Gitanjali metro station

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Gitanjali

গীতাঞ্জলি
Kolkata Metro station
Gitanjali Metro station
General information
LocationNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Naktala, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700047
 India
Coordinates22°28′10″N 88°22′12″E / 22.469426°N 88.369985°E / 22.469426; 88.369985
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKGTN
History
Opened22 August 2009; 15 years ago (2009-08-22)[1]
Previous namesNaktala
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Masterda Surya Sen
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Kavi Nazrul
towards Kavi Subhash
Location
Map

Gitanjali is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Naktala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2][3] It is named after the famous 'Gitanjali' or Song Offerings, a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

History

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Station layout

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Gitanjali track layout
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Kavi Nazrul
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Masterda Surya Sen
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

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Bus

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Bus route number 80A, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), AC6, S6A, S7 etc. serve the station.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Ontrack Systems. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ "UrbanRail.net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ^ "(home)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.
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