1st trolley run for Metro ops between Sec V & Chingrighata
Times of India | 8 December 2024
12 Kolkata: Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy on Saturday took the first trolley ride between Gour Kishore Ghosh and Sector V stations of the Orange line.
Metro Railway and RVNL, implementing agency of the 29km New Garia-Airport (Orange) Line, are chasing a Mar 2025 deadline for commissioning the 8km sector beyond Ruby till Sector V. For this, the 650m gap at Chingrighata must be bridged.
The Orange Line, which now runs 5.4km from New Garia to Ruby, meets the Green Line at Sector V. "Track laying is over and the GM conducted the maiden trolley run from Gour Kishore Ghosh (after Chingrighata) to IT Centre (Sector V) stretch of Orange Line," an official said. tnn
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