Kolkata Metro Line 5

The Baranagar to Barrackpore, 12.40 km metro corridor (Line 5)[1] in North 24 Parganas, is another line of Kolkata Metro, was sanctioned in 2009, at a cost of Rs.2070 crore,[3] to enable a quicker commute from the northern suburbs to Kolkata, via North Kolkata.

Kolkata Metro Line 5 Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Locale	Kolkata and North 24 Parganas
Termini	Baranagar (south) Barrackpore (north)
Connecting lines	Line 1
Stations	11
Website	https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kolkata Metro
Operator(s)	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)	Noapara Depot
Technical
Line length	12.40 kilometres (7.71 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Electrification	750 V DC[2] using third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (designed)

Route

Map

Stations (South to North)

The stations in this line are:[4]

Line 5
No.	Station Name		Location	Phase	Opening	Connections	Layout	Platform type	Coordinates	Notes
	English	Bengali
1	Baranagar	বরাহনগর	Baranagar	1	Under construction	Line 1  (operational) Baranagar Road	Elevated	Side	22°37′23″N 88°25′38″E	Also known as Dunlop Crossing
2	Kamarhati	কামারহাটি	Kamarhati		Planned
3	Agarpara	আগরপাড়া	Agarpara
4	Panihati	পানিহাটি	Panihati
5	Sodepur	সোদপুর	Sodepur
6	Subhash Nagar	সুভাষ নগর	Subhash Nagar							Also known as Sukchar
7	Khardaha	খড়দহ	Khardaha
8	Tata Gate	টাটা গেট	Titagarh Power Plant							Also known as Vivek Nagar
9	Titagarh	টিটাগড়	Titagarh
10	Talpukur	তালপুকুর	Talpukur
11	Barrackpore	ব্যারাকপুর	Barrackpore			Barrackpore

Proposed realignment

State government proposed for realigning the line via Kalyani Expressway, instead of B.T. Road, due to the presence of arterial water pipelines, that supply water to the city, below BT Road. The construction might create huge traffic jam along the road and also damage the water pipelines, which will cutoff the city's water supply. This will increase the length to 17 km.[3][5]

See also

• List of Kolkata metro stations
• Kolkata Metro Rolling Stock
• List of rapid transit systems
• Trams in Kolkata
• Kolkata Lightrail
• Kolkata Monorail
• Kolkata Suburban Railway

References

1. "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
2. CAF to supply Kolkata metro trains, Railway Gazette, 9 September 2012
3. B, Krishnendu; May 16, yopadhyay | TNN |; 2018; Ist, 06:57. "Metro: Metro iffy about state's Barrackpore route plan | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. TNN. "Mamata paves way for Metro's northern journey". Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Barrackpore Metro 'detour' to Kalyani". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.