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Sakher Bazar সখের বাজার
Kolkata Metro station
General information
Location	Diamond Harbour Rd, Silpara, Barisha, Kolkata, West Bengal 700008  India
Coordinates	22°28′29″N 88°18′36″E / 22.474611°N 88.309991°E / 22.474611; 88.309991
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Kolkata Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Esplanade Platform-2 → Joka
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opened	30 December 2022; 23 months ago (2022-12-30)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Thakurpukurtowards Joka Purple Line Behala Chowrastatowards Majerhat
Location Sakher BazarLocation within Kolkata MetroShow map of Kolkata MetroSakher BazarSakher Bazar (Kolkata)Show map of Kolkata

Sakher Bazar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Purple Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was opened in the first phase of this line. The station was commissioned on 30 December 2022.

History

Purple Line was approved in the railway budget for the financial year 2010-2011 and Rs 2,6519 crore was allocated for the construction work. In October 2011, RVNL won the tender for the construction of the Metro Corridor from Joka Metro Station to Esplanade Metro Station along with the Thakurpukur metro station.

Trial runs on the 6.5-km Joka-Taratla stretch of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line began in mid-September 2022, and it received mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala stretch, including Joka metro station of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line on 30 December 2022 in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Some students from schools like St Thomas Boys School were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the inauguration.

Station layout

Sakherbazaar track layout
Legend
to Behala Chowrasta P1P2 to Thakurpukur
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

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
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards → Esplanade next station is Behala Chowrasta
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards ← Joka next station is Thakurpukur
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

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Gallery

• Sakherbazar metro station complex
• Sakherbazar metro station signage

References

1. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro; See Pics". zeenews.india.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (1 March 2019). "Work begins at Joka Metro depot, wall built". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. ^ "Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics". www.livemint.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
5. "In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

v t e Kolkata Metro
Blue line (Line 1)	Stations ■Kavi Subhash Shahid Khudiram Kavi Nazrul Gitanjali Masterda Surya Sen Netaji Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Rabindra Sarobar Kalighat Jatin Das Park Netaji Bhavan Rabindra Sadan Maidan ■Park Street ■■Esplanade Chandni Chowk Central Mahatma Gandhi Road Girish Park Shobhabazar Sutanuti Shyambazar Belgachia Dum Dum ■Noapara ■Baranagar Dakshineswar Depots Noapara depot Tollygunge depot New Garia depot Rakes ICF MCF CRRC Dalian
Green line (Line 2)	Stations Teghoria Raghunathpur Baguiati Dum Dum Park Kestopur Salt Lake Sector-V Karunamoyee Central Park City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Phoolbagan Sealdah ■■Esplanade Mahakaran Howrah Howrah Maidan Depots Central Park depot Rakes BEML
Purple Line (Line 3)	Stations Diamond Park IIM Calcutta Joka Thakurpukur Sakher Bazar Behala Chowrasta Behala Bazar Taratala Majerhat Mominpur Khidirpur Victoria ■Park Street ■■Esplanade Depots Joka depot
Yellow Line (Line 4)	Stations ■Noapara Dum Dum Cantonment Jessore Road ■Jai Hind Birati Michael Nagar New Barrackpur Madhyamgram Hridaypur Barasat Depots Noapara depot Airport yard Rakes ICF MCF CRRC Dalian
Pink Line (Line 5)	Stations ■Baranagar Krishna Kali Acharya Prafulla Chandra Gandhi Ashram Sarat Chandra Subhas Nagar Rishi Bankim Dr. Rajendra Prasad Shah Nawaz Khan Anukul Thakur Mangal Pandey Depots Noapara depot
Orange Line (Line 6)	Stations ■Kavi Subhash Satyajit Ray Jyotirindra Nandi Kavi Sukanta Hemanta Mukhopadhyay VIP Bazar Ritwik Ghatak Barun Sengupta Beleghata Gour Kishore Ghosh Nalban IT Centre Nabadiganta Nazrul Tirtha Swapnabhor Biswa Bangla Convention Centre Shiksha Tirtha Mother's Wax Museum Eco Park Mangaldeep City Centre-2 Chinar Park VIP Road ■Jai Hind Depots Airport yard New Town Depot New Garia depot
See also	List of Kolkata Metro stations Proposed & under-construction List of Kolkata Metro depots and yards Kolkata Metro rolling stock East West Metro Tunnel
Management Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Indian Railways

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