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No more mid-tunnel stalling: Kolkata Metro gets a battery backup for emergency
February 26, 2026 10:43 am
According to officials, the system can haul rakes at 55 km/hr speed from mid-tunnel to the next station, and supply power to tunnel ventilation and environment control systems at underground stations.
Kolkata Metro recommissions energy-efficient BHEL rake, rolls out 10th Dalian trainset
January 30, 2026 9:30 pm
Kolkata Metro latest update: Kolkata Metro on Friday recommissioned an IGBT-based DC-DC chopper propulsion system-driven BHEL rake (MR-301) and also flagged off the 10th Dalian rake (MR-503) for commercial service.
Kolkata Metro expansion: Why Railways couldn’t take forward the Barrackpore–Kalyani metro corridor
December 12, 2025 5:01 pm
Barrackpore Kalyani Metro Corridor Expansion Update: Presently, four metro corridors covering a total of 52 km are under construction in and around Kolkata.
Life After Metro: Displaced by tunnelling work, affected families in north Kolkata yearn to return home
September 05, 2025 3:24 am
Officials say over 1,000 people still remain displaced, almost six years after cracks developed in their houses due to Metro construction
Kolkata Metro to run 366 trains across three lines - check timings
August 23, 2025 2:30 pm
Kolkata Metro New Line: On Friday (August 22), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new Metro projects in the city along with a subway at Howrah. He also flagged off Metro services on these newly inaugurated stretches.
Kolkata Metro Yellow Line, set to be inaugurated today, likely to improve airport connectivity
August 22, 2025 2:08 pm
Kolkata Metro Inauguration August 22: The much-awaited Kolkata Metro's Noapara to Jai Hind Bimanbandar stretch is set to be opened soon for the commercial operation.
Metro links Kolkata airport to city and suburbs, seamless connections ahead
May 12, 2025 6:27 am
The Jai Hind Metro Station, spanning across multiple levels – ground, concourse, platform, and undercroft – is designed to handle a large volume of passengers
Kolkata Metro to run only 124 trains on Holi, none on Orange and Purple line
March 12, 2025 2:08 pm
The metro railway officials said the Dolyatra festival is the reason behind the reduced services.
Howrah Maidan to Esplanade: Trial runs in full swing, KMRC to roll out India’s first underwater metro by year-end
April 21, 2023 1:38 am
The train will cross the portion of the tunnel right beneath the Hooghly river in just 45 seconds, officials said. It will ply 100 metres beneath the river waters. Also, Howrah will be the deepest metro station in the country, 33 metres below the ground surface, it is learnt.
Kolkata Metro runs through tunnel below Hooghly, first in India to complete under-river journey
April 13, 2023 1:00 pm
This is a “revolutionary step” in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and its suburbs, the official said.
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