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Cabinet nod to Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor will aid ease of living: PM

Estimated completion cost of the project is Rs 8,575 crore and the target date of completion is December, 2021

Goyal inaugurates Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East West Metro corridor

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday virtually inaugurated the Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East West Metro corridor, and flagged off the first train from there to Salt Lake Sector-V. Goyal also said the entire stretch of the corridor, connecting Sector-V and Howrah Maidan, is likely to be completed by December 2021. "I am told that by the end of next year, the entire East West Corridor project of 16.55 km is expected to be completed; hopefully with no further hiccups coming up due to the Covid pandemic," he said while inaugurating the extension of the line till Phoolbagan Station through the virtual mode. Goyal said the project, which has suffered delays owing to several issues, has been fast-tracked since 2015 because of the personal intervention and monitoring by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Kolkata Metro to resume operations on Sept 14, no services on Sundays

Metro Railway services in Kolkata will resume on September 14 after remaining suspended for more than five months, its General Manager Manoj Joshi announced

Kolkata Metro plans special services for NEET candidates on September 13

As per the plan, candidates along with guardians will be allowed to board the trains on showing their admit cards, Metro Railway general manager Manoj Joshi told PTI

Dates for resuming Kolkata Metro services to be fixed shortly: Official

Earlier in the day, Indrani Banerjee, the spokesperson of Kolkata Metro, said the state government has proposed developing a system for issuing e-passes to commuters

Will resume services when Centre gives go-ahead: Kolkata Metro

The Metro Railway here said on Thursday that it will restart services on receiving the go- ahead from the Union Home Ministry and the Railway Ministry.

JSPL starts supplying head hardened rails for Kolkata metro project

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on Thursday said it has started supplying head hardened (HH) rail to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) for the Kolkata Metro's Joka-Esplanade corridor.

Kolkata Metro can restart services from July 1 if it gets nod from Railways

The possibility of resumption of Kolkata Metro Railway services from July 1 to alleviate the travel woes of commuters is unlikely till the Railway Ministry gives its nod for doing so

Kolkata Metro Railway to start trial run of trains for maintenance

Preparations have begun for restarting metro services in the city with stress on maintaining social distancing at stations and inside the trains

Kolkata East-West Metro inaugural run to be flagged off by Goyal on Feb 13

The railway minister will flag off the inaugural run on the 4.88-km section of the much-awaited metro corridor at 5 pm on Thursday, a Metro official said on Wednesday.

Kolkata metro fares to be hiked for first time in 6 yrs: Know the new rates

The new fare will come into effect from December 5, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced

Forty injured in Kolkata Metro fire, passenger calls it 'burning train'

Smoke was seen coming out of the Dum Dum-bound metro rake soon after it left the Maidan station

Kolkata is India's most commuter-friendly metro; Delhi offers best roads

The list ranked New Delhi and Chennai number two and three, respectively, while Bengaluru and Mumbai fared the worst among the large metros

Kolkata Metro passengers get trapped inside due to door malfunction

Passengers were later rescued and evacuated by technicians, police personnel, others

Kolkata Metro to get 40 new AC rakes from China

The first lot of air-conditioned rakes has been delivered to Kolkata metro

Driverless train may be a reality in Kolkata post 2018

Chennai, Bangalore and Lucknow already operates the GoA 3 rakes