Kolkata Metro has introduced a new rake in its service. The new rake MR-501 was introduced to the commercial services on Friday, 17 March 2023 at Dum Dum metro station. The MR-501 rake is popularly […]

A truncated stretch of the 16.8-km Noapara-Barasat Metro corridor, between Noapara and the airport, is supposed to be operational by the end of this year. But more than 100 encroachments between the Jessore Road and […]

Metro Railway’s non-fare revenue has jumped a record 91% this fiscal against the year-ago period, earning it the fifth rank in the non-fare income category among zonal railways across the country. “Metro has earned Rs […]

Train trials along East-West Metro’s Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section, below the Hooghly, may start in the second week of April. Implementing agency Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) was aiming to conduct maiden trials along the last […]

With commercial services on the much-awaited 5.4 km long Kavi Subhas-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch likely to begin by February end, the Kavi Subhash Metro station (New Garia) will become a rapid transit hub and act as […]

Kolkata Metro‘s New Garia (Kavi Subash) – Ruby More (Hemanta Mukhopadhyay) stretch of the Orange Line is set to start by the month-end. However, the exact date and time are not yet known. The move […]

In the recently announced Union Budget by the Ministry of Finance on 1 February, the Kolkata Metro received the highest budgetary allocation of Rs 2,550 crore for the fiscal year 2023-24.  The budget allocation includes […]

East-West Metro in all probability has got an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal against last year’s Rs 1,100 crore. The official breakup for the city’s Metro projects will be available on […]

Kolkata Metro‘s Kavi Subash (New Garia) to Hemanta Mukherjee (Rubi More) stretch of the Orange line is all set to start its commercial operation soon. However, the exact date and time of the service are […]

The first phase of the much-awaited 30-km-long Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro is ready for commercial operations after getting clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS). The safety inspection of the stretch from Kavi Subash to Hemanta Mukherjee […]

The New Garia-Ruby Metro stretch, where the first trial run happened around four months ago, is yet to see commercial run. Officials pointed to a bureaucratic delay. Multiple correspondences have happened between the Metro Railway and the […]

The East-West Metro’s Sealdah station was inaugurated by Union Minister for Women and Child welfare, Smriti Irani on Monday, 11th July 2022. It will help the daily commuters reach their destination from the Sealdah railway […]

The China-made metro rake also known as the Dalian rake which arrived in Kolkata three years ago in March 2019 is all geared up to undergo the necessary speed and stability tests. 13 more such […]

The Metro Rail Kolkata authorities will allow film producers, business houses, banking and financial institutions, educational institutions and health service providers to put up their kiosks within a 20 square feet area in metro premises. […]