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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 .
As of 6 March 2024, there are 50 metro stations in the network which includes 2 interchange stations. [2] Currently, there are four operational lines, the Blue Line (with 26 stations), Green Line (with 12 stations), Purple Line (with 7 stations) and Orange Line (with 5 stations). In future, there will be two other metro lines. [3]
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.
ICF Medha Rake entering Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro Station seen during Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro station to Netaji Bhavan metro journey 01.webm. This project was sanctioned in the budget of 2010–11 by Mamata Banerjee with a project deadline of six years. [4] The execution of this project has been entrusted to RVNL at a cost of Rs 3951.98 crore.
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 ...
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. 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.
Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage; Official website for line 1 (archived 20 August 2007) UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. "Mahatma Gandhi Road station" (Map). Google Maps
Beleghata metro station. Beleghata (also known as Metropolitan), is a station of Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro located in Beleghata at Biswa Bangla Sarani, Dhapa of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Beleghata and Metropolitan areas. [2] [3] [4] The station is elevated beside the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. [5] [6] [7] [8]