[4] The station is named in honour of famous Bengali writer and journalist, Gour Kishore Ghosh.

[5][6] This station is located in Tangra on the Salt Lake Bypass branch of Biswa Bangla Sarani at Sukanta Nagar near Chingrighata crossing.

[7][8] The main elevated structure of the station in the middle of Biswa Bangla Sarani with footover bridges on either side othe road.

[14] It will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

[24][22][25] Alongside, there were several delays in filling viaduct gaps between Beleghata and Gour Kishore Ghosh.

[26][27] These delays were caused due to road blocks as these gaps span over busy Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and Chingrighata crossing.