Integrated ticketing system at Metro stations till 3.30pm
The commercial services in the newly-added lines, including the underwater stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade are to start tomorrow.
The commercial services in the newly-added lines, including the underwater stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade are to start tomorrow.
Come Friday and commuters would be able to enjoy a comfortable commute from the Western fringes at Howrah Maidan to the Eastern flanks of the city at Ruby at just 50 rupees.
Enjoying the title of first Metro network of the country for 40 years, the Kolkata Metro Railway added another jewel in its crown today when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first underwater Metro corridor between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade.
The prime minister inaugurated the metro virtually from Kolkata while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged it off from Taj Mahal Metro Station.
On the other hand, the extended arm of the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor between Taratala and Majerhat is likely to run between 9am to 5pm at intervals of 20 minutes.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued an advisory against making reels in coaches.
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.
According to sources, full swing preparations are being carried out by the city Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway and East-Coast Railway for the upcoming inaugural, which is anticipated to be a gala event.
Even after 37 years since Kolkata earned its platitudinous nickname from Dominique Lapierre’s novel, the destitution of rickshaw pullers witnesses meagre change
As the rake MR 501 chugged out of the platform at Dum Dum this evening, it came as a boon to the operations as its addition to the existing fleet is expected to result in more number of services