Metro registers highest single-day passenger earning in 13 years
Carrying an enormous passenger count, the city Metro yesterday earned more than Rs 1.33 crore from passenger fares.
Carrying an enormous passenger count, the city Metro yesterday earned more than Rs 1.33 crore from passenger fares.
In a major boost to the rail network in the state, the budgetary allocation for railways in West Bengal for the financial year 2024-2025 has been announced as Rs 13,941 crore, which is Rs 131 crore more than the amount announced during the interim budget.
Commuters availing services in the city Metro are soon to enjoy a cashless ticketing facility.
In a bid to enable commuters to switch from Blue Line to Green Line, Kolkata Metro Railway authorities have opened a new entry gate for Green Line from Blue Line in the underground subway connecting these two corridors.
Notably, three truncated stretches between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade, Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Taratala and Majerhat were opened for commercial services on 15 March.
With the city gearing up for the Yuletide celebrations, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to enhance security arrangements for the upcoming Christmas festival.
Two Railway employees from the city have been selected by the ministry for the ‘Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar’ (AVRSP) award this year.
The Kolkata Metro Railway while carrying over 40 lakh commuters has registered a nine per cent increase in the issuance of smart cards during the peak days of Durga Puja in the Blue Line.
The construction of the wall was completed by the morning of 3 May
According to the city Metro, starting from 6 May, services would be operated normally on Saturdays between Dakshineswar/Dumdum to Mahanayak Uttam Kumar stations from 6.50 am to 10 am.
