10/05/2026
๐๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐-๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Kolkata Metro under Government of India and railway officials are making a list of projects that can either be fast-tracked or started, now that there is synergy between UnionGov and Government of West Bengal.
๐ต ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ A sum of โน671.7 crore has been cleared for upgrading signalling, traction substations, and third-rail systems. The practical outcome is potentially reducing train intervals from current levels toward 2.5-minute frequency.
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ The 366-metre Chingrighata imbroglio of the Orange Line is set to be solved at last, as the traffic police have agreed to grant the long-pending traffic blocks from May 15. Construction will begin and would take 8-9 months to complete.
๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ With the aim to connect Noapara and Barasat, the line is now operational between Noapara and Airport. Officials believe fresh funding and approval is expected. Construction is underway up to Michael Nagar, with a proposal sent to the Railway Board for an underground extension from Michael Nagar to Barasat.
๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ Construction of the Purple Line's Esplanade station has been stalled because traders at BC Roy Market are unwilling to shift to an alternative site. Officials believe the issue will be resolved now.
๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐ and ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ The Baranagar-Barrrackpore corridor of the Pink Line, the Howrah Maidan-Santragachhi Bus Terminal corridor and Sector V-Teghoria corridor of the Green Line are currently stuck due to Union-State funding issues which officials expect to get resolved now.
