Kolkata Metro creates History!For the first time in India,a Metro rake ran under any river today!Regular trial runs from
#HowrahMaidan
to
#Esplanade
will start very soon. Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy,General Manager has described this run as a historic moment for the city of
#Kolkata
.
Today is a day for rejoicing for Kolkatans.Tunnel Boring Machine Urvi has entered Sealdah station.The east bound tunneling work from Howrah Maidan to Sealdah station under the river Hooghly is now complete.
A 69-yr old passenger slipped &fell on the track bed today at Netaji stn while a Metro was entering. Motorman Amal Das stopped the train after seeing this.RPF rescued the passenger.Shri Arun Arora,GM has announced an award for Shri Das for showing alertness and presence of mind.
@PiyushGoyalOffc
Netaji Bhawan Metro stn.....the first all women managed underground Metro stn in the country......listen to what our commuters had to say....
ভারতের প্রথম আন্ডার ওয়াটার ট্রেন কলকাতার হুগলি নদীর নীচে থেকে চলা শুরু করবে। উৎকৃষ্ট ইন্জিনিয়ারিং এর উদাহরণ এই ট্রেন, প্রতিনিয়ত রেলের প্রগতির প্রতীক।
এটা তৈরী হলে কলকাতাবাসীদের সুবিধা এবং দেশ গর্ব অনুভব করবে।
The maiden trial run on
#Taratala
-
#Majerhat
stretch of
#Joka
-
#Esplanade
#Metro
Corridor has been conducted smoothly today. The AC trial rake (MR-417) started from Taratala station at 12.16 hrs. and after covering 1.25 kms it reached Majerhat station at 12.19 hrs.
#RVNL
The structural work of
#Airport
station is now over.
#Metro
engineers are now busy to complete the finishing &
#beautification
work to make this station ready for commissioning. Lifts,escalators,travellators will be available here & the
#landscaping
of this huge station going on.
#TrialRun
between
#Noapara
and
#DumdumCantonment
Metro stations conducted for the first time today. This trial run started at 18.18 hrs. this evening. Trial rake completed two round trips during this run in presence of top
#Metro
officials.
A train entering Salt Lake sector v stn y'day.....you can see how the Platform Screen Doors open..... a passenger will know exactly where to stand on the platform to enter the train.
15 -16 tons of sand bags which is equal to the load of a fully crowded coach is being loaded in each of the coaches of the new ICF rakes for its trial run from Noapara to Esplanade Station
Trial runs were conducted between
#HemantaMukhopadhyay
to
#Beleghata
stretch of
#OrangeLine
today.
Two round trips were made to keep everything ready for the commercial services on this extended stretch.
The maiden trial run on Kavi Subhas-Hemant Mukhopadhyay stretch of Kavi Subhas-Airport Metro project conducted smoothly today.Shri Arun Arora,GM,Metro Railway has congratulated all the officers & staff of Team Metro & Team RVNL for this successful completion of trial run.
Construction work of
#Majerhat
#Metro
stn of
#PurpleLine
is going on in full swing.Scaffolding works of the station & platform roof & covering it with
#PVCSheets
are going on.The installation work of escalators & the beautification work with murals,paintings have also started.
A long wait is over! Two more rakes from Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co Ltd reached
#Noapara
Carshed today.These modern AC rakes are equipped with wider emergency front evacuation door, driver desk, CCTV cameras with automatic 360-degree coverage & other improved features.
Construction work of the D-wall of
#Victoria
#Metro
station going on in full swing. Already construction of 115- metre of diaphragm walls has been completed.