Belgachia metro station
Metro station in Kolkata, India
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Belgachia (also known as Theism Belgachia for sponsorship reasons) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2]
Kolkata, West Bengal 700037
India
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Belgachia Metro Station Gate 1 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Theism Belgachia | ||||||||||
| Location | Belgachia Rd, Belgachia Kolkata, West Bengal 700037 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.60599°N 88.38637°E | ||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Line | Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KBEL | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 November 1984 | ||||||||||
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History
Belgachia Station was commissioned by the Kolkata Metro as part of the first transit line of the metro system, commonly known as the North-South corridor. The station was the penultimate stop before Dum Dum, which, until the opening of the Noapara stop, was the terminal station on the railway system. The station became the first underground station on the northern side and continues to be one of the shallowest, lying at a depth of only 5 metres below Belgachia Road.[citation needed]
As part of the drive to increase non-fare revenue of the Kolkata Metro, the station was leased for branding and semi-naming rights to Kolkata-based conglomerate, Theism Group, rebranding it as Theism Belgachia officially. It was redecorated and rebranded by the corporate organization to become India's first health station.[3]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezannine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Theism Diagnostics kiosk |
| L2 | Platform 2 | Towards Shahid Khudiram (Shyambazar) → |
| Island platform, Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Towards Dakshineswar (Dum Dum) | |
Entry/Exit
- 1 – Duttabagan Milk Colony
- 2 – CTC (WBTC) Depot
- 3 – West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences
Connections
Auto
Autos ply on Belgachia-Lake Town and Belgachia-Bangur Avenue routes.
Bus
Bus route number 3B, 3C/1, 3D, D-36, D-36A, 30C, 30D, 47B, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 211A, 215/1, 219, 219/1, 227, KB16, AC40, DN18 etc. serve the station.[4][5]
Train
Kolkata railway station, Patipukur railway station and Tala railway station are located nearby.
Gallery
Belgachia Metro Station Gate 3
Belgachia Dum Dum bound platform
Shyambazar bound tracks at Belgachia
A view of the platform naming board at Belgachia
Theism Diagnostics Kiosk at Belgachia
