Pandals near Esplanade metro
7 Durga Puja 2026 pandals within about 1.5 km of Esplanade Metro, nearest first. Minutes are street estimates from the station; expect longer on Puja nights when lanes become one-way.
Esplanade is the nearest metro station for Rani Rashmoni Bari. Puja runs 17 to 21 October 2026; the Puja metro timetable (Metro Railway notice, 8 October) is in the guide.
- Rani Rashmoni Bari (Janbazar)~8 min · 630 m
Janbazar · bonedi bari · peak queue ~10 min
- Ramgopal Saha Bari (Bowbazar)~20 min · 1.5 km
Bowbazar · bonedi bari · no real queue
- Halder Bari (Ramanath Kabiraj Lane)~21 min · 1.6 km
Bowbazar · bonedi bari · no real queue
- Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)~21 min · 1.6 km
Taltala · bonedi bari · no real queue
- Badan Chandra Roy Bari (Colootola)~24 min · 1.8 km
Colootola · bonedi bari · no real queue
- Pataldanga Basu Mallick Bari~25 min · 1.9 km
Pataldanga · bonedi bari · no real queue
- Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park)~25 min · 1.9 km
Bowbazar · theme puja · peak queue ~60 min
Area routes from here: Janbazar – Taltala, College Street line.
Around the station
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Esplanade (Curzon Park, by metro Gate 2 on Chowringhee Road) · 90 m
- Toilet: Drinking water inside Esplanade metro station (level -1) · 200 m
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Esplanade bus terminus (Shaheed Minar side, Rani Rashmoni Avenue) · 210 m
- Eat: Anadi Cabin (Esplanade) · 20 m
- Eat: Chota Bristol / Shaw's Bar (Esplanade) · 30 m
- Eat: Aaheli (Peerless Inn, Esplanade) · 130 m
- Eat: Sree Krishna Mistanna Bhandar (S.N. Banerjee Road) · 190 m
Esplanade metro: questions people ask
- Which Durga Puja pandal is closest to Esplanade Metro?
- Rani Rashmoni Bari (Janbazar), about 8 minutes' walk (630 m) from the station.
- Which pandals have Esplanade as their nearest metro station?
- Rani Rashmoni Bari. Other stations may be a shorter ride from where you start; the list above is sorted by the walk from this one.
- How many pandals can I cover from Esplanade metro?
- 7 curated pandals are within about 1.5 km of Esplanade Metro. Allowing for queues, four to six in an evening is realistic; the planner picks the order and tells you when to leave each one.
- Is there a toilet near Esplanade Metro?
- Pay toilet, Esplanade (Curzon Park, by metro Gate 2 on Chowringhee Road) (90 m); Drinking water inside Esplanade metro station (level -1) (200 m); Pay toilet, Esplanade bus terminus (Shaheed Minar side, Rani Rashmoni Avenue) (210 m). Metro stations also have toilets inside the paid area.