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Blue Line (Line 1)

India's oldest metro line, running north to south from Dakshineswar through Esplanade and Tollygunge to Kavi Subhash.

Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Stations
26
4 with connections
First train
Monday to Saturday; 9:00 am on Sundays. Trial timetable from 27 July 2026.
Fares
to
By distance

Stations

In order along the line. White rings mark stations where you can change to another line.

  1. DakshineswarStart of line
  2. Baranagar
  3. NoaparaYellow Line
  4. Dum DumCircular RailwayRanaghat lineBangaon line
  5. Belgachia
  6. Shyambazar
  7. Shobhabazar Sutanuti
  8. Girish Park
  9. Mahatma Gandhi Road
  10. Central
  11. Chandni Chowk
  12. EsplanadeGreen Line
  13. Park Street
  14. Maidan
  15. Rabindra Sadan
  16. Netaji Bhavan
  17. Jatin Das Park
  18. Kalighat
  19. Rabindra Sarobar
  20. Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
  21. Netaji
  22. Masterda Surya Sen
  23. Gitanjali
  24. Kavi Nazrul
  25. Shahid Khudiram
  26. Kavi SubhashEnd of lineOrange LineDiamond Harbour lineCanning lineNamkhana line

Timings and frequency

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First trainMonday to Saturday; 9:00 am on Sundays. Trial timetable from 27 July 2026.
Last trainEvery day, Sundays included. Trial timetable from 27 July 2026.

Fares

Fares go up with the distance you travel.

Minimum fareUp to 2 km.
Maximum fareJourneys over 20 km.

Interchanges

Stations on this line where you can change to another line or kind of train.

NoaparaYellow LineChange Dum DumCircular RailwayRanaghat lineBangaon lineChange EsplanadeGreen LineChange Kavi SubhashOrange LineDiamond Harbour lineCanning lineNamkhana lineChange

Did you know?

Kolkata's Blue Line was India's first metro: commercial service began on 24 October 1984 on a 3.4 km stretch from Esplanade to Bhowanipore, now Netaji Bhavan.

Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India · checked 29 Oct 2026

More metro facts and records

Places along the line

Landmarks within walking distance of a station on this line.

Victoria MemorialGet off at Rabindra Sadan630 m

History

Every opening and change we have recorded for this page.

  1. 22 Feb 2021Opened
    Extended from Noapara to Dakshineswar
    Wikipedia: Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)

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