Kolkata Metro to install 34 digital standees at all the metro stations of North-South and East-West corridors

Kolkata Metro has taken another initiative to increase its Non-Fare Revenue. 34 Digital Standees are going to be installed at all the Metro stations of North-South and East-West Corridors.

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  • Shri Satyaki Nath, Principal Chief Operations Manager inaugurated o­ne such Digital Standee o­n 30.11.2022 at Park Street Metro Station.
  • Metro Railway has recently signed an agreement with M/s Millvalley Technologies (LLP) for setting up Digital Standees at all the 26 stations of North-South Corridor as well as at all the 8 Metro stations of East-West Corridor.
  • Initially, such Digital Standees have been installed at Esplanade, Park Street and Maidan Metro stations.
  • Commuters will be able to get necessary information about Kolkata Metro o­n these Standees whereas advertisers will be able to display their commercials o­n them.

About Kolkata Metro:

  • Metro Railway, Kolkata is the first underground Metro in India. It extends from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash Metro station near Garia, on the busy North-South axis of Kolkata over a length of 31.365 Kms. with 26 Stations & 15.70 Kms. of underground section.
  • Based on traffic studies, the Dum Dum – Tollygunge corridor was first selected for implementation and work started on 29th December, 1972. The first metro line in India was completed on 24th October 1984, a stretch of about 3.4 km between Esplanade and Bhowanipur (Netaji Bhavan), thrown open for the Public.
  • The Metro Railway, Kolkata was constructed progressively from 1972 to 2021. In Phase-I, a length of 16.45 Kms from Dum Dum to Tollygunge (Mahanayak Uttam Kumar) completed in 1995 and in Phase-II a length of 5.834 Kms from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul Metro station is completed in August, 2009.
  • In October 2010, Metro services further extended upto Kavi Subhash, a length of 2.851 Kms. It further extended Dum Dum to Noapara, a length of 2.091 Kms, on 10th July 2013. The last leg was opened on 23rd February 2021 for commercial operation from Noapara to Dakshineswar (4.139 Kms).
  • It extended in the East-West axis from Salt Lake Sector-V to Salt Lake Stadium, covering a length of 5.3 kms with 6 stations on 13th February 2020 and further extended from Salt Lake Stadium to Phoolbagan on 4th October 2020 (1.67 kms). It is further extended from Phoolbagan to Sealdah (2.33 kms) on 11th July 2022.

Source: Kolkata Metro- Press Release | Image Credit: Kolkata Metro