Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station
Metro station in Kolkata, India
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Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (formerly known as Tollygunge) is an at-grade level metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2] The station is named after Uttam Kumar, one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema. It will be a third interchange metro station between Blue Line and Purple Line in the future after Park Street and Esplanade metro stations.
Kolkata, West Bengal 700040
India
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Deshapran Sashmal Rd, Tollygunge Kolkata, West Bengal 700040 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.49445°N 88.34515°E | ||||||||||
| System | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
| Operator | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Lines | Blue Line Purple Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 Side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At Grade, Double track | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | KMUK | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 April 1986 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Tollygunge | ||||||||||
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The Tollygunge Golf Club is on the west side of the station, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club lies less than a kilometre to the east and ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a short distance south along the Deshapran Sashmal Road at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance, Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| Side platform, Doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | Train towards Shahid Khudiram (Netaji) → | |
| Platform 1 | ← Train towards Dakshineswar (Rabindra Sarobar) | |
| Island platform, P1 Doors will open on the left, P-1A Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1A | Train towards Shahid Khudiram (Netaji) → | |
| UG | Underground Crossover | |
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 12C/1B, 40A, 40B, 41, 41B, 47/1, 80A, 205, 205A, 208, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), S114 (Mini), S117 (Mini), S188 (Mini), C8, C14/1, M7B, M16, M16A, M18, S2, S4C, S6A, S7, S17A, S31, AC4B, AC6, AC16, AC31, AC47, V1, V9, ST6 etc. serve the station.[3][4]
Tram
Tram route number 24/29 serves the station.

