Metro rake runs under river for first time in India, reaches Howrah from KolkataThis is a "revolutionary step" in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and its suburbs, the official said.
12 Apr, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Kolkata Metro to test run India's first under-water sections on April 9Kolkata in India is set to test the country's first underwater Metro on the Hooghly River with two six-coach trains undergoing a trial run ...
07 Apr, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
10 houses develop cracks during Metro tunnel work in KolkataThe residents of these houses located at Madan Dutta Lane were shifted to nearby hotels, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) general mana...
14 Oct, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
India's first-ever underwater metro likely to be completed by June 2023The train is like to reduce the travel time for commuters significantly. Currently, the Green Line in Kolkata covers a small distance of 6....
08 Aug, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
India to get its first-ever underwater train; here’s all you need to knowThe train will reduce the travel time for commuters significantly. Currently, the Green Line in Kolkata covers a small distance of 6. 97 km...
15 Jul, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
Metro Railway East West corridor allocated Rs 1100 crore in budget"The budget outlay for East West corridor to KMRC (Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation) for 2022-23 is Rs 1,100 crore, up from Rs 900 crore i...
02 Feb, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
JSPL gets over 2,000 tonne rails order from Kolkata Metro: MDPrivate steel maker JSPL has bagged an order of 2,308 tonne head hardened rails from Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, a company official has...
12 Apr, 2020, 02.41 PM IST
India's first underwater metro nears completion after costs doubleIndia’s oldest metro was due to expand by 2014 but faced problems including squatters on the planned route.
29 Jan, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Centre will bear cost escalation of East West Metro: Railway Minister Suresh PrabhuSuresh Prabhu said the Centre will bear the entire additional cost of Rs 765 crore to complete the project and commission its first phase b...
20 Aug, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
East West Metro work kicks off, to be operational by June 2018The work in phase I of the project, which will connect the IT hub of Salt Lake to Sealdah, the central part of the city, was put on hold fo...
15 Jun, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu calls for fast tracking pending projects"All pending projects need to be expedited to prevent further escalation of project costs," Prabhu said after reviewing various project wor...
30 Nov, 2014, 08.51 PM IST
KMRC signs contract with DMRC for mono rail projctBoth projects would be completed in a time bound manner, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is also the Chairman of KMRC, said.
19 Jun, 2013, 05.33 PM IST
- JICA asks Kochi Metro to use expertise of DMRC
The Japan International Cooperation Agency, the institution expected to fund Kochi Metro Rail Project, today asked Kochi Metro Rail Corpora...
01 Dec, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- E Sreedharan to be the principal advisor to Kochi Metro Rail Project
Clearing uncertainty over his role in Kochi Metro, E Sreedharan today said he has been appointed as the principal advisor.
10 Jul, 2012, 06.09 PM IST
- TBM Metro II: The German beetle digs deep for 'East West Metro'
Translated into Hollywood terms, this could aptly be called “TBM Metro II: Rise of The Machines”. No Nick Stahl-Arnie Schwarzeneggar here.
09 Jun, 2012, 06.45 AM IST
- Mamata Banerjee inaugurates East-West Metro project in Kolkata
Delayed by several months, the Rs 4874 crore East-West Metro Corridor Project was today inaugurated by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Ba...
25 Feb, 2012, 06.24 PM IST
- Afcons to build India’s first underwater train tunnel, Bags Rs 938-Cr Project From Kolkata Metro Railway
Afcons Infrastructure, the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji group, has bagged a Rs 938-crore contract from Kolkata Metro Railway Co...
22 Mar, 2010, 08.30 AM IST