Jai Hind (also referred to asBiman Bandar) is an underground metro station ofYellow Line ofKolkata Metro inDum Dum,Kolkata,West Bengal, India.[1][2] It is the largest underground metro station in India serving the city ofKolkata's main airport, theNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.[3] The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.[4][5][6] The station will be a futureinterchange when it hostsOrange Line ofKolkata Metro tillKavi Subhash.[7][8]

The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL and the construction of the station-cum-yard is being done by ITD Cementation India Ltd. The oldKolkata Circular Railway Biman Bandar railway station was demolished and repurposed for this project. The tentative deadline is December 2021.[9]

The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At firstAAI objected the station above the ground, stating that this could be a threat for air traffic. Many underground utilities, power sub-station and water treatment plant had to be shifted. Encroachments and Land acquisition problems held up the project for multiple times.[10][11]
This station will also have astabling yard, and it will be the largest underground facility of India, and city's first. It will be 550m long and 41.6m wide, and will facilitate stabling and reversal of rakes, but it will not be a carshed.[12] Previously the station was planned elevated, but after objection fromAAI, the route was reworked and the station was planned underground from Airport to New Barrackpore.[13]

As of April 2019[update], the station is planned to be around 150m away from the terminal building.[14] It will be connected via subways which will be havingmoving walkways.[14]

Here,Yellow andOrange Lines will meet. There will be 5 tracks, two for Yellow Line, two for Orange Line, one of which is for terminating and departing bothNoapara andBarasat bound trains and one for the yard.
Jai Hind track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with five tracks, two island and one side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Street level | Beautified Garden, Exit/Entrance, Lift to Concourse |
| C | Concourse | Ticket Counters,Station Control Room, Metro Card vending machines, Automatic Fare collection gates |
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 Northbound | Towards →Barasatnext station isBirati → | |
| Platform 2 Southbound | Towards ←Noaparanext station isJessore Road ← | |
| Island platform |P2 & P3 doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 3 Northbound | Orange Line Train Terminates Here → Change to Yellow Line for Barasat or Noapara | |
| Platform 4 Southbound | Towards ←Kavi Subhashnext station isVIP Road ← | |
| Island platform |P4 & P5 doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 5 | For emergency use | |
| P | ||

Entry/Exit 1: For Airport Terminal 1& 2 Building and Airport Bus Stand
Entry/Exit 2: Airport Taxi Stand
Entry/Exits 3: Metro Railway Office and Old Bimanbandar Railway Station
Entry/Exit 4: Airport Police Station
Entry/Exit 5: Airport Gate 2½, Near Jessore Road
Entry Exit 6&7: Planned
A large number of buses ply viaJessore Rd andVIP Road are as follows:
Previously Eastern Railway operated Suburban Railway services (Kolkata Circular Railway) up to here. Currently the nearest stations areDum Dum Cantonment railway station andDurganagar railway station.[21][22]
The station itself serves theNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.[10][23]