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The founder of Delhi Metro, E. Sreedharan said Indian Railways are not experts at urban transport, and misplanned the Kolkata metro from the beginning. [15] A private company should run the metro and can bring it up to standard in five years. [15] Since Kolkata Metro is under Indian Railways, it can't take its own independent decisions.
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. [137] The daily and annual ridership has consistently risen since 1984. Low fares and fast and convenient travel have contributed to the high ridership figures.
Delhi Metro: 1,444 Mumbai Metro: 576 Namma Metro: 300 Kolkata Metro: 102 Jaipur Metro: 40 BEML Total 5 2,462 Bombardier [185] [186] [187] Delhi Metro: 816 Agra Metro: 87 Kanpur Metro: 114 Meerut Metro: 30 Bombardier Total 4 1,047 Alstom [188] Chennai Metro: 286 Kochi Metro: 75 Lucknow Metro: 80 Mumbai Metro: 248 Delhi Metro: 312 Indore Metro ...
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]
Kolkata Metro Line 1 (Blue Line) is under the administration of Metro Railway, Kolkata. It has the status of a Zonal Railway and is directly run by the Indian Railways. 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 ...
The metro's total length will exceed 450 kilometres (280 mi) at the end of Phase IV, [100] [88] not including other independently operated systems in the National Capital Region such as the 29.7-kilometre-long (18.5 mi) Aqua Line of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro [101] and the 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) Rapid Metro Gurgaon which connect to the ...
Line 2 (Green Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It currently consists of two distinctly operational sections from Salt Lake Sector-V to Sealdah, and Esplanade to Howrah Maidan by going underneath the Hooghly River. A future eastern extension from Sector-V to Teghoria is planned.
Line 3 (Purple Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.A 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) stretch from Joka to Taratala of this line was inaugurated on 30 December 2022 [3] [4] and after extended to Majerhat on 6 March 2024. [5]