Kolkata metro railway using sustainable braking technology to reduce carbon emissions: OfficialKolkata Metro Railway is implementing sustainable braking technology in its new rakes to cut carbon emissions and save energy costs. The 'R...
22 Jun, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
Kolkata Metro to impose Rs 10 surcharge on special night trainsKolkata Metro Railway is imposing a Rs 10 surcharge on each ticket for special night services along the New Garia-Dumdum stretch of the Blu...
01 Jan, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Kolkata Metro services partially disrupted after man jumps in front of moving trainA man jumped in front of a moving metro train at Sovabazar station on Sunday, causing a partial disruption of services. The incident occurr...
22 Dec, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
Kolkata: Commercial services in newly-launched Metro railway sections to start in 7-10 daysModi inaugurated on Wednesday Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade, Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat ...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.57 AM 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
Kolkata Metro to resume services on Sundays from October 4The East West Metro has been suffering from poor passenger patronisation, with only a little over a 100 people riding it on weekdays.
28 Sep, 2020, 09.37 PM IST
Coronavirus now threatens to obstruct India's first underwater metroIndia’s oldest metro, which started in 1984 with a North-South service, was due to expand by 2014 but faced problems including squatters on...
27 Feb, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
7 dead, several injured as massive storm hits Kolkata, suburbsMetro services were disrupted for over two hours from 7.50 pm, a Kolkata Metro Railway spokesperson said.
17 Apr, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
By 2018, Kolkata Metro Railway network to increase by 14 km: General ManagerBesides this, the first phase of the East West Metro Corridor project from Sector five in Salt Lake to Sealdah is planned to be commissione...
29 Sep, 2016, 08.29 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
Rail fracture on Metro tracks affects office-time passengersOffice goers had a tough time commuting to their workplace after metro train services were partially halted following a "rail fracture" at ...
21 Jan, 2015, 12.55 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
- Kolkata Metro Railway hikes fares after 13 years
Metro Railway Kolkata, the first underground railway system in the country, today decided to raise fares drastically after 13 years.
15 Oct, 2013, 09.55 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
- Metro Railway crosses Rs 100 cr mark in revenue collection
Metro Railway has achieved a cumulative earnings of Rs 103.15 crore surpassing the Rs 100 crore mark in 2010-11.
07 Apr, 2011, 08.33 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
- Kolkata Metro may manage new corridor
Kolkata Metro Railways may execute and manage the proposed Rs 4,000-crore East-West metro corridor that will connect New Das Nagar in Howra...
14 Sep, 2006, 12.33 PM IST