Kolkata Metro
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Kolkata Metro records biggest footfall ever in a single day
India | Oct 09, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTThis Durga Puja, Kolkata Metro also set a record for serving the maximum number of passengers in a single day. On October 3, Kolkata Metro registered "highest-ever" footfall of 9.22 lakh commuters.
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KMRCL starts distribution of compensation cheques
India | Sep 07, 2019, 07:31 PM ISTAuthorities of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on Saturday started the distribution of cheques to compensate the affected families whose houses have been damaged by tunneling work at Bowbazar area for its east west corridor.
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From Dum Dum station to Kavi Subhash: Packed Kolkata Metro runs with door open
India | Aug 21, 2019, 05:02 PM ISTSeveral 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.
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Alert RPF man saves passenger at Kolkata Metro station
India | Jul 23, 2019, 09:52 PM ISTTen 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.
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Man dies as Kolkata metro moves with his hand stuck between train gates
India | Jul 13, 2019, 11:47 PM ISTA 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:
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Kolkata Metro to extend services on weekends from July
India | Jun 27, 2019, 10:23 PM ISTKolkata 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.
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Fire in Kolkata Metro, 16 passengers fall sick
India | Dec 27, 2018, 08:13 PM ISTFire 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.
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Protests at Kolkata Metro station after couple beat up for hugging in public
India | May 02, 2018, 07:10 AM ISTCondemning 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.
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Underwater tunnel for Howrah-Kolkata Metro to be completed soon
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch 50,000th coach on July 6
India | Jul 03, 2015, 09:00 PM ISTNew 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
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Chinese firm to supply coaches for Kolkata Metro
Jun 11, 2015, 08:46 AM ISTBeijing/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
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Metro services stalled for ten minutes in Kolkata
India | Dec 03, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTKolkata: 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
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Kolkata Metro services hit by auto-signalling failure
India | Sep 26, 2014, 12:34 PM ISTKolkata: 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
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Security beefed up at Kolkata metro stations after threat call
India | Jul 26, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTKolkata: 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
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Kolkata Metro to extend timing of services from March 25
India | Mar 04, 2014, 07:04 PM ISTKolkata: 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
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Sunday morning services of Kolkata Metro launched
India | Dec 22, 2013, 07:36 PM ISTKolkata: 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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Kolkata Metro fares to go up from Nov 7
India | Oct 24, 2013, 06:53 AM ISTKolkata: The Kolkata Metro railway fares will go up between 25 percent and over 100 percent for various distances from Nov 7, the railway board announced yesterday.The total railway route has been divided into six
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Kolkata Metro fare hike put on hold
India | Oct 16, 2013, 07:18 AM ISTBehrampore: 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
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Kolkata Metro commuters can use mobile phones soon
Aug 19, 2013, 07:08 AM ISTKolkata: 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
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Kolkata Metro commuters can use mobile phones soon
India | Aug 19, 2013, 06:57 AM ISTKolkata: 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