VIP Bazar is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in the Tagore Park area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Tiljala and VIP Nagar areas. The station is named after the nearby market called, VIP Bazar.[2] The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. VIP Nagar and VIP Bazar are located next to the station.[3][4]
This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years.[7] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore.[8] It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. In October 2011, an initial tender was awarded for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Kavi Subhash metro station to VIP Bazar metro station.[9][7] In January 2012, the construction of the metro station along with the metro line started. The construction of the station was stopped in 2015 due to land dispute at Tagore Park culvert and a pair of footover bridges.[10] The construction of the station started again in May 2017.[11][12][6][13]
VIP Bazar Metro Station is an elevated metro station and has total 3 levels. Station entrances and exits begin or end at the first level or ground level. Second level or L1 or intermediate level houses station fare control, station agents, metro vending machines, crossovers etc. The third level or L2 or the final level houses the platforms and rail tracks. The station is 200 meters long and 25 meters wide.[3][17]
The station has four entrances and exits. The station is being built with state-of-the-art technology. In addition to staircases, it will be equipped with lifts and escalators. The station also has drinking water and toilet facilities.[3][18]
This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles.(March 2024)
