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The Supreme Court sternly criticized the West Bengal government for obstructing the kolkata metro Orange Line's completion, calling their appeal "frivolous" and an "obstinate anti-development agenda." The court rejected the state's plea for time until May, citing elections, and emphasized the government's dereliction of duty in delaying a vital public transport project.

The Supreme Court strongly criticized the West Bengal government for obstructing the kolkata metro corridor construction, urging an end to politicizing the public development project. The court dismissed the state's plea, directing the Calcutta High Court to continue monitoring the project and emphasizing timely completion.

kolkata metro's Blue Line now has battery backup. This system ensures trains reach the next station during power outages. Passengers will no longer need to walk on tracks. The Battery Energy Storage System was launched recently. This makes the Blue Line India's first metro with this safety feature. Trials were successful, covering significant distances.

kolkata metro’s passenger count and earnings has increased during the first eight-and-half months of the current financial year (2019-20) in comparison to the same period of the previous fiscal.

kolkata metro Railway’s passenger count and earnings have increased during the three-and-a-half months months of this financial year.

From "Hell Rail", a term attributed to the carrier by Satyajit Ray in 1984, to the city's lifeline, kolkata metro has come a long way. On Monday, on its 38th birthday celebration, Sandip Ray described kolkata metro's journey over the years.

Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the kolkata metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said. Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station in the central part of the city around 1.35 pm, Metro officials said.

The kolkata metro has decided to run train 122 services from 8am to 9pm from October 5. The metro services will remain unchanged on October 4.

Metro rail services in Kolkata resumed on Monday after a gap of more than five months, a senior official said. The regular services were suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

kolkata metro introduces UPI ticketing system for convenience. Passengers can recharge smart cards at ASCRMs on North-South corridor.

kolkata metro, India’s first metro service, was inaugurated on October 24, 1984. At that time, the metro was used to run from Esplanade to Bhawanipur (now known as Netaji Bhavan) Metro stations.

Some of the Bowbazar residents evacuated from their homes because of the tunnelling disaster are likely to return by this Wednesday, a fortnight after leaving home. The five-member committee that has been surveying the affected and evacuated buildings in the area since last week submitted an initial report, which said residents of at least four houses — all on BB Ganguly Street — will be allowed back into their homes. The kolkata metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) will pay for the minor repairs the buildings need at the moment.

Metro Railway will start issuing tokens from next Monday. Since tokens will bring in more commuters, there will be 252 services on weekdays from Wednesday instead of 244 and the Dakshineswar extension will get 12 more trains. Operation hours will also being extended.

kolkata metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), the implementing the East-West Metro project, on Saturday started paying Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the displaced residents of Bowbazar. Nineteen of them received cheques on Saturday and the amount will be directly transferred to bank accounts of the rest of the evacuees.

kolkata metro has launched an exciting initiative to enhance the daily commute for passengers. The North-South Metro's Medha rake now offers engaging infotainment content, including popular cartoon shows, on digital screens within the Metro cars.

In the 2021-2022 Union budget, 38 per cent more allocation has been made for kolkata metro projects in comparison to the previous year’s budget allocation.