels = 2

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle =

| baggage_check =

| opened = {{start date and age|1995|February|15}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 750 V DC Third Rail

| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}

| code = KSHY

| owned = Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation

| operator = Kolkata Metro

| zone =

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| smartcardstatus =

| former =

| passengers =

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| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Metro|line=Blue|left=Belgachia|right=Sovabazar Sutanuti}}

| services_collapsible = yes

| route_map = {{Kolkata Metro Blue Line}}

| map_state = collapsed

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-marker = rail

| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Kolkata Metro|Blue}}

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Shyambazar is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in the Shyambazar area in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.{{cite web|url=http://www.kolmetro.com/ |title=Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata |accessdate=29 June 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820234733/http://www.kolmetro.com/ |archivedate=20 August 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/metro.shtml |title=Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system |accessdate=13 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121093024/http://calcuttaweb.com/metro.shtml |archivedate=21 November 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kolk/kolkata.htm |title=UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro |accessdate=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132602/http://urbanrail.net/as/kolk/kolkata.htm |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}

History

Station layout

{{stack|{{Routemap

| title = Shyambazaar track layout

| title-bg = #{{rcr|Kolkata Metro|Blue}}

| legend = track

| collapsible = no

| map = HSTg\HSTf

PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to Belgachhia

P1\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*P2

PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

HSTg\HSTf

| bottom =

Station with two tracks and one Island platform

}}}}

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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|G

|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level

|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|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 2
Southbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

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 1
Northbound

| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Belgachhia

Connections

=Bus=

Bus route number 3B, 3C/1, 3C/2, 3D, 3D/1, 30B, 30B/1, 30C, 30D, 32A, 34B, 34C, 47B, 78, 78/1, 79B, 91, 91A, 91C, 93, 201, 202, 211A, 214, 214A, 215/1, 219, 219/1, 222, 227, 230, 234, 234/1, 240, DN18, KB16, KB22, K1, K4, JM2, 007, 7 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S168 (Mini), S176 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S185 (Mini), S189 (Mini), C11, C28, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S21, S32, S57, T8, AC20, AC40, AC54, EB1A etc. serve the station.{{cite web |url=http://calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ |title=Bus route {{!}} Calcutta Tram |website=calcuttatramways.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428183340/http://www.calcuttatramways.com/bus-route-search/ |archive-date=2015-04-28}}{{cite web | url=http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/ | title=Bus Services }}

= Train =

Kolkata railway station and Tala railway station are the nearest rail stations. Bidhannagar Road railway station is also located nearby.

=Tram=

Tram route number 5 serves the station.

Entry/Exit

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="65%"
align="center" colspan="4" style="background:;"\| Shyambazar metro station exits
style="width:5%;"\|Gate No-1 ! style="width:5%;"\|Gate No-2 ! style="width:5%;"\|Gate No-3 ! style="width:5%;"\|Gate No-4
Main Gate Shyambazar Five Point \|RGKMCH Gate	MMC College Gate	Bhupen Bose Avenue Gate

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="65%"

align="center" colspan="4" style="background:;"| Shyambazar metro station exits

style="width:5%;"|Gate No-1

! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-2

! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-3

! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-4

Main Gate

Shyambazar Five Point

|RGKMCH Gate

MMC College Gate

Bhupen Bose Avenue

Gate

Gallery

File:Shyam Gate 1.jpg| Gate No. 1 of the metro station

File:SHYAMBAZAR_WEST_PLATFORM.jpg|Shyambazar Belgachia bound platform

References

External links

{{Wikivoyage inline|Kolkata/North Kolkata}}
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820234733/http://www.kolmetro.com/ Old official Website for Blue Line]}}
[http://www.urbanrail.net UrbanRail.Net] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Shyambazar/@22.6009506,88.3692506,720m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sShyambazar+metro+station!3m4!1s0x0:0x2a40fba273a5519!8m2!3d22.6012992!4d88.3725858|title=Shyambazar station}}

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1995

Category:Kolkata Metro stations

Category:Railway stations in Kolkata