The possibility of resumption of Kolkata Metro Railway services from July 1 to alleviate the travel woes of commuters is unlikely till the Railway Ministry gives its nod for doing so
Preparations have begun for restarting metro services in the city with stress on maintaining social distancing at stations and inside the trains
The railway minister will flag off the inaugural run on the 4.88-km section of the much-awaited metro corridor at 5 pm on Thursday, a Metro official said on Wednesday.
The new fare will come into effect from December 5, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced
Smoke was seen coming out of the Dum Dum-bound metro rake soon after it left the Maidan station
The list ranked New Delhi and Chennai number two and three, respectively, while Bengaluru and Mumbai fared the worst among the large metros
Passengers were later rescued and evacuated by technicians, police personnel, others
The first lot of air-conditioned rakes has been delivered to Kolkata metro
Chennai, Bangalore and Lucknow already operates the GoA 3 rakes