Parliament Question: Structural issues at Kavi Subhash Metro Station

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 911 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026 STRUCTURAL ISSUES AT KAVI SUBHASH METRO STATION 911 SHRI SAMIK BHATTACHARYA : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the platform of Kavi Subhash Metro Station is being dismantled and rebuilt due to foundation-related structural damage, if so, the details thereof and timeline for completion; (b) whether the station was constructed on marshland or wetland and whether proper soil testing and foundation norms were followed at the time of construction; and (c) whether the Tollygunge-New Garia extension, establishing Kavi Subhash as the metro terminal in 2010, was pushed by the then Union Railway Minister for political considerations, overriding engineering or commuter-planning assessments? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c): There are two Kavi Subhash Metro stations in Kolkata Metro. One Kavi Subhash metro station is on orange line i.e. on Kavi Subhash- Biman Bandar Metro Corridor and the other Kavi Subhash metro station is on Blue line i.e on Dakshineshwar – Kavi Subhash metro corridor. The Orange Line extends from Kavi Subhash to Biman Bandar. At present, the section from Kavi Subhash to Beleghata, comprising nine stations, has been started. The stretch from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, consisting of five stations, was commissioned in March 2024 (Phase- I), while the section from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay to Beleghata was commissioned in August …2/--2- 2025 (Phase-II). Balance work from Beleghata to Dum Dum Airport (22.2 km) has been taken up. However, progress of the work is affected due to the following issues: SN Location Issues 1. Chingrighata  Temporary traffic diversion at Chingrighata crossing for Crossing (Between launching of viaduct segments is required for 3 nights each Beleghata – Gour on either side of the road (8 hours on every night). Kishore Ghosh  The proposal was submitted to Government of West stations) Bengal (GoWB) in December 2024.  The diversion road as desired by Kolkata traffic police has already been constructed in February 2025.  Since then, several meetings have been held with various State Government and Kolkata police officials for NOC.  The NOC is still awaited even after about 10 months. There is no structural distress in the Kavi Subhash Metro station of Orange line. Kavi Subhash metro station of Blue Line i.e. Dakshineshwar- Kavi Subhash corridor was constructed during 2008 - 2010 and commissioned in 2010. Due to structural issues, in the up platform of this Kavi Subhash metro station, the station has been closed for passenger services in July 2025. The rehabilitation work of this platform has been taken up. *****