Kolkata Metro plans ticketing system makeover
For the new system, scanners to read the quick response (QR) codes need to be installed at the Metro stations.
For the new system, scanners to read the quick response (QR) codes need to be installed at the Metro stations.
The project envisages construction of a metro corridor between Salt Lake Sector-V to Howrah Maidan in West Bengal for a total route length of 16.6 km, Goyal said while briefing reporters on the Cabinet decision.
Mamata claimed that along with her team she had to shed tears to get the project approved when she was the Railway Minister during 2009 and 2011.
The six kilometers long Metro line has six stations namely, Sector V, Central Park, City Centre, Karunamoyee, Bengal Chemical and Salt Lake Stadium.
KMRCL officials held a meeting with mayor and state urban development and municipal affairs minister Firad Hakim at Nabanna.
The 16.6km stretch has already missed deadlines in the past and the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRC) authorities were putting their efforts to complete the project by 2012.
