Kavi Subhash (formerly known asNew Garia) is the at-grade southern terminus and interchange metro station of the North-South corridor (Blue Line) and Bypass Corridor (Orange Line) ofKolkata Metro inNew Garia,Kolkata,West Bengal, India.[a] It is named after poetSubhash Mukhopadhyay.[1] This station was opened to public on the auspicious day ofMahalaya in 2010.[2]
This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent toNew Garia railway station on theSealdah - Sonarpur section.[3]
After a lot of hardships and developmental work, the Kavi Subhash–Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section ofOrange Line was inaugurated on 6 March 2024.[4][5][6][7][8]
On July 28, 2025, cracks were detected in the last four columns of theLine-1's Up platform. The north-south platforms of the station was closed to passengers as a safety measure and the Blue line trains are being terminatedShahid Khudiram metro station. However, the empty rakes would continue to run upto the station for reversal and maintenance at its depot.[9] On investigation, it was found that the damage on the columns supporting the platforms were weakened beyond repair. So, Metro Authorities decided to raze the entire North-South complex of the station (keeping the tracks intact) and rebuild it. E-tenders were floated and the work would take upto ten months to complete.[10]
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
|---|---|---|
| P | Side platform │ Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 2 Southbound | Towards → Train Terminates Here (not in use) | |
| Platform 1 Northbound | Towards ←Dakshineswarnext station isShahid Khudiram (not in use) | |
| Side platform │ Doors will open on the left | ||
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| B | Basement | Car Parking |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops, Crossover |
| L1 | Side platform │ Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 3 Southbound | Towards →Jai Hindnext station isSatyajit Ray | |
| Island platform │ Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 Northbound | Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
| Side platform │ Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | Side platform │ Doors will open on the left | |
| Northbound | Towards → Train Terminates Here | |
| Southbound | Towards ←Proposed Baripur Metro Corridor | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Bus route numbers 1B, 206, S116 (Mini), S124 (Mini) etc. serve the station.[11]
It is connected toNew Garia railway station on theSealdah South Mainline.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is connected viaVIP Road andEM Bypass, with a distance of 24.3 km.
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