Kolkata Metro
Latest Kolkata Metro news and project updates. Kolkata Metro (operational, 73.4 km), implemented by Metro Railway Kolkata / KMRC — route maps, corridor progress, tenders and contracts, ridership and official announcements, tracked by Metro Rail News. See the full Kolkata Metro project hub for phases, contractors and timelines.
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Lucknow Metro: A Long Road to Sustainability
Bringing metro systems to Tier 2 cities has long been debated, primarily due to concerns around financial sustainability, especially when even larger networks in Tier 1 cities struggle to...
Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Metro gains momentum with TBM Breakthrough on Purple Line
KOLKATA (Metro rail News): Kolkata Metro displayed a major engineering excellence as Tunnel Boarding Machine (TBM) ‘Durga’ achieved...
Indian Railways
Central Railway commissions indigenous KAVACH safety system along 149-KM route in Solapur division
SOLAPUR (Metro Rail News): The Solapur division of Central Railway has commissioned the indigenous standard KAVACH system for...
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro’s Inderlok-Indraprastha Corridor enters construction phase
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro began work on the Inderlok-Indraprastha corridor of the Magenta Line extension....
Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS Corridor
Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS Corridor moves into DPR stage
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Noida International Airport will soon be connected to Ghaziabad, as the Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS...
Kolkata Metro Railway to Substitute Steel Third Rail with Composite Aluminium Third Rail
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro Railway, India's first metro system established by Indian Railways on October 24, 1984, has been a vital lifeline...
Successful Speed Trial Conducted on Hemanta Mukhopadhyay-Kavi Subhas Metro Stretch
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): On August 23, 2023, a trial run on the Kavi Subhas – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch of the Kavi Subhas –...
Kolkata Metro: GM Reviews Orange Line’s Kavi Subhas to Airport Stretch
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Metro Railway's General Manager, Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy, conducted a thorough inspection of the upcoming Orange Line stretch from...
Metro Railway’s GM Inspects Battery Energy Storage System at Masterda Surya Sen Metro Station
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Metro Railway's General Manager, Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy, recently inspected the North-South Metro stretch, specifically from Jatin Das Park...
L&T Wins INR 2447Cr Contract for Kolkata’s Joka-Esplanade Metro Corridor
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Larsen and Toubro Construction has been awarded a significant contract by Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) to design and construct the...
L&T Emerges as the Lowest Bidder for Kolkata Metro’s Purple Line’s UG1 Contract
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for the civil construction contract of the underground section of Kolkata...


