Blue Line sees 5 lakh, Green Line 1.5 lakh daily footfall as Kol metro ferries 23.6 crore in a yr | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Around 5 lakh passengers rode Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line (Dakshineswar to New Garia) every day in FY 25-26 against the Green Line’s (Howrah Maidan-Sector V) 1.5 lakh per day. Among the shorter corridors, the Purple Line (Joka-Majerhat) saw about 5,000 commuters daily, the Yellow Line (Noapara-Airport) around 3,000 and the Orange Line (New Garia-Metropoliton)…

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Kolkata metro services get briefly disrupted after suicide attempt at Kalighat station | Kolkata News

Train services resumed across the full stretch of the Blue Line within about 25 minutes of the incident. (File photo used for representational purpose) KOLKATA: Metro services on Kolkata’s Blue Line were briefly disrupted on Saturday morning after a person allegedly attempted suicide by jumping onto the tracks at Kalighat station, news agency PTI reported.The…

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Rain and flooding add to NEET re-exam pain for over 93k candidates | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Amid gusty winds and heavy rainfall, examinees struggled to reach their examination halls for the NEET re-test on Sunday. Out of 109,527 registered candidates, 93,878 appeared for the exam, while 15,649 skipped the re-test. Candidates appearing for the test in Kolkata faced severe difficulties reaching their centres because a heavy downpour drenched the city…

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Kolkata Metro: Purple Line Gains Speed, Process Starts To Acquire 5,871-sq m Land | Kolkata News

Top view of the Purple Line’s terminal Joka Metro station and the surrounding area Kolkata: Now the Purple Line, too, has gathered steam. The railway ministry has issued land acquisition notices for the Purple Line’s extension to Diamond Park, via IIM-Calcutta.A gazette notification to acquire land for Phase 1 of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Diamond Park corridor…

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