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...
East-West Metro’s revised cost gets Railway Board’s nod
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Railway Board has cleared East-West Metro’s revised cost of Rs 8575 crore. The initial project cost calculated 11 years ago...
PM Modi to inaugurate Kolkata East-west Metro corridor on 24 October
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): It is good news for Kolkata Metro Commuters, the first phase of East-West Metro in the city, stretching 5 kilometers...
Metro Service from Sector V to Howrah Maidan in October
Kolkata (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) provided Metro service for Kolkata Metro Commuters, Metro service from Sector V to Howrah...
East-West Metro soil test in yield zone
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Samples of soil are being collected from the Bowbazar area that has been affected after a machine boring an East-West...
After HC order Kolkata Metro construction stopped
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): On Tuesday, The Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) informed the Calcutta high court that it had stopped underground construction on...
KMRC compensates residents of Bowbazar
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on September 7, 2019 started the distribution of compensation cheques to residents of...


