AAMAR METRO

KOLKATA

PRESS RELEASE

SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW, HON'BLE RAILWAY MINISTER TRAVELS IN METRO FROM JAI HIND BIMANBANDAR TO NOAPARA STATION

RAILWAY MINISTER INSPECTS METRO PROJECT SITE AT CHINGRIGHATA

Kolkata, Date: 06.06.2026

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways visited Kolkata today i.e. o­n 06.06.2026. During this visit Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled in a Metro from Jai Hind Bimanbandar station to Noapara station and interacted with fellow passengers to understand their travel experience and also to get the feedback o­n Metro services.

After alighting from the train at Noapara, Hon'ble Minister travelled by auto-rickshaw to have a first-hand experience of commuter travels.Hetraveled to Belghoria Expressway o­n the way to Nabanna.

At the Metro station, Hon'ble Minister also interacted with the station staff.

Hon’ble Minister attendeda scheduled meeting with Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Hon’ble CM, West Bengal at Nabanna, Kolkata to discuss Railway Projects and ways to take it forward.

During the meeting, Hon’ble Railway Minister declared that around 60 new-generation Metro trains will be inducted into the Kolkata Metro network during the next 4–5 years. He said the new trains will modernise Metro servicesand further strengthen urban mobility in the city.

He further said that o­ngoing Metro expansion projects will significantly improve connectivity and increasecommuter convenience across Kolkata.

Later in the day, Shri Vaishnaw also visited the Chingrighata Crossing, Kavi Subhash- Airport Metro Orange Line Project site. At this site the long-pending segment launching work has recently been completed with the help of the State Government in record time, much before the anticipated deadline. Interacting with the media at this site, Hon'ble Railway Minister appreciated Metro Railway, Kolkata for improving the lives of common citizens, specially the low and medium-income group of people. He has highlighted that since 2014, 45 km of new Metro network has been commissioned in and around Kolkata as against just 28 kms before 2014.