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This is the list of the stations of Kolkata Metro, a Mass Rapid transit Urban Railway network serving the city of Kolkata, India.It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995. [1]
Line 1 (Blue Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 26 operational stations from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash, out of which 9 of the stations are elevated, 2 are at-grade and the remaining 15 are underground.
Kolkata Metro is the 2nd busiest metro system in India. 2,465 travel by every Metro train in Kolkata against 1,110 in Delhi metro. Kolkata Metro carries around 700,000 people daily. [134] The daily and annual ridership has consistently risen since 1984. Low fares and fast and convenient travel have contributed to the high ridership figures.
Line 6 (Orange Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two major satellite towns of Kolkata metropolitan region, Salt Lake and New Town. It currently operates between Kavi Subhash and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.
Metro Railway, Kolkata, is the owner and operator of Kolkata Metro, the oldest metro system of India. On 29 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways , operated by the Ministry of Railways .
The agency was formed to oversee the implementing Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as East West Metro, connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah. The metro rail route is partly underground including the part that will be under the river Ganges. [1] [2] [3] The 16.6 km route has six station each in underground and elevated portions.
Line 4 (Yellow Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.It is a 16.876 km (10.486 mi) [1] long line from Noapara to Barasat in North 24 Parganas, which is under construction.
This made the line and the Kolkata Metro the first metro to run underwater in India, [7] [20] leaving the gap between Esplanade and Sealdah as the only remaining unopened section of the line. Just before the tunnel enters the underwater segment , lies a ventilation shaft on the Kolkata bank of Hooghly River , which is the deepest of its kind in ...