Noapara metro station and depot

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. It opened on 10 July 2013. The station is an interchange where it hosts Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro till Jai Hind via Dum Dum Cantonment.

Noapara
General information
LocationA.K Mukherjee Road, Noapara, Baranagar, West Bengal 700090
India
Coordinates22°38′23″N 88°23′38″E / 22.639673°N 88.393978°E / 22.639673; 88.393978
System
Kolkata Metro station (interchange and terminus)
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
LineBlue Line Yellow Line
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2 for Blue Line (operational)
2 for Yellow Line (operational)
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKNAP
History
Opened10 July 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-10)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Baranagar
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Dum Dum
towards Kavi Subhash
Terminus Yellow Line Dum Dum Cantonment
towards Barasat
Route map
Legend
Chord link Line
to Dankuni
Dakshineswar
Pink Line to Barrackpore
Baranagar
Eastern Line
to Ranaghat
Noapara
Keshtopur Canal
Yellow Line to Barasat
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
Dum Dum
Belgachia
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
Circular Canal
Shyambazar
Sovabazar Sutanuti
Girish Park
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Central
Chandni Chowk
Green Line
← to Howrah Maidan
to Teghoria →
Purple Line to Eden Gardens
Esplanade
Park Street
Purple Line to Diamond Park
Maidan
Rabindra Sadan
Netaji Bhavan
Jatin Das Park
Kalighat
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
Circular Line &
Sealdah South
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Tollygunge depot
Netaji
Masterda Surya Sen
Gitanjali
Kavi Nazrul
Shahid Khudiram
Orange Line to Jai Hind
Sealdah South
to Sealdah
Kavi Subhash
New Garia depot
Sealdah South
to Namkhana
Legend
Blue Line to Dakshineswar
Noapara
Blue Line to Kavi Subhash
Kestopur Canal
Eastern Line
to Sealdah
Dum Dum Cantonment
Jessore Road
Jessore Road
Orange Line to
Kavi
Subhash
Jai Hind
Airport Yard
Birati
Michael Nagar
New Barrackpur
Noai Canal
Madhyamgram
Hridaypur
Barasat
Eastern Line
to Hasnabad
Eastern Line
to Bongaon
Location
Noapara
Location within Kolkata Metro
Noapara
Noapara (Kolkata)

Station

This interchange station includes two side and an island platform with lengths of 182 meters, unlike other Kolkata Metro stations. 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. The Kolkata Metro owns a 147-acre depot for maintenance and storage of rakes immediate east of the station. 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.

Layout

Noapara track layout
Legend
P3 to Train Terminates Here
P2 to Dum Dum
P1 to Baranagar Pink Line
Station with two tracks, one island and one side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L1 Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 4
Northbound
Towards → Jai Hind next station is Dum Dum Cantonment
Platform 3
Southbound
Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Island platform | P3 & P2 doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Dum Dum
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineswar next station is Baranagar Change at the next station for      Pink Line
Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

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.

Auto

Autos are available towards Dunlop via Bon-Hooghly, Tobin Road, Mathkal via Promodnagar Bazar.

See also

wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about Noapara metro station and depot, What is Noapara metro station and depot? What does Noapara metro station and depot mean?