Behala Chowrasta metro station

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LocationDiamond Harbour Rd, Behala Chowrasta
Kolkata, West Bengal 700008
India
Coordinates22°29′15″N 88°18′48″E / 22.48752°N 88.31342°E / 22.48752; 88.31342
Behala Chowrasta

বেহালা চৌরাস্তা
Behala Chowrasta metro station gate C
General information
LocationDiamond Harbour Rd, Behala Chowrasta
Kolkata, West Bengal 700008
India
Coordinates22°29′15″N 88°18′48″E / 22.48752°N 88.31342°E / 22.48752; 88.31342
SystemKolkata Metro
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line Purple Line 
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKBCR
History
Opening30 December 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12-30)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Behala Bazar
towards Majerhat
Purple Line Sakher Bazar
towards Joka
Location

Behala Chowrasta is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located exactly above the Behala Chowrasta intersection on Diamond Harbour Road / NH-12. [1] It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.[2]

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, NVRL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.[3]

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.[4]

The Joka–Taratala stretch was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka–Taratala stretch after the inauguration.[4][5]

Station layout

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