| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 750 [[V]] [[direct current|DC]] [[third rail]]
| electrified = 750 [[V]] [[direct current|DC]] [[third rail]]
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = Under Construction
| status = Under Construction
Some students from schools especially [[St Thomas School, Kolkata|St Thomas Boys School]], whose premises are utilised for this station, were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the Phase 1 inauguration.<ref name=”livemint”>{{cite news |title=Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/kolkata-metro-first-glimpse-of-joka-taratala-route-in-pics-11672372907422.html |access-date=30 December 2022 |publisher=www.livemint.com |date=30 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/in-pics-inaugration-of-vande-bharat-express-joka-taratala-metro-more-news-from-kolkata-photogallery/cid/1906840 |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-18 |title=Another school demands Metro route tweak |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/another-school-demands-metro-route-tweak/articleshow/79784896.cms |access-date=2023-05-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Some students from schools especially [[St Thomas School, Kolkata|St Thomas Boys School]], whose premises are utilised for this station, were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the Phase 1 inauguration.<ref name=”livemint”>{{cite news |title=Kolkata Metro: First glimpse of Joka-Taratala route in pics |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/kolkata-metro-first-glimpse-of-joka-taratala-route-in-pics-11672372907422.html |access-date=30 December 2022 |publisher=www.livemint.com |date=30 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In-pics: Inaugration of Vande Bharat Express, Joka-Taratala Metro & more news from Kolkata |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/in-pics-inaugration-of-vande-bharat-express-joka-taratala-metro-more-news-from-kolkata-photogallery/cid/1906840 |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-18 |title=Another school demands Metro route tweak |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/another-school-demands-metro-route-tweak/articleshow/79784896.cms |access-date=2023-05-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
On 10 July 2025, a significant milestone was achieved in this project as the assembled [[Tunnel boring machine|TBM]]–S1410 (Durga) started digging up the tunnel near Khidirpur metro station, inside the premises of [[St Thomas School, Kolkata|St Thomas School]]. This digging work will continue till [[Park Street metro station (Kolkata)|Park Street metro station]] via [[Victoria metro station (Kolkata)|Victoria metro station]], after which the remaining section will be done using [[cut-and-cover]] method.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR61-nB4jTA |title=Commencement of Tunneling by TBM – S1410 (DURGA) |language=en |access-date=2025-07-10 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
On 10 July 2025, a significant milestone was achieved in this project as the assembled [[Tunnel boring machine|TBM]]–S1410 (Durga) started digging up the tunnel near Khidirpur metro station, inside the premises of [[St Thomas School, Kolkata|St Thomas School]]. This digging work will continue till [[Park Street metro station (Kolkata)|Park Street metro station]] via [[Victoria metro station (Kolkata)|Victoria metro station]], after which the remaining section will be done using [[cut-and-cover]] method.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR61-nB4jTA |title=Commencement of Tunneling by TBM – S1410 (DURGA) |language=en |access-date=2025-07-10 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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Kolkata metro station
Khidirpur metro station is an underground metro station in Kidderpore, Kolkata, India. The station is under construction. It is a station of the Purple Line.[1] This station will be built in the second phase of the construction of the Purple Line just below the Boys Gate of St Thomas School, Kolkata. There will be two platforms at this station.
Some students from schools especially St Thomas Boys School, whose premises are utilised for this station, were granted the rare opportunity to be the first ones to ride in this Joka-Taratala stretch after the Phase 1 inauguration.[2][3][4]
On 10 July 2025, a significant milestone was achieved in this project as the assembled TBM–S1410 (Durga) started digging up the tunnel near Khidirpur metro station, inside the premises of St Thomas School. This digging work will continue till Park Street metro station via Victoria metro station, after which the remaining section will be done using cut-and-cover method.[5]
