Metro Railway, Kolkata
Railway zone of India
 India's first, Kolkata's pride | |
| Company type | Public transport |
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| Predecessor | Metropolitan Transport Project (MTP) |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Metro Railway, Kolkata, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700071, India |
Area served | Kolkata |
Key people | Arun Arora (General Manager) |
| Services | Metro transportation service |
₹150 crore (US$19 million)  (2018) | |
Net income | ₹164.86 crore (US$21 million) (2018) |
| Owner | Govt. of India |
| Parent | Indian Railways |
| Website | Metro Railway, Kolkata |
| Footnotes / references Metro Railway, Kolkata | |
Metro Railway, Kolkata, is the owner and operator of Kolkata Metro, the oldest metro system of India. On 29 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways, operated by the Ministry of Railways.
History
In 1969, the Metropolitan Transport Project was formed under Indian Railways. In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata.[1][2] With help of Soviet specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and East German engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5 km in 1971.[2]
Lines
Currently it owns and operates Kolkata Metro Line 1 and operates 2. It will operate other lines (3, 4, 5, 6) after their completion. From July 2019, KMRC handed over the operations of Line 2 to Metro Railway, Kolkata.[3]
Construction
Under Metro Railway, Kolkata
It is currently constructing the Kolkata Metro Line 4. It is a 16.876 km long line from Noapara to Barasat.
Total sanctioned projects
- No. of projects: 6
- Total length: 98.3 kilometres (61.1 mi)
- Sanctioned cost: ₹23,481.79 crore (US$2.9 billion)
- Expenditure: ₹91,330.02 crore (US$11 billion) (up to March 2019)
- Budget outlay (2019-20): ₹1,676 crore (US$210 million)
Departments
- Accounts
- Electrical
- Vigilance
- Traffic
- Engineering
- Signalling
- Personnel
- Medical
- Stores
Magazine
Metro Chetna, a e-magazine published in Hindi, every 3 months by Metro Railway, Kolkata.[4] It was first published in 2017, and discontinued in 2018.
Durga Puja arrangements
Some special arrangements and services are made especially during Durga Puja and Depavali every year. These are-
- Greeting passengers along with commercial displays
- Distribution of pamphlets among pandal hoppers showing names of important puja pandals around the 24 stations
- Affixing of posters at earmarked locations inside 24 stations displaying names of important Puja pandals
- Vinyl stickers conveying festive greetings
- Placement of directional boards, showing names of well-known puja pandals for better crowd management
See also
- Indian Railways
- Kolkata Metro
- Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
- Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
References
- ^ The Hidden Truth ........ Mysteries of North-South Metro, retrieved 17 August 2019
- ^ a b "Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd". Kmrc.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "East-West load on struggling Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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- Ministry of Railways
- Rail Bhavan
- Railway Board
organisations
- Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
- Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
- Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
- Container Corporation of India (CCI)
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
- High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
- Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
- Ircon International (IRCON)
- Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
- Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
- Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
- Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
- Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
- RailTel
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
- Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
- Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
- Coaching Stock
- Wagon Numbering
- Locomotives
- Multiple units
- ICF coach
- LHB coach
- Tejas coach
- Vande Bharat
- Amrit Bharat
units
- BEML Limited
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Bharat Wagon and Engineering
- Braithwaite & Co.
- Burn Standard Company
- Banaras Locomotive Works
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
- Diesel Locomotive Factory
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- Electric Locomotive Factory
- Integral Coach Factory
- Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
- Modern Coach Factory
- Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)
- Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)
- Rail Wheel Factory
- Rail Wheel Plant
- Titagarh Wagons
depots
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trains
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institutes
- Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
- Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
- Indian Railways Track Machine Training Center (IRTMTC)
- National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
- National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
- Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)
- Accidents
- Anti-collision device
- Kavach
- Future
- Last vehicle board
- Railway budget
- Railway schools
- Train Warning System
- Urban Rail Transit
Category
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| Blue line (Line 1) |
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| Green line (Line 2) |
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| Purple Line (Line 3) |
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