Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata: Directions, Gates, Lines, Timings, Facilities

Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata is an important Blue Line station for passengers travelling around Girish Park, Chittaranjan Avenue, Vivekananda Road, Jorasanko, Maniktala, Hedua, Marble Palace side and nearby North Kolkata areas. It is useful for daily commuters, students, market visitors, tourists and people travelling towards Dakshineswar, Dum Dum, Shyambazar, Esplanade, Park Street, Kalighat, Tollygunge and Shahid Khudiram side.

The station is an underground station on Kolkata Metro’s north-south corridor. Public station information lists Girish Park with station code KGPK, located near Girish Park crossing on Chittaranjan Avenue, and places it on the Blue Line.

Quick Overview of Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata

Details	Information
Station Name	Girish Park Metro Station
City	Kolkata
Station Code	KGPK
Location	Girish Park crossing, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata
Metro Network	Kolkata Metro
Line Available	Blue Line / North-South Line
Station Type	Underground station
Platform Type	Island platform
Nearby Stations	Shobhabazar Sutanuti and Mahatma Gandhi Road
Platform 1	Towards Dakshineswar
Platform 2	Towards Shahid Khudiram / South Kolkata side
Popular Nearby Places	Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Marble Palace, Vivekananda Road, Maniktala, Liberty Cinema
Facilities	Ticketing, smart card/token support, security, basic passenger facilities, Sulabh toilet, accessibility support
General Metro Timings	Morning to night; check Kolkata Metro official timetable before travel

Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata Lines

Girish Park Metro Station is served by the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro. The Blue Line is Kolkata Metro’s main north-south corridor and connects North Kolkata with central and South Kolkata areas. A station route guide lists Girish Park as a Blue Line underground station with an island platform.

From Girish Park, passengers can travel towards Shobhabazar Sutanuti, Shyambazar, Belgachia, Dum Dum, Noapara, Baranagar and Dakshineswar on one side. In the other direction, trains go towards Mahatma Gandhi Road, Central, Chandni Chowk, Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhavan, Jatin Das Park, Kalighat, Rabindra Sarobar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Netaji, Masterda Surya Sen, Gitanjali and Shahid Khudiram. Route information places Girish Park between Shobhabazar Sutanuti and Mahatma Gandhi Road.

For interchange connectivity, Esplanade is useful for changing towards other Kolkata Metro corridors. Dum Dum is useful for suburban railway-side movement. Noapara is also important for metro connectivity on the northern side.

Kolkata Metro’s official Blue Line timetable page notes that commercial service between Shahid Khudiram and Kavi Subhash is currently suspended until further notice, and at present Blue Line services are available between Dakshineswar and Shahid Khudiram only. Passengers should check the official timetable before planning a long journey.

How to Reach Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata

From Dakshineswar, take the Blue Line towards Shahid Khudiram / South Kolkata side and get down at Girish Park. The train passes through Baranagar, Noapara, Dum Dum, Belgachia, Shyambazar and Shobhabazar Sutanuti before reaching Girish Park.

From Dum Dum, take the Blue Line towards South Kolkata side. Girish Park comes after Belgachia, Shyambazar and Shobhabazar Sutanuti.

From Shyambazar, take the Blue Line towards Shahid Khudiram. Girish Park comes after Shobhabazar Sutanuti.

From Esplanade, take the Blue Line towards Dakshineswar and get down at Girish Park. The train passes through Chandni Chowk, Central and Mahatma Gandhi Road before reaching Girish Park.

From Park Street, take the Blue Line towards Dakshineswar. Girish Park comes after Esplanade, Chandni Chowk, Central and Mahatma Gandhi Road.

From Kalighat or Tollygunge side, take the Blue Line towards Dakshineswar and get down at Girish Park. A route guide lists Girish Park to Kalighat as an 11-station Blue Line journey of about 9 km, taking around 16 minutes for that selected route.

Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata Gates

Girish Park Metro Station has entry and exit points serving Vivekananda Road, local Girish Park roads and the Chittaranjan Avenue side. A station guide lists exit references including Main Gate and Vivekananda Road.

Gate / Exit	Nearby Place / Exit Point
Main Gate	Girish Park local area / Chittaranjan Avenue side
Vivekananda Road Exit	Vivekananda Road, Maniktala side
Other local exit access	Nearby roads around Girish Park and Jorasanko side

For Vivekananda Road, use the Vivekananda Road-side exit. For Girish Park local area and Chittaranjan Avenue, the main gate side is useful. For Jorasanko, Marble Palace or nearby heritage areas, passengers should check the exact walking route after exiting.

Since Girish Park is in a busy North Kolkata area with narrow roads, local traffic and market movement, passengers should check station signboards before leaving. Choosing the correct exit can save walking time, especially during office hours and evening market hours.

Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata Timings

Girish Park Metro Station generally operates from morning to night. One station guide lists general metro timings around 06:45 AM to 10:45 PM, while its direction-wise information shows different first and last train timings for Dakshineswar and southbound services.

Kolkata Metro’s official Blue Line timetable page provides separate schedules for Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday services, and also mentions current Blue Line service notes. It states that the special experimental 22:40 service between Dum Dum and Shahid Khudiram has been suspended, and that present Blue Line services are available between Dakshineswar and Shahid Khudiram only.

For accurate first and last train timing from Girish Park, passengers should check the official Kolkata Metro timetable, station display boards or announcements before travelling very early or late at night.

Facilities at Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata

Girish Park Metro Station has regular passenger facilities such as ticket/token counters, smart card support, security checking, platform signboards, station staff support and basic passenger assistance. Station information lists Girish Park as an underground station with an island platform.

A station guide also lists Divyang-friendly support and Sulabh toilet at Girish Park Metro Station. Because the station is underground, passengers should keep a few extra minutes for entry, ticketing and movement between concourse and platform.

The station is useful for people visiting old North Kolkata areas, cultural landmarks, colleges, markets and local business points. During busy hours, road-side movement outside the station can take extra time.

Nearby Places from Girish Park Metro Station Kolkata

Girish Park Metro Station is useful for heritage visits, local commuting, market movement and Blue Line connectivity.

Some important nearby places include:

Girish Park
Chittaranjan Avenue
Vivekananda Road
Maniktala side
Hedua side
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Marble Palace
Liberty Cinema
Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House
College Street side
Mahatma Gandhi Road side
Shobhabazar side
Local markets around Girish Park
Nearby schools and colleges
Nearby bus and auto points

Tripadvisor lists Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Jorasanko Thakur Bari among notable places near Girish Park Station, with Jorasanko Thakur Bari shown about 11 minutes away.