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 to expand trains on weekends
Kolkata (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro is going to expand its services on weekends and is going to increase the number of rakes travelling...
Trials Begin On Kolkata East-West Underground Metro Corridor
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The trial run on the underground corridor of Kolkata East west metro corridor started on 31 May 2019.In 1994,...
Kolkatta East-West Metro corridor TBM resumes work after 5-day break
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The Kolkata East-West Metro corridor tunnel boring machine (TBM) Chandi started burrowing on April 19, 2019, after a 5 day...
East-West Kolkata Metro, what caused the delay?
Kolkata (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), One of the fastest growing Metro network in the world believe that Kolkata Metro...
Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail Project To Be Operational By Feb 2020
Kolkata, Metro Rail News: If things go according to plan, Noapara-Dakshineswar Metro Rail project would be operational by February 2020. Commuting will be easier from the north to the south end...
Kolkata Metro | State government send stop-work notice to Joka Metro
Calcutta: A day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee said vibrations caused by the construction cannot be ruled out as a possible trigger for the...


