
Kolkata: For the convenience of passengers travelling by Metro during peak hours, the underground train services would now be available at an interval of every five minutes, officials said on Monday. Metro spokesperson and DGM Protyush Ghosh said the new rescheduled timing would be applicable from Tuesday during peak hours. At present Metro services are available at a gap of every six minutes as the trains make 270 trips during...

09:40 PM, May 28, 2012

Kolkata: Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani' has run into a controversy with the Kolkata Metro Railway authorities objecting to a scene in the upcoming film where the actress is shown as being pushed perilously before a speeding train. Metro spokesperson Protyush Ghosh told PTI that the Metro authorities had asked producers of the film to remove the particular clip from their trailers as well as from the film, which releases next...

07:12 PM, Mar 04, 2012

Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has hit back at Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. He skipped the banquet hosted by Governor MK Narayanan in honour of President Pratibha Patil. His office gave the excuse that the Chief Minister missed the do because of another engagement. Earlier on Wednesday Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had snubbed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee by not inviting him for the foundation stone laying...

09:37 AM, Sep 23, 2010

Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee snubbed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday by not inviting him for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new metro railway project in Kolkata. The new project was inaugurated by President Prathiba Patil. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee along with many leaders of Trinamool Congress was also present at the inauguration. But not a single representative of the West Bengal government was...

12:14 PM, Sep 22, 2010

There are inadequate ticket counters which lead to long queues at the station. ...

04:08 PM, Aug 30, 2009

The new station has been named after Bengali actor Uttam Kumar. ...

05:27 PM, Aug 22, 2009

This line will reduce the transportation time from 45 mins to nine mins. ...

02:03 PM, Aug 22, 2009

With the north-south track of the Kolkata Metro being extended, the government also plans to build an east-west link. ...

03:56 PM, May 31, 2007