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Salt Lake Sector-V metro station

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Salt Lake Sector-V

সল্ট লেক সেক্টর-V
Kolkata Metro station
Sector V, Metro Station
General information
LocationSector – V, Salt Lake Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091
 India
Coordinates22°34′53″N 88°25′47″E / 22.581318°N 88.429822°E / 22.581318; 88.429822
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated byKolkata Metro
Line(s)Green Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here
Platform-2 → Howrah Maidan
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened13 February 2020; 4 years ago (13 February 2020)[1]
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Terminus Green Line Karunamoyee
Location
Salt Lake Sector-V is located in Kolkata Metro
Salt Lake Sector-V
Salt Lake Sector-V
Location within Kolkata Metro

Salt Lake Sector-V (also known as Bandhan Bank Salt Lake Sector-V) is the elevated eastern metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro close to Nabadiganta Industrial Township, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. This station was completed and inaugurated in February 2020.[2]

This metro station is located diagonally opposite Wipro Infotech Ltd, Salt Lake and right opposite Salt Lake RTO office. Prominent buildings in proximity to Sector- V Metro Station is TCS Gitobitan, RS Software, PS Srijan Techpark, Merlin Infinite, Merlin Matrix, Rang De Basanti Dhaba, Bandhan Bank, RS Software. Prominent educational institutes near Sector-V metro station are IIHM, EIILM, IEM UEM, Red Apple Learning, Techno India University.

IT Centre metro station of the upcoming Orange Line will be located beside this station, allowing for interchange between the two lines.[3] The two stations will be connected by means of an over-bridge.[4]

Structure

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Salt Lake Sector-V track layout
P2
P1
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

 Line 2 

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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Howrah Maidan next station is Karunamoyee
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "অবশেষে চলার পথে, ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি থেকে শুরু ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো" (in Bengali). Kolkata: eisamay.indiatimes.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Trial runs for new East-West Metro rakes to start in May". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Tech hub to mass-transit interface". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018.