Kolkata Metro conducting trials of synchronisation of driverless tech with Green Line fleet
The tests are important to achieve accuracy of synchronisation between the new and upgraded technology and the rolling stock.
The tests are important to achieve accuracy of synchronisation between the new and upgraded technology and the rolling stock.
From welfare promises to sharp attacks on TMC, PM Modi’s Barrackpore rally set the tone for Phase 2 polling, framing Bengal’s vote as key to eastern India’s future.
Commuters obstructing the doors of Metro coaches could now face a penalty. The Kolkata Metro Railway has warned of strict action or even penalty for commuters posing obstruction in closing the doors of Metro coaches.
After successful experimentation at Sealdah station, the divisional railway authorities have now decided to fix platforms at Bidhannagar and Dum Dum stations for effective handling of crowds.
Commuters in Kolkata are likely to have smoother journeys on Saturdays as the city's two Metro networks are set to have an increased number of services on Saturdays.
In an unprecedented move, a part of the TBMs is to remain buried, below the site of the August 2019 mishap, for times immortal. Generally, when a TBM makes a breakthrough, its cutter head is brought out by cutting the wall and placing a cradle.
Notably, the journey of the older non-AC rakes in Kolkata began in October 1984 when the city received a jewel in its crown by getting the country’s first underground metro service.
Metro services on Sunday are likely to be operated between 10 am to 10 pm on the north-south line. Of the total, 165 services are to be run between Kavi Subhas and Dakshineswar at an interval of 8 minutes during the morning and evening peak hours. The first service is to start at 8 am while the last service on Saturdays will start at 8.48 pm from Dakshineswar, and at 9 pm from Kavi Subhas and Dum Dum.
For the new system, scanners to read the quick response (QR) codes need to be installed at the Metro stations.
As a relief to office-goers and workers of essential categories who depend on the underground transport for their daily commute, the authorities have also advanced the timings of the first metro service of the day.
