Girish Park metro station

History

Station layout

Connections

Entry/Exit

Gallery

References

Bus

Route map
	Legend
	Chord link Line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern Line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern Line
	to Bongaon
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	Sealdah South
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South
	to Namkhana

Girish Park

গিরিশ পার্ক
Girish Park; গিরিশ পার্ক
Kolkata Metro station
	Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake at Girish Park metro station
General information
Location	Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006; India
Coordinates	22°35′14″N 88°21′47″E / 22.587143°N 88.363083°E
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform; Platform-1 → Dakshineswar; Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KGPK
History
Opened	15 February 1995
Electrified	750 V DC Third Rail
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chord link Line
	to Dankuni
	Eastern Line
	to Ranaghat
	Eastern Line
	to Bongaon
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	← to Howrah Maidan
	to Teghoria →
	Circular Line &
	Sealdah South
	Sealdah South
	to Sealdah
	Sealdah South
	to Namkhana
Location
Location

Girish Park is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is close to Girish Park in Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2024, Kolkata Metro commenced a significant upgrade at Girish Park Metro Station by replacing the steel third rail with an aluminum rail on the Blue Line. This enhancement aims to save energy and reduce operational costs. The aluminum rail’s superior conductivity is expected to reduce voltage drops, leading to faster train acceleration and shorter travel times. The project began with preparatory work at night to avoid disrupting daily services and is part of a larger initiative to modernize the entire 35 km stretch of the Blue Line over the next two years.^[4]

Additionally, the new aluminum third rail will reduce energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually and cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime. The upgrade includes installing additional substations to support the enhanced train frequency, bringing Kolkata Metro in line with global standards.^[4]

Girish Park track layout

Legend

Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Mahatma Gandhi Road
	Island platform \| Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station.^[5]^[6]

Girish Park metro station exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3
Main Gate	Main Gate	Vivekananda Road

Gate No. 1 of the metro station
Gate No. 2 of the metro station
Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro
Girish Park MG Road bound platform

to Shobhabazaar Sutanuti

to Mahatma Gandhi Road

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^ "Travel - Transport". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
^ "Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
^ ^a ^b Mitra, Debraj (5 August 2024). "Kolkata Metro upgrades Blue Line third rail to aluminium to save energy, reduce emissions". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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^ "Bus Services". Transport Department Government of West Bengal.