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Overcrowded Monorail Train Halted For 12 Minutes To Offload Passengers
A Monorail train came to a halt for 12 minutes at Acharya Atre Chowk station in the city on Thursday morning, with officials stating that it was halted for offloading passengers and not because of any technical issue.
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Centre Amends Law To Prevent Attachment Of Delhi Metro Assets
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) Act 2002 to ensure that no attachment of properties or bank accounts or any assets of any metro rail can ever be carried out.
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16 Additional Metro Gates To Be Operational From Monday In Delhi
After Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) eased restriction for the Delhi Metro, sixteen additional entry gates of metro stations will be made operational from Monday.
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Officials Discuss COVID-19 Protocols For Resuming Kolkata Metro Services
Senior officials of the Metro Railway and West Bengal government met today to discuss the modalities of putting in place social distancing norms and crowd management for resumption of services.
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Kolkata Metro Says Services Will Resume When Centre Gives Nod
The Metro Railway in Kolkata said today that it will restart services on receiving the go-ahead from the Union Home Ministry and the Railway Ministry.
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Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Likely To Be Delayed By A Year: Official
Completion of Kolkata's East-West Metro corridor is likely to be delayed by up to one year due to the accident caused by an aquifer burst in Bowbazar area during drilling operations in August, a senior KMRC or Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation official said.
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Sparks In Third Rail Disrupt Kolkata Metro Services
Metro Railway services were disrupted for more than an hour today this morning after sparks were seen flying from the third rail near Dumdum station, an official said.
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Kolkata Metro To Run Night-Long Service During Durga Puja
The Metro Railway in West Bengal's Kolkata will run special night-long services during the Durga Puja days, its general manager PC Sharma said today.
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Bomb Threat At Kolkata Metro Railway Station Turns Hoax
An abandoned can lying near an escalator at Rabindra Sadan station on Saturday triggered a scare as commuters suspected it to be a bomb which turned out to be a hoax, Metro Railway officials said.
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Man Dies In Hospital After Jumping In Front Of Metro Train In Kolkata
A day after a 24-year-old woman, clutching an infant in her arms, committed suicide by jumping in front of an approaching Metro train in Kolkata on Sunday evening, a man reportedly tried to do the same but was rescued on time by an alert Metro railway official, a source in the Metro railways said.
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Kolkata Metro Carries Over 6 Per Cent More Passengers During Durga Puja
Kolkata Metro Railway carried 43.83 lakh passengers, 6 per cent more than last year, during a week-long Durga Puja celebrations as pandal hoppers preferred the underground network to reach their destinations from south to north of the metropolis.
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Bullet Train? Not So Fast, Says India's 'Metro Man' Dr Sreedharan
Bullet Trains are not the need of the hour, instead Railways should focus on improving existing facilities, former Delhi Metro Chief Dr E Sreedharan said today.
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Government Spent Rs. 7,637 Crore For Metro Projects So Far This Fiscal
The Urban Development Ministry has shelled out Rs 7,637 crore towards metro rail projects in five states and the national capital in the current financial year till November, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Delhi Metro Ranked First in Information During Travel: Survey
Delhi Metro has been ranked first in "information during travel", as per an international survey of Metro systems conducted by Railway and Transport Strategic Centre (RTSC).
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Prime Minister Modi Expected to Inaugurate Badarpur-Faridabad Metro Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate Badarpur-Faridabad extension of metro services on September 6, Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) said today.
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Overcrowded Monorail Train Halted For 12 Minutes To Offload Passengers
A Monorail train came to a halt for 12 minutes at Acharya Atre Chowk station in the city on Thursday morning, with officials stating that it was halted for offloading passengers and not because of any technical issue.
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Centre Amends Law To Prevent Attachment Of Delhi Metro Assets
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) Act 2002 to ensure that no attachment of properties or bank accounts or any assets of any metro rail can ever be carried out.
-
16 Additional Metro Gates To Be Operational From Monday In Delhi
After Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) eased restriction for the Delhi Metro, sixteen additional entry gates of metro stations will be made operational from Monday.
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Officials Discuss COVID-19 Protocols For Resuming Kolkata Metro Services
Senior officials of the Metro Railway and West Bengal government met today to discuss the modalities of putting in place social distancing norms and crowd management for resumption of services.
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Kolkata Metro Says Services Will Resume When Centre Gives Nod
The Metro Railway in Kolkata said today that it will restart services on receiving the go-ahead from the Union Home Ministry and the Railway Ministry.
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Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Likely To Be Delayed By A Year: Official
Completion of Kolkata's East-West Metro corridor is likely to be delayed by up to one year due to the accident caused by an aquifer burst in Bowbazar area during drilling operations in August, a senior KMRC or Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation official said.
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Sparks In Third Rail Disrupt Kolkata Metro Services
Metro Railway services were disrupted for more than an hour today this morning after sparks were seen flying from the third rail near Dumdum station, an official said.
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Kolkata Metro To Run Night-Long Service During Durga Puja
The Metro Railway in West Bengal's Kolkata will run special night-long services during the Durga Puja days, its general manager PC Sharma said today.
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Bomb Threat At Kolkata Metro Railway Station Turns Hoax
An abandoned can lying near an escalator at Rabindra Sadan station on Saturday triggered a scare as commuters suspected it to be a bomb which turned out to be a hoax, Metro Railway officials said.
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Man Dies In Hospital After Jumping In Front Of Metro Train In Kolkata
A day after a 24-year-old woman, clutching an infant in her arms, committed suicide by jumping in front of an approaching Metro train in Kolkata on Sunday evening, a man reportedly tried to do the same but was rescued on time by an alert Metro railway official, a source in the Metro railways said.
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Kolkata Metro Carries Over 6 Per Cent More Passengers During Durga Puja
Kolkata Metro Railway carried 43.83 lakh passengers, 6 per cent more than last year, during a week-long Durga Puja celebrations as pandal hoppers preferred the underground network to reach their destinations from south to north of the metropolis.
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Bullet Train? Not So Fast, Says India's 'Metro Man' Dr Sreedharan
Bullet Trains are not the need of the hour, instead Railways should focus on improving existing facilities, former Delhi Metro Chief Dr E Sreedharan said today.
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Government Spent Rs. 7,637 Crore For Metro Projects So Far This Fiscal
The Urban Development Ministry has shelled out Rs 7,637 crore towards metro rail projects in five states and the national capital in the current financial year till November, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Delhi Metro Ranked First in Information During Travel: Survey
Delhi Metro has been ranked first in "information during travel", as per an international survey of Metro systems conducted by Railway and Transport Strategic Centre (RTSC).
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Prime Minister Modi Expected to Inaugurate Badarpur-Faridabad Metro Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate Badarpur-Faridabad extension of metro services on September 6, Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) said today.
