AAMAR METRO
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
COMMERCIAL SERVICES IN 3 SECTIONS OF METRO RAILWAY BEGIN
Today commercial Metro services on newly inaugurated stretches, whose combined length is 13.61 Kms (6.77 Km of Yellow Line, 4.39 Km of Orange Line and 2.45 Km of Green Line) have started. Much to the delight of Metro has started to chug on these stretches. This has been a momentous occasion.
Yellow Line:
On Yellow Line, the first commercial rake, MR-307 left Noapara at 07:59 hrs and reached Jai Hind Bimanbandar at 08:11 hrs. There was great enthusiasm and excitement observed among the passengers as they reached the station early in the morning to witness history in the making.
Orange Line:
Commercial services on Beleghata to Kavi Subhash stretch of Orange Line has also started today. on this stretch, the first commercial rake, MR-415 left Beleghata at 08:00 hrs and reached Kavi Subhash at 08:23 hrs. There was great enthusiasm and excitements observed among the passengers here too.
Green Line:
Howrah and Sealdah are twoimportant stations of Indian Railways network. These two stations have been connected through the Metro network under the river Hooghly as the 2.45-km stretch of Green Line between Sealdah and Esplanade has been inaugurated by honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Since morning, a huge rush has been observed in this line as commuters can now go to Salt Lake from Howrah in the Metro without bothering about the traffic snarls.
Congratulating all Metro men for creating history, Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, Metro Railway has expressed his hope that these three Corridors will be immensely beneficial for the commuters specially coming from the suburbs and ease traffic movements in and around Kolkata.
In order to avoid rush at booking counters it isrequested to download the AAMAR KOLKATA METRO APP and avail 5 percent rebate on fare. It is requested to buy tickets through the app before reaching the Metro station which will help bothin saving time and money of the passengers.
