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Noapara metro depot

The Kolkata Metro is a mass rapid transit urban railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing on 24 October 1984. As of August 2025, there are 6 commercially operational depots Noapara, Tollygunge, New Garia, Central Park, Joka and Airport.[1][2][3]

Depots

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Operational

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# Depot Name Photo Layout Line(s) Connected station Opened Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 Noapara নোয়াপাড়া Blue Line
Yellow Line
Pink Line		 Noapara and Dum Dum 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC Oldest and biggest depot of Kolkata Metro. Also only depot of Kolkata metro, which is connected with Indian railways. [4][5][6]
2 Tollygunge টালিগঞ্জ Blue Line Mahanayak Uttam Kumar 1984 Broad gauge 750V DC Only metro depot in proper Kolkata [7][8][6]
3 New Garia নিউ গড়িয়া Blue Line
Orange Line		 Kavi Subhash 2010 Broad gauge 750V DC [9][10]
4 Central Park সেন্ট্রাল পার্ক Green Line Central Park

City Centre

 2018 Standard gauge 750V DC Only Standard gauge depot of Kolkata metro. [11][12]
5 Joka জোকা
Purple Line Joka 2022 Broad gauge 750V DC Southernmost Depot of Kolkata Metro. [13][14][15]
6 Airport এয়ারপোর্ট Yellow Line
Orange Line		 Jai Hind 2025 Broad gauge 750V DC Largest underground facility in India, but just a stabling yard. [16][17]

Under Construction

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# Depot Name Photo Layout Line(s) Connected station Opening (expected) Track gauge Electrification Notes Ref
English Bengali
1 New Town নিউটাউন Orange Line Mother's Wax Museum 2026 Broad gauge 750V DC [18]
2 Jaypur জয়পুর Yellow Line Jaypur 2030s Broad gauge 750V DC

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "First Phase of Kolkata East-West Metro to be Operational By April next year". Rail Analysis India. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Metro Railway Kolkata".
  3. ↑ "Kolkata Metro". Google My Maps. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Metro rake from China off vessel". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Two AC rakes join Metro fleet after two-year wait". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Safety boss for platform mirrors at Calcutta Metro stations". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Tollygunge Car Shed, Metro Railway" (PDF). Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. 16 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Jayanta Gupta. "Yard remodelling may affect Metro services for a month". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tender floated for setting up of new metro train depot of Kolkata Metro". Urban Transport News. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "27km open-door run conscious call: Calcutta Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Nandi, Tamal (13 February 2020). "Kolkata Metro gets its second corridor after 36 years. See photos". Livemint. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Ajanta Chakraborty. "E-W Metro ready for trial run between Central Park & Sec V | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Khare, Anushka (1 May 2020). "Bids invited for construction of Joka depot for Kolkata Metro Line 3". Urban Transport News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Jayanta Gupta. "Joka Metro: Stretch till Taratala may open first". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Rail Vikas Nigam invites bids for Joka-Esplanade Metro Project". Construction Week Online India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Metro hub 150m from Calcutta airport". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Jayanta Gupta. "Work gets going on Metro's airport station". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Chakraborty, Ajanta (8 September 2020). "Land acquisition starts for 2nd depot of longest Kol Metro link". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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