Several incidents of technical problems have been reported in Kolkata Metro in the past few months. A middle-aged person was killed in July when he was dragged by a metro rake after his hand got stuck in one of its doors.
Ten days after a passenger suffered a horrible death in the Kolkata Metro as his arm got stuck in the sliding door of a train, on Tuesday another passenger, whose hand too got stuck in a train, was rescued by an alert RPF personnel.
A passenger died after his hand got stuck between the gates of a metro train in Kolkata on Saturday. The passenger's hand is still stuck between the gates at Park Street station. Here's how it happened:
Kolkata Metro is set to extend its services on weekends while also increasing the number of rakes travelling between North 24 Parganas district's Noapara and Dumdum from July 1, a circular issued by the Metro Railway authority said on Thursday.
Fire broke out in the engine of an air-conditioned rake of the Kolkata Metro on Thursday, causing dense smoke that left 16 passengers ill, officials said.
Condemning the incident, citizens, carrying placards, gathered outside the Dumdum Metro station this morning, demanding a suo motu case by the Railway Police Force (RPF) against the assaulters.
New Delhi: Railways will roll out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record performance in the coach manufacturing sector.The 50,000th AC three-tier coach will
Beijing/Kolkata: A Chinese rail equipment major will supply 112 coaches of 14 trains for the Kolkata Metro, India's oldest underground train service, according to sources. CRRC Corp. announced through its official Weibo account -- China's biggest
Kolkata: Metro train services from Girish Park Station to Kavi Subhash were partially stalled for ten minutes today following an “object infringing the tracks”, a Kolkata Metro official said.“There was an object that was infringing
Kolkata: Metro train services here were affected on Friday after the auto-signalling system at the Maidan Metro station collapsed for about an hour in the morning, a Metro official said."We had no alternative other than
Kolkata: Security has been beefed up at all the metro stations after officials at the Metro Bhavan received a threat call in the morning claiming to blow up a station, Metro officials said."There was a
Kolkata: The Kolkata Metro today announced extension of timing of services from 6.45 am till 10.45 pm from March 25.Earlier the timings of the underground railway was from 7.00 am to 9.45 pm.The Train Protection
Kolkata: City metro riders were presented a Christmas gift in advance with the introduction of Sunday morning services.The services would start from 10 AM every Sunday with a gap of 30 minutes between trains till
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Behrampore: The fare hike in Kolkata Metro Railway has been put on hold and the stages of journey would be changed after discussion with the Rail Board, Minister of state for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Kolkata: Commuters in the Kolkata Metro railway - India's oldest underground tube rail - will at last be able to use their mobile phones when the trains run inside the tunnel. The authorities expect the
Kolkata: Commuters in the Kolkata Metro railway - India's oldest underground tube rail - will at last be able to use their mobile phones when the trains run inside the tunnel. The authorities expect the
New Delhi, Aug 9: Train Protection Warning System, a sophisticated accident prevention technology, is expected to be operational in Kolkata Metro by September end. The system is being installed between Dum Dum and Kavi Subhash
Kolkata, June 6: Commuters get a chance to view art, children enjoy showcasing their drawings, and the issue of malnutrition is thrown into sharp relief as the "Art for Nutrition" exhibition gets underway in Kolkata's
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