Ritwik Ghatak metro station

Ritwik Ghatak

ঋত্বিক ঘটক
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationBiswa Bangla Sarani, Uttar Panchanagram, East Topsia, Dhapa, Kolkata - 700105
Coordinates22°31′58″N 88°23′45″E / 22.5328605°N 88.3957647°E / 22.5328605; 88.3957647
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)Orange Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
OpeningExpected to open in 2024.[1]
Previous namesTopsia, Bantala Road
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
VIP Bazar
towards Kavi Subhash
Orange Line Barun Sengupta
towards Jai Hind
Location
Map

Ritwik Ghatak (formerly known as Topsia), is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in the Topsia area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Topsia and Uttar Panchanagram areas.[2] The name of the station has been given on the famous film director, Ritwik Ghatak. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (20 February 2023). "Rail Vikas Nigam Limited plans 4 km extension from Ruby Metro to Beliaghata by puja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ Abbas, Ajmal (30 January 2023). "First phase of Kolkata Metro's Orange Line all set for launch; covers Kavi Subash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 7 minutes". TimesNow. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ MP, Team (30 September 2023). "Concreting work of Ritwik Ghatak Metro Stn nears completion". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "শেষের মুখে কলকাতা মেট্রোর আরও ১ স্টেশনের কাজ! ভিতরটা কেমন হল? রইল 'ফার্স্ট লুক'". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ railanalysis3 (13 October 2023). "Kolkata Metro Update: The construction work of Ritwik Ghatak metro station of Kavi Subhash-Biman Bandar corridor going on in full swing". Rail Analysis India. Retrieved 29 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)