Noapara metro station and depot
Metro interchange station and a terminus in North 24 Parganas, WB, India
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Noapara is the largest elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Noapara, Baranagar, West Bengal, India.[1] It opened on 10 July 2013.[2] The station is an interchange where it hosts Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro till Jai Hind via Dum Dum Cantonment.[3][4]
North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 700090
India
Station
This interchange station includes two side and an island platform with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations.[5] It serves the localities of Noapara, Tobin Road and Bonhooghly. The station has 2 stories, with 6 escalators and 4 elevators. There are also 31 CCTV cameras for increased security.[6] The Metro Railway, Kolkata owns a 147 acres (59 ha) depot for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station.[7] This elevated metro station for the serves both Blue Line and Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro, the latter being opened on 22 August 2025 as a part of Noapara–Jai Hind extension.[8][9]
Layout
Noapara track layout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks, one island and one side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 | Side platform, Doors will open on the left  | |
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| Platform 4 | Train towards Jai Hind (Dum Dum Cantonment) → | |
| Platform 3 | ← Alighting only | |
| Island platform, Doors will open on the left | ||
| cross-platform interchange | ||
| Platform 2 | Train towards Shahid Khudiram (Dum Dum) → | |
| Platform 1 | ← Train towards Dakshineswar (Baranagar) | |
| Side platform, Doors will open on the left | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
Depot
This is the oldest and biggest metro depot in India. It serves the Blue Line and Yellow Line. This depot can hold maximum 40 rakes at a time. Newly received rakes are also tested here, and the old ones are kept here. The depot is connected to the Kolkata Chord line, so that newly manufactured rakes can directly be brought via train.
History
It was opened in 1984. Before that, it was a Railway yard and a track extended till Texmaco Rail & Engineering manufacturing unit.
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 34C serves the station.[10]
Auto
Autos are available towards Dunlop via Bon-Hooghly, Tobin Road, Mathkal via Promodnagar Bazar.
