Finally, on 24 October 1984, Calcutta got its memorable Diwali gift, as the 75th city in the world and as the first city of India to have a commercially active underground tube line of 3.4 km covering only five stations: Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan and Bhawanipur.
As a part of the celebration of 40 years of Kolkata Metro Railway, a heritage run of an NGEF rake was organised by the carrier today.
As part of the planned maintenance activities at Vishwavidyalaya Metro station on the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli – Millennium City Centre Gurugram), train services on the Line will be briefly regulated in the early morning hours of October 11 till 6:25 am.
The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Devendra Kumar, a resident of Tijara in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
The Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to decrease the number of services on 17 September following the holiday for ‘Vishwakarma Puja.’
In a bid to make switching between the Blue Line and Green Line 2 easier for commuters
The Kolkata Metro Railway today urged the visitors and commuters not to litter or create ‘nuisance’ at the recently-opened stations of the Howrah Maidan and Esplanade corridor.
The commercial services in the newly-added lines, including the underwater stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade are to start tomorrow.
Come Friday and commuters would be able to enjoy a comfortable commute from the Western fringes at Howrah Maidan to the Eastern flanks of the city at Ruby at just 50 rupees.
Enjoying the title of first Metro network of the country for 40 years, the Kolkata Metro Railway added another jewel in its crown today when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first underwater Metro corridor between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade.
