Baranagar metro station
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North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 700108
India
Baranagar (also known as JSW Baranagar for sponsorship reasons) is an elevated metro station on the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is off Barrackpore Trunk Road at Dunlop in Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Baranagar Road railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.[2][3] The station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021.[4] The station will be a future interchange when it hosts Pink Line of Kolkata Metro till Barrackpore.[5][6]
Then in February 2019, the metro line to the Dakshineswar station was projected to be operational by February 2020.[7][8] A slightly delayed March 2020 projected operation date was announced in late 2019.[9] And a July 2020 projected operation date was mentioned in February 2020.[10][11] 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 signalling system and laying of the tracks.[12]
Station layout
| L2 | Side platform, Doors will open on the left  | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform 2 | Train towards Shahid Khudiram (Noapara) → | |
| Platform 1 | ← Train towards Dakshineswar (terminus) | |
| Side platform, Doors will open on the left | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro QR ticket vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
Connections
Train
It is connected with Baranagar Road railway station of Chord link line of Kolkata Suburban Railway 
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Bus
This station is connected with B.T. Road and Belghoria Expressway. Bus route numbers 26, 26C, 32A, 34B, 43, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, K4, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, S164 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), AC54, AC54B, E32, S9A, AC20, S23A, AC23A, C23, AC50A, S11, S32, S57, S58 etc. serve the station.[13][14]
Auto
Several auto services are available on B. T. Road towards Dakshineswar, Sinthee, Barrackpore and Sodepur.
