Jai Hind metro station


Jai Hind is an underground metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro in Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the largest underground metro station in India serving the city of Kolkata's main airport, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025. The station will be a future interchange when it hosts Orange Line of Kolkata Metro till Kavi Subhash.

History

Construction

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 old Kolkata Circular Railway Biman Bandar railway station was demolished and repurposed for this project. The tentative deadline is December 2021.

Delays

The work has been delayed for years due to multiple issues. At first AAI 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.

Features

This station will also have a stabling 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. Previously the station was planned elevated, but after objection from AAI, the route was reworked and the station was planned underground from Airport to New Barrackpore.

Facilities

, the station is planned to be around 150m away from the terminal building. It will be connected via subways which will be having moving walkways.

Interchanges

Here, Yellow and Orange Lines will meet. There will be 5 tracks, two for Yellow Line, two for Orange Line, one of which is for terminating and departing both Noapara and Barasat bound trains and one for the yard.

Entry/Exits

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

Connections

Road

A large number of buses ply via Jessore Rd and VIP Road are as follows:
  • AC 39
  • VS 2
  • V1
  • AC 37A
  • AC 43
  • AC 38
  • S10
  • D-10
  • AC 37
  • AC 2
  • EB-12
  • ACT-4
  • AC 23A
  • AC 50A
  • S23A
  • S 64
  • S 66
  • D-1A
  • 30B
  • 223
  • 237
  • 45
  • 45A
  • 46
  • L238
  • 79B
  • DN-8
  • 93
  • 79D
  • S-151 Mini
  • S-184 Mini
  • S-175 Mini
  • AC 40
  • C-42
  • C-23
  • DN-47
  • DN-18
  • 91
  • 91A
  • Barasat - Botanical Garden Bus
  • Airport Gate No. 1 - Amta Bus
  • Rajchandrapur - Karunamoyee Bus etc.

Rail

Previously Eastern Railway operated Suburban Railway services up to here. Currently the nearest stations are Dum Dum Cantonment railway station and Durganagar railway station.

Air

The station itself serves the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.