The Kolkata Police and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have finalised a three-night window to complete the “missing link” at the busy Chingrighata intersection, marking a significant breakthrough for the New Garia-Airport Metro corridor. The completion of this segment is crucial for the entire Orange Line project.
If the upcoming night traffic blocks and subsequent construction phases proceed without further delays, the officials have estimated that the full line extending to the Jai Hind (Airport) Metro station will be operational by April 2027. The construction is scheduled to take place between May 17 and 19.
To minimise the impact on the city’s arterial traffic, the work will be confined to a five-hour window each night, running from midnight to 5:00 am, according to sources.
Authorities have chosen the mid-May window to coincide with the start of school summer vacations. With schools likely closing around May 15, officials are expecting a significantly lower vehicular load on the EM Bypass. The move comes after months of deliberation. RVNL has been actively seeking a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for night traffic blocks at the Chingrighata crossing since September 2024. The intersection is one of the most congested points in the city, making the coordination between rail authorities and traffic police vital. While the work is scheduled for late-night hours, motorists using the EM Bypass during May third week are advised to monitor traffic updates for any temporary diversions near the Chingrighata flyover.
Following this work, three critical pillar numbers — 317, 318, and 319 — which stand unfinished will be connected and the Metro line will be connected from Southern suburbs to the IT hub of Sector V. This 366-meter missing link in the Orange Line (Line 6) has been a major point of frustration for commuters for several months. While the line is currently operational from Kavi Subhash (New Garia) up to Beleghata (Hemanta Mukhopadhyay), the final connection to the tech hub remains severed at this bottleneck.