Kolkata Metro to run 188 train services on Independence Day: Check route, timing
August 09, 2024 12:00 ISTOn August 15, the Kolkata Metro said the regular metro services will be available from 6: 50 AM to 9:40 PM.
On August 15, the Kolkata Metro said the regular metro services will be available from 6: 50 AM to 9:40 PM.
This year Durga Puja is being celebrated from October 20-24 During this time, idols of the top community Durga Pujas in Kolkata will be showcased in a colourful parade at the annual carnival.
Kolkata Metro has introduced a paper-based QR Code ticketing system. The trial run of this system began at Sealdah Metro station on the East-West Corridor.
Kolkata Metro created history after it ran in a tunnel constructed under a river. Officials said trials of regular trains will also start soon.
Kolkata woman dies: The incident happened around 12.35 pm. The woman, who is yet to be identified, jumped in front of a Kabi Subhas-bound train.
Several houses in the same area had collapsed in August 2019 when an aquifer broke during tunnel boring for the East-West Metro corridor.
The Kolkata East-West Metro line is being constructed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRCL) and is the underwater tunnel that will go beneath the Hooghly river.
Kolkata Metro has also decided to increase the frequency of trains for those three days with an increase in security arrangements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the extension of Kolkata Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar, revered for the over160-year-old temple of Goddess Kali, apart from other railway projects in West Bengal.
The inauguration, scheduled on Monday afternoon, will help connect thousands of people in the 4.1 km stretch between Noapara and Dakshineswar.
Kolkata will get an underground metro station after 25 years on Sunday as the East-West line will be extended till Phoolbagan, an official said.
The Kolkata Metro Railway on Monday said it will resume services on Sundays from October 4.
The Kolkata Metro resumed its services today (Monday), more than five months after its services were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 110 trains will be operated on the North-South line every day, except Sundays when the services will be shut for sanitisation of rakes and stations.
The Central Railway has announced that the students appearing for final year exams and other competitive exams like NEET will be allowed to travel on Mumbai local trains upon producing identity cars and hall tickets. NEET-2020, the entrance examination for medical college, is scheduled to be held today, i.e. September 13.
Regular passenger services will commence on Monday with social distancing measures and other safety protocols in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Metro official said.
Smart card users can visit the Metro Railway website and click on the online recharge option for making the transaction, the official said.
Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off the first phase of the Kolkata East-West corridor of the mass rapid transport network, but the TMC gave the event a miss after Banerjee's name did not feature in the list of invitees.
Kolkata--the city of joy, is all set to welcome India's first 'underwater' metro service. The metro line, which is also the world's cheapest metro services will begin in Kolkata from this week after the partial rollout of the East-West Metro service on February 13.
Kolkata: India's first underwater metro project is being constructed in Kolkata, a small segment of it will pass under the iconic Hoogly river on which the famous Howrah bridge exists.
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