Dakshineswar metro station is the northern terminal station of the Kolkata Metro Line 1. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dakshineswar railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.[1]

Dakshineswar দক্ষিণেশ্বর
Kolkata Metro station
Dakshineswar Metro railway station
General information
Location	Dakshineswar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India
Coordinates	22.653971°N 88.363724°E / 22.653971; 88.363724
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Dakshineshwar Dakshineswar Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	DSW
Fare zone	North-South
History
Opened	22 February 2021
Electrified	750V DC
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Terminus Line 1 Baranagar towards Kavi Subhash
Route map Legend Chord link line to Dankuni Dakshineswar  Pink Line  to Barrackpore Baranagar Eastern line to Ranaghat Noapara Depot Noapara Keshtopur Canal  Yellow Line  to Barasat Eastern line to Bongaon Dum Dum Belgachia Circular line & Sealdah South lines Circular Canal Shyambazar Shobhabazar Sutanuti Girish Park Mahatma Gandhi Road Central Chandni Chowk  Green Line  ← to Howrah Maidan to Teghoria → Esplanade Park Street  Purple Line  to Diamond Park Maidan Rabindra Sadan Netaji Bhavan Jatin Das Park Kalighat Tollygunge Rabindra Sarobar Circular line & Sealdah South lines Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Tollygunge depot Netaji Masterda Surya Sen Gitanjali Kavi Nazrul Shahid Khudiram  Orange Line  to Biman Bandar Sealdah South lines to Sealdah Kavi Subhash New Garia depot Sealdah South lines to Namkhana
Location
Dakshineswar Location within Kolkata

History

A northward extension from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar (6.20 km [3.85 mi]) was sanctioned and included in the 2010–2011 budget at a cost of ₹227.53 crore (equivalent to ₹411 crore or US$58 million in 2019). Construction for the station and the section started in 2017.[2] In December 2017, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by May 2019.[3] [4] By June 2019, over 95 percent of the viaduct had been completed for the between Noapara and Dakshineswar and that work had begun on the signaling system and laying of the tracks.[5] Trial runs for this stretch started on 23 December 2020, after delay due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[6]

Location

The station is located in Dakshineswar, North 24 Parganas, on PWD Road (Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sarani) and Ramakrishna Paramahansa Deb Road Crossing. The Station is situated around 300 metres away towards East from Bhabatarini Kali Temple.

The Station

Dakshineshwar track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here to Baranagar
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Layout

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
	Southbound	Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Baranagar
	Northbound	Towards ← Train Terminates Here
	Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

Rail

It is directly connected with Dakshineswar railway station, a station on Calcutta chord link.[7]

Ferry

The station is connected to ferry also through Ma Bhabatarini Jetty Ghat, which is around 350 metres away from the station. Ferry routes towards Uttarpara, Belur Math, Bagbazar, Howrah, Shipping Corporation Ghat (near Millennium Park) and Chandpal Ghat are available.[8]

See also

• List of Kolkata Metro stations

References

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