Jessore Road metro station

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Jessore Road is an at grade metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro beside Jessore Road in Dum Dum, West Bengal, India.[1][2] It was a part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Biman Bandar.[3] It is located near 1 no. gate of Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.[4][5]

LocationJessore Rd, Dum Dum, West Bengal 700028
Coordinates22°38′22″N 88°25′47″E
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Jessore Road
General information
LocationJessore Rd, Dum Dum, West Bengal 700028
Coordinates22°38′22″N 88°25′47″E
SystemKolkata Metro
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
LineYellow Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
ConnectionsBus transport Jessore Road
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKJRO
History
Opened22 August 2025; 8 months ago (2025-08-22)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Dum Dum Cantonment
towards Noapara
Yellow Line Jai Hind
Terminus
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Station Layout

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G Ground Level Exit/Entrance, Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines
Side platform, Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1 Train towards Jai Hind (terminus)
Platform 2 ← Train towards Noapara (Dum Dum Cantonment)
Side platform, Doors will open on the left Disabled access
UG Subway crossover
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Connections

Bus

Bus route numbers 30B, 79B, 79D, 223, 237, 93, DN-8, D10, EB12, S10, S-23A, AC-38, AC-2, AC-37, AC-50A, AC-23A, ACT-4, ACT-23, L238, 45, 45A, 46, S-175 (Mini), S-184 (Mini), D-1A, AC-40, DN-2/1, DN-17, DN-46, DN-47, 91, 91A, DN-18 etc. serve this metro station.[6]

Auto

5 auto services are available from this metro station/Airport 1 no gate. Autos are available towards Gorabazar, Baguiati, Rajarhat, Bablatala and Narayanpur.

Taxi

There is a taxi stand at the Baguiati bound flank of VIP Road.

Rail

In 2006 the Dum Dum Cantonment - Bimanbandar railway line was inaugurated. Jessore Road railway station was the second station of this line. But due to poor patronage and lack of passengers, this line was closed down in 2016. And the line dismantled further in 2020. Jessore Road railway station’s platform was existing upto 2024. Now Dum Dum Cantonment and Durganagar are the nearest railway stations.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is nearest airport of this station. The next station Jai Hind is connected to the airport.

References

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