Complete journey details, travel time, fare, and key route information.
The Central to Esplanade Metro route covers approximately 1.3 km across 3 stations. The journey takes around 5 minutes and is a direct route on the Blue Line. The Central to Esplanade Metro fare is ₹5.
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The single-journey Token fare from Central to Esplanade is ₹5.
The journey takes approximately 5 minutes across 3 stations on Kolkata Metro. It is a direct route with zero line changes.
This route covers about 3 stations over roughly 1.28 km (on the Blue Line) on Kolkata Metro.
First train at Central is around 06:50 AM. Last train is around 09:40 PM. Confirm on the day of travel — timings can change.
At Esplanade, available exits are: Entry — 4 entry gate(s); Exit — 8 exit gate(s); RAG — 13 reversible (entry/exit) gate(s); Surface — 8 surface gate(s) for dispersal.