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: Underground Construction Begins for Mominpur-Esplanade Stretch
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The Kolkata Metro Railway announced the commencement of construction for the underground section of the Joka-Esplanade Metro Corridor, also known...
Kolkata Metro: RVNL Starts Construction of Victoria Metro Station
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Kolkata's metro system is expanding, and construction has kicked off for the Victoria Metro Station on the Purple Line, linking...
Kolkata Metro: CCRS Inspects Beleghata-Hemanta Muk. Stretch
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Shri Janak Kumar Garg, Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), inspected the newly built Beleghata to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch of...
Kolkata Metro Hits the Tracks for Trials on Noapara-Dum Dum Stretch
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Metro Railway Kolkata tweeted information about a trial run conducted between the Noapara and Dumdum Cantonment Metro stations (Yellow line)...
Jindal Stainless supplies stainless steel for India’s first underwater metro line in Kolkata
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Jindal Stainless (India’s largest stainless steel manufacturer) supplies stainless steel for India’s first underwater metro line, which opened for the...
Trials Conducted on Naopara-Dumdum Cantonment Stretch of Kolkata Metro’s Yellow Line
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro began testing the metro trains on the Naopara-Dumdum Cantonment Stretch of its Yellow Line right before the inauguration...


