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September 3rd, 2015, 09:50 AM
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Which City Is Having Underground Metro Railway in India
I am BBA student and got an assignment to make a project on Metro Railway available in India. Can you please tell me all the metro railways available in India? Will you also provide me all the details like which city is having underground metro railway in India?
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October 10th, 2019, 08:18 AM
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Re: Which City Is Having Underground Metro Railway in India
Can you tell me if Kolkata Metro is an underground Metro Railway in India? Also provide me other important details of the Kolkata Metro?
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October 10th, 2019, 08:18 AM
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Re: Which City Is Having Underground Metro Railway in India
The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transportation system aiding the Kolkata metropolitan area in the state of West Bengal. The network currently consists of one operational line of 27.22 km from Noapara to Kavi Subhash with three other lines in various phases of construction. The Kolkata Metro was the first metro railway in India, opening for commercial services from 1984. It is the sixth longest operational metro network in India after the Delhi Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Chennai Metro, Namma Metro and Noida Metro. On 29 December 2010, Metro Railway Kolkata became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways operated by the Ministry of Railways. It is the only metro in India controlled by Indian Railways. The total number of trips per day is 236. Overview Locale Kolkata, West Bengal, India Transit type Rapid Transit Number of lines 1 (Operational) 4 (Under construction) 3(Planned but construction not started) Number of stations 24 Stations (Operational) 44 Stations (Under construction) 26 Stations (Planned but construction not started) Daily ridership Over 700,000 Chief executive Prabodh Chander Sharma GM (Metro Railway) Manas Sarkar MD (KMRC) Headquarters Metro Railway, Kolkata, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700071 Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, HRBC Complex, KMRCL Bhawan, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Munsi Premchand Sarani, Kolkata - 700021 Operation Began operation 24 October 1984; 34 years ago Operator(s) Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Host railroads Indian Railways Number of vehicles 43 Train length 6 and 8 Coaches Headway 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 Minutes Technical System length 27.22 km Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad gauge) for Line 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) for Line 2 Electrification 750 V DC Third Rail Average speed 55-60 KMPH |
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