Metro services in the HowrahEsplanade section of Kolkata Metro’s Green Line are being curtained partially from tomorrow on account of ongoing work on the stillincomplete Esplanade-Sealdah section of the East West Line.
The passenger was retrieved from tracks and was sent to the nearest hospital around 12:04 pm after police clearance, a DMRC spokesperson said.
This early start of metro services will help the participants from all corners of the city to reach the JLN Stadium and '10K venue' at Janpath-Tolstoy Marg Junction on the race day
In a few months, commuters at Howrah Maidan would be able to travel till Esplanade enjoying the comforts of Metro…
The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the lines till 6 am. After 6 am, Metro trains will run as per the normal timetable throughout the day.
The Najafgarh-Dhansa bus stand stretch of the Delhi Metro's Grey Line was inaugurated on Saturday jointly by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri with much fanfare.
According to sources, the department is now mulling over to bring new guidelines for hike in fare.
From, deployment of RPF at the entry and exit points, counters at the stations for issuing and recharging of smart cards, luggage scanners, to hand sanitising kiosks, everything was tested and checked for the final preparations.
The decision comes following a letter from ER to the state government, proposing to convene the meeting for discussing matters related to resumption of sub-urban trains and metros.
As per an MHA order, metro services will resume from 7 September in a graded manner.
