Gitanjali
StyleKolkata Metro
AddressNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Naktala, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700047
CountryIndia
Coordinates22.469426°N 88.369985°E
StructureElevated, Double track
PlatformSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Levels2
Tracks2
Opened22 August 2009[1]
AccessibleYes
CodeKGTN
OwnedMetro Railway, Kolkata
OperatorKolkata Metro
FormerNaktala
Services collapsibleyes

Gitanjali is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Naktala, Garia, 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.

Station layout

GStreet LevelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Shahid Khudiram next station is Kavi Nazrul
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Masterda Surya Sen
Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

Bus

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

See also

References

  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