Netaji Bhavan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
This name is from Netaji Bhawan, the nearby memorial hall and museum of Subhas Chandra Bose ("Netaji"). Scenes of the Netaji's life are painted inside the station.
History In 1984, when the Metro opened in Kolkata (then Calcutta), it was the southern most station. The station at that time was "Bhawanipore". Later the name was changed to Netaji Bhawan.
In April 2018, the station was recognised as the best-maintained on the then north–south line (now the Blue Line) by Metro Railway general manager Ajay Vijayvargiya during the 63rd Railway Week celebrations. The station had earlier been designated an all-women–operated station on 8 March 2018 to mark International Women’s Day, with women employees serving as station superintendent, shift in-charge, booking clerks, security personnel, porters, cleaners and point operators. Metro Railway officials reported improvements in cleanliness and passenger management, noting that commuters had responded positively to the changes at one of the network’s oldest stations.
Station layout GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezannineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops, crossoverL2Platform 2 Train towards () →Island platform, Doors will open on the right Platform 1 ← Train towards ()
Entry/Exit 1 – Ramrik Hospital 2 – Main Gate 3 – Chakraberia Road 4 – Jadubabur Bazar
See also
Kolkata List of Kolkata Metro stations Transport in Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Kolkata Suburban Railway Kolkata Monorail Trams in Kolkata Bhowanipore E.M. Bypass List of rapid transit systems List of metro systems
References
External links
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.