Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Metro Railway, Kolkata, has warned passengers against crossing the tracks after a woman survived a major scare at the Masterda Surya Sen Metro station on June 23. “The woman attempted to move from one platform to the other by crossing the tracks during peak morning hours, when the frequency of trains was at its highest. Fortunately, she was spotted by alert station staff and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel before coming in contact with the electrified third railw…
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Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The Kolkata Metro will do what it has never done in its 42-year-old history on June 21. It will start operations from 4 a.m.This is being done to facilitate the movement of people to Red Road in central Kolkata, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading a mass yoga performance on the occasion of International Yoga Day.The services will continue later in the day to facilitate the travel of NEET-UG 2026 candidates.Services will run at 14-15 minute intervals in both…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took a ride in a metro from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata on Saturday. After getting off at the Noapara station, the minister took an auto to the Belghoria Expressway, in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to use public transport to conserve fuel.A senior official said the minister travelled on the Kolkata Metro from Jai Hind Station to Noapara Station and interacted with fellow pas…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) The Railways on Friday sanctioned three new projects for West Bengal, where there has been a change of regime following the recently concluded Assembly polls, ending the 15-year Trinamool Congress rule and marking the beginning of the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state since Independence.According to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, he had received three separate subject letters relating to the projects from Railway Minister Ashwini …