Man fatally stabbed in central Kolkata, attacker on the run
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Putting in efforts to provide alternate ticketing facilities, the Kolkata Metro Railway today extended the paperbased QR code ticketing system to all the operational stations of the East-West Metro Corridor.
The facility was first introduced at Sealdah station in October. After Sealdah, Central Park, Karunamoyee and Salt Lake Sector V stations, the facility has now been introduced in the remaining four stations of Green Line, including Phoolbagan, Bengal Chemical, Salt Lake Stadium and City Centre.
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In addition to the tokens, smart cards and Kolkata Metro Ride app-based tickets, the paperbased QR code ticketing system would be available at all the operational stations of the Green Line from today. Officials said the CRIS has developed the system and AFC-PC gates of Green Line have been upgraded.
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