Blue Line Metro Route Kolkata (Line-1)
The Blue Line metro in Kolkata is the first metro system in India and Kolkata. This line was the first underground railway to be built in India, in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February 1995.
Extension date | Terminals | Length | |
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24 October 1984 | Esplanade | Bhowanipore | 3.40 kilometers (2.11 mi) |
12 November 1984 | Dum Dum | Belgachhia | 2.15 kilometers (1.34 mi) |
29 April 1986 | Bhowanipur (now Netaji Bhavan) | Tollygunge (now Mahanayak Uttam Kumar) | 4.24 kilometers (2.63 mi) |
13 August 1994 | Belgachhia | Shyambazar | 1.63 kilometers (1.01 mi) |
2 October 1994 | Esplanade | Chandni Chowk | 0.71 kilometers (0.44 mi) |
19 February 1995 | Shyambazar | Girish Park | 1.92 kilometers (1.19 mi) |
19 February 1995 | Chandni Chowk | Central | 0.60 kilometers (0.37 mi) |
27 September 1995 | Central | Girish Park | 1.80 kilometers (1.12 mi) |
22 August 2009 | Tollygunge (Mahanayak Uttam Kumar) | Garia Bazar (now Kavi Nazrul) | 5.85 kilometers (3.64 mi) |
7 October 2010 | Garia Bazar (now Kavi Nazrul) | New Garia (now Kavi Subhash) | 3.00 kilometers (1.86 mi) |
10 July 2013 | Dum Dum | Noapara | 2.09 kilometers (1.30 mi) |
22 February 2021 | Noapara | Dakshineswar | 4.1 kilometers (2.5 miles) |
It consists of 26 active stations from Kavi Subhash to Dakshineswar, 9 of the stations are elevated, 2 are at-grade and 15 are underground. With a total distance of 32.25 km (20.039 mi).
Station Name | Location | Layout Type | Interchange | Parking | ATMs️ |
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Dakshineswar (দক্ষিণেশ্বর) | Dakshineswar, Alambazar | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Baranagar (বরানগর) | Baranagar Road, Dunlop | Elevated | ✓ Pink Line (Planned) | ✕ | ✓ |
Noapara (নোয়াপাড়া) | Noapara, Baranagar | Elevated | ✓ Yellow Line (Under Construction) | ✕ | ✓ |
Dum Dum (দমদম) | Dum Dum Junction railway station | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Belgachia (বেলগাছিয়া) | Belgachia More, Tala | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Shyambazar (শ্যামবাজার) | Shyambazar Tram Depot, Shyambazar 5 Point | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Shobhabazar Sutanuti (শোভাবাজার সুতানুটি) | Shobhabazar, Hatibagan | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Girish Park (গিরিশ পার্ক) | Girish Park, Company Bagan | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Mahatma Gandhi Road (মহাত্মা গান্ধী রোড) | M.G. Road, Bara bazar, Muhammad Ali Park | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Central (সেন্ট্রাল) | Central Avenue, Bowbazar | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Chandni Chowk (চাঁদনি চক) | Chandni Chowk Market | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Esplanade (এসপ্ল্যানেড) | Esplanade Depot, Dharmatala | Underground | ✓ Green Line (operational) and Purple Line (Under Construction) | ✕ | ✓ |
Park Street (পার্ক স্ট্রীট) | Park Street Area | Underground | ✓ Purple Line (Under Construction) | ✕ | ✓ |
Maidan (ময়দান) | Maidan, Garer Maath | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Rabindra Sadan (রবীন্দ্র সদন) | Exide More, Chowringhee Road | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Netaji Bhavan (নেতাজি ভবন) | Bhawanipore, Jadu Babur Bazar | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Jatin Das Park (যতীন দাস পার্ক) | Hazra more | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Kalighat (কালীঘাট) | Rashbehari Avenue | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Rabindra Sarobar (রবীন্দ্র সরোবর) | Tollygunge rail station, Charu Market | Underground | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (মহানায়ক উত্তম কুমার) | Tollygunge Tram Depot | At Grade | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
Netaji (নেতাজি) | Kudghat | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Masterda Surya Sen (মাস্টারদা সূর্য সেন) | Bansdroni | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Gitanjali (গীতাঞ্জলি) | Naktala | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Kavi Nazrul (কবি নজরুল) | Garia | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Shahid Khudiram (শহিদ ক্ষুদিরাম) | Briji, Dhalai Bridge | Elevated | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Kavi Subhash (কবি সুভাষ) | New Garia | At Grade | ✓ Orange Line | ✓ | ✓ |