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Kolkata Metro girder work atop Chingrighata crossing completed after two years

The 32km-long metro line was supposed to be completed by 2016-17. (X/amitmalviya)

Published 49 days ago

Kolkata Metro launches audio message discouraging people against suicides

Kolkata Metro launches audio message discouraging people against suicides

Published 155 days ago

Power issue halts Kolkata metro briefly during peak hours

Amid the power supply issue in the Kolkata metro train, emergency measures were taken to ensure passenger safety.

Published 181 days ago

Kolkata Metro to run special trains for Puja Carnival | All you need to know

A record 46.56 lakh passengers availed themselves of Metro services in various corridors.

Published 282 days ago

Kolkata Metro services along North-South corridor briefly hit

File photo of commuters at a Kolkata Metro station.

Published 308 days ago

Hiccups derail India’s Metro expansion

Mumbai's reliance metro rail has eased traffic congestion on Andheri Kurla road. More and more people are travelling by metro in the city (Shutterstock)

Published 308 days ago

Kolkata Metro runs services from 9 am for SSC exam candidates

Kolkata Metro runs services from 9 am for SSC exam candidates. (Mushtaq/HT)

Published 309 days ago

Kolkata Metro to run services from 7 am on Sunday for WBSSC exam

Kolkata Metro to run services from 7 am on Sunday for WBSSC recruitment test candidates

Published 310 days ago

Kolkata woman’s angry rant about packed metro is viral: ‘We can’t go to office’

A commuter slammed authorities for overcrowding in the Kolkata Metro.

Published 318 days ago

‘Allow me some…’: Mamata goes down memory lane as PM flags off new metro links

Banerjee recalled her time as the railways minister of India, saying she was “fortunate” to have planned and sanctioned a series of metro railway corridors in Kolkata.

Published 325 days ago

PM Modi flags off three new metro routes in Kolkata

Officials said the new stretches are expected to ease congestion on Kolkata’s choked roads and transform daily commuting for millions.

Published 325 days ago

Kolkata Metro to drive real estate growth through better connectivity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's August 22 metro launch is expected to boost Kolkata’s real estate market, with experts projecting a 5% rise in property values driven by improved connectivity. (Representational Image)

Updated 324 days ago

Metro services from Kolkata Airport to start next week

The service will reduce the difficulty of the residents in reaching Kolkata Airport.

Published 329 days ago

Man found dead in middle of Kolkata Metro tunnel under, probe on

Officials said it is being investigated how the man reached the middle of the tunnel evading detection

Published 332 days ago

PM Modi to inaugurate 3 Kolkata Metro projects on August 22: Check route details

The inauguration function of the Kolkata Metro projects featuring PM Narendra Modi will be held at the Jessore Road metro station of the Yellow Line in the northern suburbs of the city.

Published 333 days ago

3 new stretches of Kolkata metro likely to open by August end: Details here

The Yellow line’s first phase — the Noapara–Airport corridor — awaits a nod from the PMO to start operations by next month, the spokesperson said.

Published 334 days ago

Kolkata metro corridor to get new cooling system, save 180 million litres water every year

Out of the 15 underground stations in the Blue Line, the cooling system of 11 stations will be changed from water-cooled chillers to air-cooled chillers. (Wikimedia Commons/Chinakpradhan)

Published 339 days ago

Kolkata Metro to operate more trains on Joka-Majerhat line from Monday

Kolkata Metro Railway to operate more trains on the Purple Line

Updated 436 days ago

A requiem for Kolkata’s trams

Soumitra Chatterjee on a tram in Apur Sansar (1959). (Film still)

Published 571 days ago

Kolkata Metro Railway to recruit for 128 Apprentice posts, details here

Kolkata Metro Railway to recruit for 128 Apprentice posts, details here

Published 582 days ago

Kolkata metro services hit after man jumps in front of running train

Efforts are on to recover the man from under the train.

Published 628 days ago

Kolkata Metro to reduce train frequency on Howrah-Esplanade stretch from Sept 8

Kolkata Metro's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Published 674 days ago

Kolkata Metro to start UPI-based ticketing system for Green Line

Faced with the regular issue of returning the exact amount of cash changes at counters, Kolkata Metro Railway is bringing in digital payment mode for its commuters in one of its corridors that connects the city with Howrah railway station, an official said on Tuesday.

Published 795 days ago

PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater metro section. Check fares, route

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on board India's first underwater metro, in Kolkata, Wednesday,

Published 859 days ago

PM Modi unveils India's 1st underwater Metro route, other projects in Kolkata

View of the India's first underwater metro train, in Kolkata

Updated 859 days ago

Kolkata Metro: PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater tunnel. Things to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section on Wednesday.

Updated 859 days ago

'Uplifting mass transit': Kolkata metro trail under Hooghly gets Modi's applause

PM Modi expressed happiness over the trial run of the Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly River.

Published 1185 days ago

Kolkata Metro Apprentice Recruitment 2023: Apply for 125 posts, details here

Kolkata Metro Apprentice Recruitment 2023: Apply for 125 posts, details here

Published 1245 days ago

TMC fumes as Irani invited to open Sealdah Metro station, Mamata ‘ignored’

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Updated 1464 days ago

Covid-19: No tokens to be issued in Kolkata Metro starting today

The curbs on Kolkata metro services are part of the restrictions announced by West Bengal government to check the spread of Covid-19.

Published 1652 days ago

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