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.
A temporary nod from the fire department for two East-West Kolkata Metro stations
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The state fire services department has cleared the pending fire licenses for the two East-West Metro stations, Bengal Chemical and...
India’s first underwater metro tunnel to have Europe-style tunnel under Hooghly river
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): India’s first underwater metro rail tunnel by 2021! Kolkata Metro, which is also the country’s first metro rail network, will...
Kolkata to get India’s first underwater Metro soon as tunnel work in final stages
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Kolkata metro commuters will soon be able to travel through India's first underwater metro tunnel. The work on India's...
2,465 travel by every Metro train in Kolkata against 1,110 in Delhi
KOLKATA (Metro
Rail News): The
inadequate expansion of the Metro network in Kolkata over the last 35 years and
its inability to keep up with the city’s...
Rachna, Prerna head back home after the boring tunnel under Hooghly
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): After eight years, it’s time for Prerna and Rachna to bid farewell to Kolkata. The two German Herrenknecht-made tunnel boring...
CMRS to inspect Kolkata East-West Metro
KOLKATA (Metro
Rail News): The
Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) is set to inspect the 5km Sector
V-Salt Lake Stadium stretch of East-West Metro from July...
