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Kolkata Circular Railway, also known as the Kolkata Chakra Rail (Bengali: কলকাতা চক্র রেল), is a 36.20 km (22.49 mi) long railway loop line operated by the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways, encircling the city of Kolkata. [1]
As per the revised slab, a person travelling up to 20 km (12 mi) will have to pay ₹ 5 (5.9¢ US), between 21 km (13 mi) and 45 km (28 mi) ₹ 10 (12¢ US), between 46 km (29 mi) and 70 km (43 mi) ₹ 15 (18¢ US), and between 71 km (44 mi) and 100 km (62 mi) ₹ 20 (23¢ US). One can buy a monthly, quarterly or season ticket if commuting ...
Eden Gardens is a railway station in Kolkata under the Kolkata Circular Railway (Chakra Rail) system.It belongs to the Eastern Railway.The station code is EDG. [1] [2] The station gets its name due to its proximity to the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens of the same name.
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 Line 1 is the oldest operating metro system in India which started operation in 1984. This metro system consists of elevated, at-grade and underground tracks. Kolkata Metro Line 2 (Green Line) is under the administration of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation. Green Line is going to have India's first underwater metro system.
In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata. [1] [2] With help of Soviet specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and East German engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5 km in 1971. [2]
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.