Orange
Line served
Through
Through station
Elevated
Structure
2024
Opened
About Kavi Sukanta
Named after the Bengali poet Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947).
Kavi Sukanta was called Kalikapur until it was renamed for Sukanta Bhattacharya, the poet who died at twenty-one in 1947. It opened on 15 March 2024 with the Orange Line's first section and is elevated with two side platforms. The station serves Kalikapur and the residential development behind the Bypass, an area that grew quickly once the road was built and had no rail service of any kind until this line arrived.
Station details
Station record: Wikipedia. Opening dates cross-checked against the opening timeline of the Orange Line.
Where is Kavi Sukanta?
Kavi Sukanta station is located in East Kolkata. Coordinates: 22.4960°N, 88.4022°E.
Nearby attractions and services
Within a short walk of Kavi Sukanta you have the following attractions and services.
Other stations on the Orange Line
Services and accessibility
No accessibility record is published for Kavi Sukanta. On this network the answer genuinely differs by station, so we will not guess it.
Connections and transfers
- Orange Line. Trains run towards Kavi Subhash in one direction and Beleghata in the other; the adjacent stops are Jyotirindra Nandi and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.
Plan your journey from Kavi Sukanta
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🛤 Open route plannerCommon travel times from Kavi Sukanta
| Destination | Time | Fare (token) |
|---|---|---|
| Esplanade | 38 min · 1 transfer | ₹30 |
| Park Street | 36 min · 1 transfer | ₹30 |
| Dum Dum | 54 min · 1 transfer | ₹30 |
| Kavi Subhash | 6 min | ₹10 |
| Kalighat | 26 min · 1 transfer | ₹25 |
| Howrah | 46 min · 2 transfers | ₹30 |