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Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station

Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (formerly known as Tollygunge) is an at-grade level metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Tollygunge area in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3][4]

Mahanayak Uttam Kumar

মহানায়ক উত্তম কুমার
Kolkata Metro station
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station
General information
LocationDeshapran Sashmal Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700040
 India
Coordinates22°29′40″N 88°20′43″E / 22.494452°N 88.345154°E / 22.494452; 88.345154
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)
  Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Island platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-1A → Dakshineswar
Tracks3
ConnectionsTollygunge Bus Terminal, Tollygunge Tram Depot
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade, Double track
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKMUK
History
Opened29 April 1986; 38 years ago (1986-04-29)
Previous namesTollygunge
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Rabindra Sarobar
towards Dakshineswar
 Blue Line Netaji
towards Kavi Subhash
Location
Map

The station has been named after Uttam Kumar, one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.

The Tollygunge Golf Club is on the west side of the station, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club lies less than a kilometre to the east and ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a short distance south along the Deshapran Sashmal Road at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road.

Station layout

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Mahanayak Uttam Kumar track layout
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P2 to Netaji
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
P1 to Rabindra Sarobar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
P1A to Rabindra Sarobar
Station with two tracks, one island and one side platforms
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Netaji
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Rabindra Sarobar
Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left | P-1A Doors will open on the right  
Platform 1A
Northbound 		Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Rabindra Sarobar
P

Connections

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Bus

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Bus route number 12C/1B, 40A, 40B, 41, 41B, 47/1, 80A, 205, 205A, 208, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), S114 (Mini), S117 (Mini), S188 (Mini), C8, C14/1, M7B, M16, M16A, M18, S2, S4C, S6A, S7, S17A, S31, AC4B, AC6, AC16, AC31, AC47, V1, V9, ST6 etc. serve the station.[5][6]

Tram

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Tram route number 24/29 serves the station.

See also

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2nd platform of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station

References

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  1. ^ "Kolkata metro expands". Railway Gazette. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Bus Services".
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  •   Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
  •   Kolkata/Southern fringes 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.
  • "Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.


 

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