Draft:Barun Sengupta metro station

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VIP Bazar

ভিআইপি বাজার
; VIP Bazar; ভিআইপি বাজার
Kolkata Metro station Kolkata Metro station
General information
Location	VIP Bazaar, Kolkata - 700100
Coordinates	22°31′32″N 88°23′45″E / 22.525500°N 88.395860°E
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
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Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	Under Construction. Expected to open in 2024
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Barun Sengupta
বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত
; Barun Sengupta; বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত
Kolkata Metro station
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Location	E.M. Bypass, Dhapa, Kolkata - 700105
Coordinates	22°32′49″N 88°24′01″E / 22.547004°N 88.400195°E
Platforms	side platforms
Tracks	2
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Structure type	Elevated
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Opened	2023. (expected)
Previous names	Science City
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Barun Sengupta Metro Station is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro close to Science City at Parama Island, Dhapa. The station is named in honour of the founder of Bartaman, Barun Sengupta.

Category:Kolkata Metro stations Category:Railway stations in Kolkata

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VIP Bazar Metro Station is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in the Tagore Park, area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Tiljala and VIP Nagar areas. The station is named after the nearby market called, VIP Bazar. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. VIP Nagar and VIP Bazar are located next to the station.

This station is located in VIP Bazar area. The geographical location of the station is 22°31′32″N 88°23′45″E / 22.525500°N 88.395860°E / 22.525500; 88.395860. The previous station of the station is Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station at a distance of 1.3 km (0.81 mi) and the next station is Ritwik Ghatak metro station at a distance of 0.9 km (0.56 mi).

This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.^[1] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore. It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. In October 2011, an initial tender was awarded for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Kavi Subhash metro station to VIP Bazar metro station.^[2]^[1] In January 2012, the construction of the metro station along with the metro line started. The construction of the station was stopped in 2015 due to land dispute at Tagore Park culvert and a pair of footover bridges. The construction of the station started again in May 2017.

A week later after inauguration and a day after commercial run started on Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section, in March 2024, RVNL announced the completion a 76 m viaduct gap after construction of a single-span hanging steel bridge over the disputed Tagore Park culvert. This completed the viaduct upto Beliaghata metro station.^[3] As of March 2024, the station is structurally complete. Trial runs have srarted in the same month. At present, the interior and footover bridges are under construction.

VIP Bazar Metro Station is an elevated metro station on Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro . The station has total 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level. Second level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control, station agents, metro card vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks. The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.

The station has seven entrances and exits on ground level and a common gate to allow FOB passengers to enter the station directly at concourse level. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.

VIP Bazar track layout

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Station with two tracks and two side platforms

**Layout**
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform doors will open on the left
	Southbound	Towards →Kavi Subhash→ next station is Hemanta Mukhopadhyay→
	Northbound	→Towards ←Jai Hind← next station is Ritwik Ghatak←
	Side platform doors will open on the left
L2

The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. The station has 4 entrances and exits for entry and exit. The second level of the station has ticket collection center, ticket validator for ticket examination. The station will have escalators for the convenience of passengers. Besides, the station will have drinking water and toilet facilities.

Like other stations and lines of Calcutta Metro, this station has 750 volt DC by the third rail. C. The electricity system will be used to operate the train.

Train movement at this station and on the railway will be managed by communication based train control signaling system. With this signal system, trains can be operated at intervals of 90 seconds.

Rail services have not started from this station. Currently the station is under construction.

^ ^a ^b "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Traffic starts moving along Tagore Park western flank". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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[airport_link_station_names-1] "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.

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[3] "Traffic starts moving along Tagore Park western flank". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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