Regular passenger services will commence on Monday with social distancing measures and other safety protocols in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Metro official said.
Smart card users can visit the Metro Railway website and click on the online recharge option for making the transaction, the official said.
Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off the first phase of the Kolkata East-West corridor of the mass rapid transport network, but the TMC gave the event a miss after Banerjee's name did not feature in the list of invitees.
Kolkata--the city of joy, is all set to welcome India's first 'underwater' metro service. The metro line, which is also the world's cheapest metro services will begin in Kolkata from this week after the partial rollout of the East-West Metro service on February 13.
Kolkata: India's first underwater metro project is being constructed in Kolkata, a small segment of it will pass under the iconic Hoogly river on which the famous Howrah bridge exists.
While the minimum fare of Rs 5 was left untouched for the first two-kilometre journey, it has been increased to Rs 10 for the next three kilometres.
Metro Railway services in Kolkata were partially disrupted during peak office hours on Tuesday after a woman allegedly attempted suicide in front of an approaching train at Maidan station
This Durga Puja, Kolkata Metro also set a record for serving the maximum number of passengers in a single day. On October 3, Kolkata Metro registered "highest-ever" footfall of 9.22 lakh commuters.
Authorities of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on Saturday started the distribution of cheques to compensate the affected families whose houses have been damaged by tunneling work at Bowbazar area for its east west corridor.
Several incidents of technical problems have been reported in Kolkata Metro in the past few months. A middle-aged person was killed in July when he was dragged by a metro rake after his hand got stuck in one of its doors.
Ten days after a passenger suffered a horrible death in the Kolkata Metro as his arm got stuck in the sliding door of a train, on Tuesday another passenger, whose hand too got stuck in a train, was rescued by an alert RPF personnel.
A passenger died after his hand got stuck between the gates of a metro train in Kolkata on Saturday. The passenger's hand is still stuck between the gates at Park Street station. Here's how it happened:
Kolkata Metro is set to extend its services on weekends while also increasing the number of rakes travelling between North 24 Parganas district's Noapara and Dumdum from July 1, a circular issued by the Metro Railway authority said on Thursday.
Fire broke out in the engine of an air-conditioned rake of the Kolkata Metro on Thursday, causing dense smoke that left 16 passengers ill, officials said.
Condemning the incident, citizens, carrying placards, gathered outside the Dumdum Metro station this morning, demanding a suo motu case by the Railway Police Force (RPF) against the assaulters.
New Delhi: Railways will roll out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record performance in the coach manufacturing sector.The 50,000th AC three-tier coach will
Beijing/Kolkata: A Chinese rail equipment major will supply 112 coaches of 14 trains for the Kolkata Metro, India's oldest underground train service, according to sources. CRRC Corp. announced through its official Weibo account -- China's biggest
Kolkata: Metro train services from Girish Park Station to Kavi Subhash were partially stalled for ten minutes today following an “object infringing the tracks”, a Kolkata Metro official said.“There was an object that was infringing
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