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Girish Park

Blue Line · Girish Park · publishing district

Blue

Line served

Through

One of the original 1984 stations

Yes

Step-free access

2

Station entrances

About Girish Park

Girish Park is an underground station in central-north Kolkata, named after the great Bengali theatre personality Girish Chandra Ghosh. The Marble Palace — a 19th-century Italian-style mansion full of marble statues and paintings — is the area's major heritage attraction.

Girish Park station on the Blue Line, Kolkata Metro
Girish Park stationGirish Park · 24 Oct 1984
Opened24 Oct 1984
LineBlue Line
PositionOne of the original 1984 stations
Coordinates22.5852°N, 88.3636°E

Where is Girish Park?

Girish Park station is located in Girish Park. Coordinates: 22.5852°N, 88.3636°E.

Nearby attractions and services

Within a short walk of Girish Park you have the following attractions and services.

Marble Palace19th-century mansion with marble & paintings.6 min walk
College Street bookmarketAsia's largest second-hand book market.10 min walk
Bengali sweet shopsTraditional north-Kolkata sweets.4 min walk
Wholesale marketsHardware, textile, paper.5 min walk
Heritage Bengali schoolsSeveral historic institutions.7 min walk
Tram and bus standMultiple tram routes.Outside station

Other stations on the Blue Line

Services and accessibility

All Kolkata Metro stations including this one are wheelchair-accessible with tactile paving, lifts and dedicated staff. Below the full list of on-station services.

Step-free access to platforms (lifts)
Tactile paving and audio announcements
Public and accessible toilets
Token, QR ticket and Smart Card AFC gates
Customer service counter (concourse level)
Public Wi-Fi at major stations
CCTV monitoring and RPF security
Trilingual signage (Bengali, Hindi, English)
Drop-off lanes (auto, taxi, app cabs)
Air-conditioned trains and concourse

Connections and transfers

Blue Line. Direct trains towards Dakshineswar in one direction and Kavi Subhash in the other. The adjacent stops are Shobhabazar Sutanuti and Mahatma Gandhi Road.

Buses and trams — Kolkata’s extensive WBTC bus and historic tram routes serve the roads around Girish Park. Look for the signposted stops at the station entrances.

Autos, app cabs and taxis — shared auto-rickshaws, yellow taxis and app cabs (Ola, Uber) are readily available at every entrance for short hops to areas off the metro alignment.

Tickets — buy a token or tap your Metro Smart Card at the gate, or scan a QR ticket from the Aamar Kolkata Metro app. See our Fares & tickets page.

Plan your journey from Girish Park

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Common travel times from Girish Park

DestinationTimeFare (token)
Esplanade8 min₹10
Park Street10 min₹10
Dum Dum8 min₹10
Kavi Subhash36 min₹30
Kalighat20 min₹20
Howrah16 min · 1 transfer₹15
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Frequently asked questions

Girish Park is served from approximately 06:50 to 22:30 on weekdays, with a later start on Sundays. We post here right away if hours change — bookmark it.
Yes. Visit the ticket counter or a self-service machine at the concourse level. See our Fares & tickets page for full details — including a private in-browser balance tracker.

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