Kolkata Metro Chingrighata Update: Girder launching work completed ahead of schedule
Kolkata Metro Chingrighata Update: Girder launching work for the Kolkata Metro Orange Line at Chingrighata has been completed ahead of schedule, officials said.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cited the metro project at Chingrighata in Kolkata, where work on a key stretch was delayed due to court battles. (Image: Kolkata Metro) Kolkata Metro Chingrighata Update: The long-pending girder launching work on the Chingrighata section of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line has been completed ahead of schedule. The stretch is an important part of the corridor linking New Garia with Sector V in Salt Lake and the airport.
In a statement, the country’s oldest metro network said: “Girder launching work at Chingrighata has been completed successfully this morning at 05:00 hrs ahead of the schedule. Adequate safety arrangements were taken for completion of this pending work at Chingrghata crossing for two successive weekends and the traffic block was cancelled at 05:00 hrs much before the schedule and normal traffic was restored along the EM Bypass.”
The work to connect the 366-metre stretch at Chingrighata was carried out over two weekends – first from 8 pm on May 15 to 8 am on May 18 and then from 8 pm on May 22 to 8 am on May 25.
Speaking to Indianexpress.com, SS Kannan, Chief Public Relations Officer of Kolkata Metro, said: “Target is to operationalise metro services up to IT Centre by December 2026.”
Sharing a post on X, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 62-metre viaduct gap at Chingrighata – a crucial link on Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line — has been successfully bridged.
We have successfully bridged the 62-metre viaduct gap at Chingrighata – a critical link on Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line.
TMC kept it stalled for years by refusing basic traffic diversion permissions. Even after the High Court and Supreme Court cleared the project, the work still… pic.twitter.com/EUC9DHL34e
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) May 25, 2026
Kolkata Metro Chingrighata News
Earlier, in a statement in Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the balance work on the 22.2-km stretch from Beleghata to Dum Dum Airport has been taken up. However, he noted that progress was affected near the Chingrighata crossing between the Beleghata and Gour Kishore Ghosh stations. He added that the work has been affected due to pending NOC and traffic diversion issues.
Kolkata Metro Orange Line
The Kolkata Metro Orange Line extends from Kavi Subhash to Biman Bandar. Presently, the section from Kavi Subhash to Beleghata, comprising nine stations, has been started. On the other hand, the 22.28-km stretch from Beleghata to Jai Hind (Airport) is under construction. The Beleghata Metro station is situated nearly 2 km from the Chingrighata crossing.
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