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                                                                                                       Kolkata Metro Launches Tourist Smart Cards And Special Services For Durga Puja Rush
- Monday September 22, 2025
 - Travel | Edited by Neha Grover
 
Kolkata Metro: Tourist Smart Card holders can enjoy unlimited metro rides for three days for a fixed price of Rs 250 and Rs 550 for five days.
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 www.ndtv.com/travel 
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                                                                                                       Teen Stabbed To Death By Friend After Fight In Kolkata Metro Station: Cops
- Friday September 12, 2025
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
17-year-old student was stabbed to death during a violent altercation with his friend at Dakshineswar Metro Station here on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among commuters and raising serious security concerns, a senior police officer said.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM Modi To Flag Off Three New Metro Routes In Kolkata: All You Need To Know
- Friday August 22, 2025
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday willflag off metro train services on newly constructed sections in Kolkata. The event will be during his visit to West Bengal, after visiting Bihar.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Kolkata Metro Extends Night Services For Christmas. See Details
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
 - Travel | Press Trust of India
 
For the convenience of all who will be visiting Park Street and adjoining areas on Christmas, Metro is going to operate late-night services on the Blue Line.
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 www.ndtv.com/travel 
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                                                                                                       "This Is Not Bangladesh": Bengali Passenger Confronted On Kolkata Metro For Speaking Native Tongue
- Monday November 25, 2024
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
A woman took issue with a Bengali passenger, who spoke her native language instead of Hindi, on a Kolkata Metro train.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       India's First Underwater Metro Service Opens For Public In Kolkata
- Friday March 15, 2024
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata today with commuters seen queueing up for the first ride on the country's first-ever train ride under water.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       "520 Metres In 45 Seconds": All About India's 1st Underwater Metro
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the country's first-ever underwater metro, the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section in Kolkata today.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM To Inaugurate India's First Underwater Metro Service In Kolkata Today
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM Modi To Inaugurate India's 1st Underwater Metro In Kolkata Tomorrow
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata tomorrow.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Air India Express To Have Direct Flights From Ayodhya To These Two Cities
- Friday December 29, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Air India Express has announced the beginning of flights from Ayodhya to major metros of Bengaluru and Kolkata from January 17.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       India's 1st Underwater Metro In Kolkata Likely To Open In December
- Friday May 19, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
India's first underwater metro in Kolkata, an example of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', for which a challenging task was done by Indian engineers, is expected to be open for commuters by the end of 2023.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Watch: Kolkata Metro Runs Under River, First In India
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Kolkata Metro created history on Wednesday when its rake ran through a tunnel under a river for the first time in the country, a senior official said here.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Kolkata Underwater Metro, Country's 1st, To Be Completed By December 2023
- Friday December 30, 2022
 - India News | Asian News International
 
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Friday said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, India's first underwater metro service, is expected to be completed by December 2023.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM To Flag Off Vande Bharat Express, Section Of Kolkata Metro Tomorrow
- Thursday December 29, 2022
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal tomorrow to flag off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri at Howrah Railway Station and inaugurate the Joka-Taratala stretch of the Purple Line
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       No Tokens To Be Issued In Kolkata Metro To Contain Spread Of Covid
- Monday January 3, 2022
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
In a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolkata Metro has temporarily suspended the issuance of tokens with effect from January 3, Monday till further notice.
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 www.ndtv.com 
 
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                                                                                                       Kolkata Metro Launches Tourist Smart Cards And Special Services For Durga Puja Rush
- Monday September 22, 2025
 - Travel | Edited by Neha Grover
 
Kolkata Metro: Tourist Smart Card holders can enjoy unlimited metro rides for three days for a fixed price of Rs 250 and Rs 550 for five days.
-  
 www.ndtv.com/travel 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Teen Stabbed To Death By Friend After Fight In Kolkata Metro Station: Cops
- Friday September 12, 2025
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
17-year-old student was stabbed to death during a violent altercation with his friend at Dakshineswar Metro Station here on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among commuters and raising serious security concerns, a senior police officer said.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM Modi To Flag Off Three New Metro Routes In Kolkata: All You Need To Know
- Friday August 22, 2025
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday willflag off metro train services on newly constructed sections in Kolkata. The event will be during his visit to West Bengal, after visiting Bihar.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Kolkata Metro Extends Night Services For Christmas. See Details
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
 - Travel | Press Trust of India
 
For the convenience of all who will be visiting Park Street and adjoining areas on Christmas, Metro is going to operate late-night services on the Blue Line.
-  
 www.ndtv.com/travel 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       "This Is Not Bangladesh": Bengali Passenger Confronted On Kolkata Metro For Speaking Native Tongue
- Monday November 25, 2024
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
A woman took issue with a Bengali passenger, who spoke her native language instead of Hindi, on a Kolkata Metro train.
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 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       India's First Underwater Metro Service Opens For Public In Kolkata
- Friday March 15, 2024
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata today with commuters seen queueing up for the first ride on the country's first-ever train ride under water.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       "520 Metres In 45 Seconds": All About India's 1st Underwater Metro
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
 - India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the country's first-ever underwater metro, the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section in Kolkata today.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       PM To Inaugurate India's First Underwater Metro Service In Kolkata Today
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       PM Modi To Inaugurate India's 1st Underwater Metro In Kolkata Tomorrow
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata tomorrow.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Air India Express To Have Direct Flights From Ayodhya To These Two Cities
- Friday December 29, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Air India Express has announced the beginning of flights from Ayodhya to major metros of Bengaluru and Kolkata from January 17.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       India's 1st Underwater Metro In Kolkata Likely To Open In December
- Friday May 19, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
India's first underwater metro in Kolkata, an example of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', for which a challenging task was done by Indian engineers, is expected to be open for commuters by the end of 2023.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Watch: Kolkata Metro Runs Under River, First In India
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Kolkata Metro created history on Wednesday when its rake ran through a tunnel under a river for the first time in the country, a senior official said here.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Kolkata Underwater Metro, Country's 1st, To Be Completed By December 2023
- Friday December 30, 2022
 - India News | Asian News International
 
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Friday said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, India's first underwater metro service, is expected to be completed by December 2023.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       PM To Flag Off Vande Bharat Express, Section Of Kolkata Metro Tomorrow
- Thursday December 29, 2022
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal tomorrow to flag off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri at Howrah Railway Station and inaugurate the Joka-Taratala stretch of the Purple Line
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       No Tokens To Be Issued In Kolkata Metro To Contain Spread Of Covid
- Monday January 3, 2022
 - Kolkata News | Asian News International
 
In a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolkata Metro has temporarily suspended the issuance of tokens with effect from January 3, Monday till further notice.
-  
 www.ndtv.com