Additional Metro services in blue line on New Year’s Eve
To facilitate the smooth and fast movement of commuters, Metro Railway has decided to operate additional services on the night of New Year’s Eve in the Blue Line on 31 December.
To facilitate the smooth and fast movement of commuters, Metro Railway has decided to operate additional services on the night of New Year’s Eve in the Blue Line on 31 December.
The city’s lifeline transport system which is also the country’s first underground Metro railway network is all set for a major revamp soon.
A massive Trinamul Congress rally led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday afternoon brought traffic at central and north Kolkata to a grinding halt, while simultaneous disruptions on the Metro Railway compounded commuters’ woes.
During Durga Puja days (Panchami to Dashami) the Metro Railway, Kolkata will operate total 3021 number of special Metro services over it’s Blue, Green, Purple and Yellow Lines.
Metro Railway, Kolkata has announced special operational measures to ensure smooth services during the forthcoming Durga Puja festivities.
The city Metro railway, presently struggling to stay onboard amid manpower shortage, is set to mitigate the situation soon. Loco pilots from Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway are to join the Kolkata Metro Railway this week.
As the pre-Puja crowd has started swelling in the city’s lifeline transport, the Kolkata Metro Railway has put up boards carrying instructions of do’s and don’ts for the commuters.
For the benefit of the aspirants of the 2nd State Level Selection Test to be conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission on 7 September, Metro Railway will run usual services from 9 a.m. on Blue Line and Green Line.
Reliable communication inside tunnels is crucial for ensuring operational safety and effective coordination during train movements.
The Kolkata Metro Railway is considering plans to repair and reconstruct the affected parts of Kavi Subhash Metro station at a cost of around Rs 9 crore.
