Future: Esplanade is an underground interchange metro station on the north–south corridor of the Blue Line and on the east–west corridor of the [[Green Line (Kolkata Metro)|] of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
[2][3][4] This station, which is the biggest in the city, is located in the Esplanade neighbourhood of Kolkata, at the northern end of Chowringhee Road/Jawaharlal Nehru Road near New Market and the Oberoi Grand hotel.
It opened in 1984 as part of what is now the Blue Line.
[8] The Line-2 complex, built below the Line-1 complex (requiring modification to Line-1 station) was completed and inaugurated on 6 March 2024.
[5][8][9][10][7] The Line-2 complex is designed with world class amenities and murals that depict the culture, tradition, sports, monuments, important structures, etc.