Kolkata Metro

Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 | Last Update : 01:22 AM IST

A mural designed at Esplanade metro station, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

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Indian engineers showcase technical brilliance with record-breaking twin tunnel construction, revolutionizing Kolkata's urban connectivity

08 Mar 2024 12:00 AM

Felt bad over metro event snub: Mamata Banerjee

We had worked hard for the East-West Metro project. We had to literally shed tears for it (approval)

15 Feb 2020 11:27 AM

The project, which is about 16.6 km long, connects Howrah to the west and Salt Lake to the east. Out of the entire length, 10.8 km runs under the ground. (Photo: Screengrab)

India’s first underwater metro to start in Kolkata soon, Piyush Goyal tweets video

Along with the caption, Goyal also shared a video that talks about the engineering associated with construction of underwater metro tunnels.

09 Aug 2019 8:59 AM

Commissioner of Railway Safety, Metro Division G.P. Garg (R) along with other officials inspects the Park Street Metro station where one person died in an accident on July 13, on Monday in Kolkata. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

SIT to investigate death of old metro passenger

The newly-inducted “Medha” rake manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Perumbur was withdrawn from operation.

16 Jul 2019 5:10 AM

Smoke was seen coming out of the Dum Dum-bound metro rake soon after it left the Maidan station. (Photo: ANI)

16 passengers fall ill after fire breaks out in Kolkata Metro coach

Fire has been doused with help of fire hydrants. Fire Service and Kolkata Police Disaster Management were also present.

27 Dec 2018 7:53 PM

The victim, a resident of Hooghly district's Konnagar, complained to the RPF personnel on duty following which the ten were detained, a RPF officer said. (Representational image | PTI)

Kolkata: Woman molested at metro station, 10 arrested

The group started harassing her when she boarded from Esplanade. She was molested after getting down at Mahanayak Uttamkumar station.

10 Oct 2018 9:02 AM

The East West Metro route is 16.6-km long from Sector V in Salt Lake city to Howrah Maidan across the river Hooghly. (Representative image)

East West Metro in Kolkata holds successful trial run

With the successful trial run, commercial service in the 3 km stretch between Salt Lake Sector V to the Stadium is likely to commence soon.

05 Jul 2018 6:06 PM

A couple was harassed, abused, and thrashed by a group of elderly men in Kolkata Metro on Sunday evening. (Facebook Screengrab)

First condemn, then support: Kolkata Metro undecided on moral policing

Kolkata Metro FB post which was deleted said, 'Good qualities are totally lacking in young generation people and morality a distant dream.'

02 May 2018 2:45 PM

Witnesses say the couple travelling in Kolkata Metro was beaten until some people dragged the man to safety. (Facebook Screengrab)

Moral policing? Couple abused, thrashed for hugging inside Kolkata metro

Passengers objected the couple for hugging each other inside the metro coach and started abusing them.

01 May 2018 7:47 PM

'We chose Netaji Bhavan (erstwhile Bhawanipur station) as the country's first underground Metro service commenced from this station,' a metro spokesperson said. (Photo: File)

Kolkata: All-woman staff to grace Netaji Bhavan Metro station

From the booking counter staff, station masters, RPF personnel, cleaning staff and technical persons will all be women.

08 Mar 2018 6:38 PM

Lohani said that work is in full swing for the metro projects in the city with most of the land-related issues having been sorted out. (Photo: AP)

50 km more to be added to Kolkata Metro by 2021, says official

The Salt Lake Sector V to Stadium stretch of East West Metro will be opened by Durga Puja in October 2018.

05 Mar 2018 9:41 AM

Metro services were disrupted for 35 minutes from 6.01 pm after the man jumped before an incoming train on the down track at Shyambazar in the northern part of the city. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Kolkata: Man dies after jumping before metro train at Shyambazar station

Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said services were resumed on both tracks from 6.36 pm.

23 Jan 2018 7:58 PM

Road clear for Metro as KMC okays evacuation

25 buildings on Brabourne Road need to be emptied

27 May 2017 6:53 AM

The TBM Machine procured from the German company Herenacot will require 6000 kilovolt power.

Machine starts boring under Hooghly to build tunnel for East-West Metro

It will be the first tunnel constructed under riverbed in India.

14 Apr 2017 3:17 AM

Kolkata: Metro train services disrupted as woman kills self

A woman and her child jumped onto the track when a Kavi Subhash bound train was approaching the Netaji Bhawan station.

19 Feb 2017 1:42 PM

Kolkata metro glitch: Service partially hit for about 2 hrs

The Metro service was partially disrupted as trains plied only between Kavi Subhas to Girish Park.

10 Feb 2017 1:42 PM

In India, GoA 3 rakes have already been in operation in Chennai, Bangalore and Lucknow. (Representational Image)

Kolkata Metro to be driverless by March 2018

GoA 3 is a driverless train operation system where starting and stopping are automated.

18 Dec 2016 5:44 AM

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