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The Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), [7] is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, [7] with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. [5] Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium is one of the home grounds of East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan SG.
Salt Lake Stadium (also known as IFA Salt Lake Stadium [3]) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It serves the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kadapara area. The station is situated over EM Bypass, 800 m away from the Bengal Chemical metro station.
The Salt Lake area of Kolkata city was formed by land reclamation, which was done in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the growing population. Salt Lake is located on the north eastern area of Kolkata , the state capital; 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) west of Ghojadanga , a border checkpoint; and 128 kilometres (80 mi) north of Bakkhali .
Stadium Capacity Game(s) City State Home team(s) Image Salt Lake Stadium: 85,000 [10] [22] Athletics, Football: Kolkata: West Bengal: India national football team, East Bengal FC, Mohammedan SC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: 60,254 [10] Athletics, Football: Delhi: Delhi NCR: India national football team (2011–present ...
Location map of professional football clubs in the city of Kolkata Mohun Bagan taking on Bayern Munich at the Salt Lake Stadium in 2008. Football is one of the most popular sports in Kolkata , West Bengal .
Ultadanga, one of the city's important junctions and the location of one of Kolkata's busiest railway stations – Bidhannagar Road railway station, is a kilometer away from Kankurgachi. The place is a major junction to reach few other important destinations, namely the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport ( Dumdum/Kolkata Airport ...
Back in 2014, after the Kolkata-based club Atlético de Kolkata (ATK) won the first season of Indian Super League (ISL), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee proposed and offered the club owners, plot in Rajarhat NewTown area, to build an international standard football stadium. She said, "We have the Salt Lake Stadium for football and the Eden ...
This is the list of the stations of Kolkata Metro, a Mass Rapid transit Urban Railway network serving the city of Kolkata, India.It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995. [1]