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Days to launch · December 2026

The metro is coming
to Newtown.

Airport to IT Centre. Thirteen stations on the Orange Line's northern phase — eight of them in Newtown. The corridor opens December 2026. Follow it all on Newtown Post — your home for metro, real estate, infrastructure and civic news. #GrowWithNewtown

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Source: Metro Railway Kolkata / Construction Mirror, May 2026

Chapter 01 · The corridor

Airport to IT Centre — 13 stations. 8 of them are Newtown's.

The Orange Line will eventually run all the way from Kolkata Airport to Kavi Subhash (Garia). The stretch opening in December 2026 — and the one that reshapes Newtown — is the northern phase: Kolkata Airport to IT Centre, Salt Lake Sector V. Thirteen elevated stations. Read top-down: the line enters Newtown at station 11 and exits at station 4.

  1. Salt Lake Sector V — origin
  2. IT Centre

    আই টি সেন্টার

    Terminus

    Salt Lake Sector V · Northern terminus

    Where the Airport–IT Centre corridor begins — future interchange with the Green Line at Sector V.

  3. Nabadiganta

    নবদিগন্ত

    Technopolis · Sector V exit

    The IT corridor's eastern edge — minutes from Newtown's western gate.

  4. Newtown corridor begins
  5. Nazrul Tirtha

    নজরুল তীর্থ

    Newtown

    Action Area I · Newtown gateway

    The gateway — where Newtown begins on the Orange Line.

  6. Swapnabhor

    স্বপ্ন ভোর

    Newtown

    Action Area I / II junction

    Mid-point connecting AA-I's residential heartland to the central spine.

  7. Biswa Bangla Convention Centre

    বিশ্ব বাংলা কনভেনশন সেন্টার

    Newtown

    Central Newtown · Key interchange

    Ecospace, the Convention Centre and Newtown's busiest intersection.

  8. Shiksha Tirtha

    শিক্ষা তীর্থ

    Newtown

    Action Area II · Education hub

    Anchoring Newtown's schools, colleges and the rising education cluster.

  9. Mother's Wax Museum

    মাদার্স ওয়াক্স মিউজিয়াম

    Newtown

    AA-II · Cultural strip

    On the cultural axis — wax museum, Rabindra Tirtha and the lakefront.

  10. Eco Park

    ইকো পার্ক

    Newtown

    Action Area II · Bengal Silicon Valley

    Doorstep to Eco Park and the emerging TCS-led tech district.

  11. Mangaldeep

    মঙ্গলদীপ

    Newtown

    Action Area II approach

    Linking Newtown's northern residential pockets to the central line.

  12. City Centre 2

    সিটি সেন্টার-২

    Newtown

    Action Area II · Northern Newtown

    The northern anchor — AA-II's most connected point.

  13. Newtown corridor ends
  14. Chinar Park

    চিনার পার্ক

    Rajarhat · Newtown's western neighbour

    Bridges Rajarhat and Newtown into one continuous corridor.

  15. VIP Road

    ভি আই পি রোড

    Haldiram · VIP Road

    The arterial junction — VIP Road feeds the city and the airport.

  16. Jai Hind

    জয় হিন্দ

    Terminus

    Kolkata Airport · Terminus

    The airport terminus — Newtown linked to the world.

  17. Kolkata Airport — terminus

Sources: Wikipedia · MetroRailGuy.com · YoMetro · InfraInfoHub

Chapter 02 · What changes

One line. Three different futures.

🚶
For Residents

Your commute. Permanently changed.

Salt Lake Sector V in minutes. South Kolkata without a car. The airport without traffic. One metro line connecting every part of your life.

📈
For Investors

The window before it's priced in.

Average Newtown property: ₹7,950/sq ft. Post-metro comparable markets in India appreciated 18–35% within 24 months of launch. December 2026 is your reference point.

Source: SquareYards, May 2026

💼
For Businesses

1 million residents. Now reachable from everywhere.

Every station is a catchment. Every commuter is a potential customer. The businesses that establish community trust before December 2026 capture first-mover advantage.

Chapter 03 · The bigger picture

Newtown isn't just getting a metro.
It's getting a transformation.

0
Acres acquired by TCS in Bengal Silicon Valley

99-year lease · ₹94 crore · Campus development within 36 months.

Source: KolkataCalling.com / Propstack, April 2026

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Average property price per sq ft — Newtown

Above Kolkata city average of ₹6,200. Premium widening, not narrowing.

Source: SquareYards, May 2026

Dec 2026
Target commercial operations — Orange Line

Chingrighata viaduct completed ahead of schedule. Final stretch underway.

Source: Construction Mirror, May 2026

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Sources & Data+

Disclaimer: Information on this page is compiled from publicly available sources cited above and is current as of May 2026. Metro launch timelines, station names and alignment are subject to change by Metro Railway Kolkata and competent authorities. Property price data is indicative and not an investment recommendation. Always verify independently before any financial or property decision. Newtown Post is an independent community publication and is not affiliated with Metro Railway, NKDA, HIDCO, TCS or any developer mentioned.