Rabindra Sarobar is a station of the Kolkata Metro.[1][2][3] It is situated on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road at Charu Chandra Avenue in Charu Market, Tollygunge. The station is named after Rabindra Sarobar, an artificial lake and the surrounding area of South Kolkata. It is followed by the station Mahanayak Uttam Kumar towards Kavi Subhash and is preceded by Kalighat station towards Noapara and Dum Dum.
Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||
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Location | Deshapran Sasmal Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700033 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°30′21″N 88°20′43″E / 22.505706°N 88.345211°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kolkata Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Tollygunge | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | RSB | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 29, 1986 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V DC Third Rail | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station
Structure
Rabindra Sarobar is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.
Station layout
Rabindra Sarobar track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P | Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Mahanayak Uttam Kumar |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Kalighat |
Connections
Bus
Bus route number 1A, 1B, 12C/1B, 21, 21/1, 40A, 40B, 41, 41B, 45B, 47/1, 47B, 80A, 205, 205A, 208, 228, 234/1, SD4, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), S114 (Mini), S117 (Mini), S135 (Mini), S188 (Mini), C2A, C8, C14/1, M7B, S2, S4, S4C, S6A, S7, S17A, S22, AC1, AC4B, AC6, AC47, V1, V9 etc. serve the station.[4][5]
Train
Tollygunge railway station is adjacent to the station.
Tram
Tram route number 24/29 serves the station.
See also
References
- ^ Indian Railways. "Metro Railway, Kolkata".
- ^ "Travel - Transport: Metro Rail". CalcuttaWeb.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert (2007). "Kolkata". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Bus route | Calcutta Tram". calcuttatramways.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Bus Services".
External links
- Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official Website for line 1
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Rabindra Sarobar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.