Commissioner of Railway Safety’s (CRS) authorisation for opening of 5 stations on New Garia – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch of the Orange Line and section of length of 5.4 Km has been received.
More Details:
- Earlier in December 2022, 6.5-km stretch of Joka to Taratala Section was commissioned on 30 th Dec 2022.
- Earlier during July, 2022 Sealdah to Phoolbagan link was also commissioned. Thus a total of 14.23 kms Kolkata Metro network has been commissioned during 2022-23.
- This is the historic highest ever Metro network expansion in one year since 1972 when the Metro construction commenced. This is a rise of 36% network expansion in a single year.
- Commissioner of Railway Safety’s (CRS) authorisation for opening New Garia – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch has been received today. Addressing all the observations of CRS, Metro Railway shall request the Ministry of Railways for inauguration of this line.
About East-West Metro Kolkata:
- East-West Metro Corridor of Kolkata is a fully Central Government funded project, which will run from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan, a stretch of 16.6 kms having 12 stations in-between. East-West Metro corridor was inaugurated on 13.02.2020 and was opened to the public on 14.02.2020 with six newly constructed state of the art Metro Stations from Salt Lake Sector V to Salt Lake Stadium.
- Later on 04.10.2020, it was further extended upto Phoolbagan Metro Station, a total of 6.97 Kms. The 8th Metro station of East-West Metro, i.e.Sealdah Metro will be inaugurated on 11.07.2022.
- In the Union Budget 2022-2023, Metro Railway has been allocated a whopping amount of Rs.1380.06 Cr for execution of on-going and new projects and for safety and infrastructure augmentation work. Different on-going Metro Railway projects in Kolkata and adjoining areas have been progressing smoothly and nearing completion at a super fast pace.
Source: Kolkata Metro- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR
