West Bengal

Kolkata is set to become one of the few cities in India to operate driverless Metro trains. After Delhi and Bengaluru, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has approved driverless operations for Kolkata Metro's Green Line, East-West Corridor, which runs between ...

Kolkata Metro's construction work to close the final 56-metre gap in the Orange Line Metro viaduct at Chingrighata will begin on Tuesday, marking an important step towards extending the Metro line to Salt Lake Sector V, with officials aiming to start ...

The work to connect two metro viaduct pillars at the EM Bypass-Chingrighata crossing for Kolkata's New Garia-Airport Metro, Orange Line has been postponed. The work was originally scheduled to take place from Friday night until early Monday morning. Photo ...

The Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway will introduce 14 new suburban train services from July 6, 2026, to reduce overcrowding and improve connectivity for daily commuters in and around Kolkata. The new services include 11 EMU trains and 3 MEMU trains. ...

To manage the heavy rush of passengers during the summer travel season, the Jammu Division of Northern Railway will operate a one-way fully reserved special train between Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station in Udhampur and Kharagpur. The special train will ...

Kolkata Metro passengers may face fewer train services on Friday, June 26, because Metro Railway has announced a special timetable for Muharram. The reduced services will affect the Blue, Green, and Yellow lines. Passengers are advised to check the revised schedule ...

Kolkata Metro will start running much earlier than usual on Sunday, June 21, to help people travel for International Yoga Day events and the NEET-UG 2026 examination. Metro Railway has announced that services on the Blue, Green, and Yellow lines will ...

To help candidates appearing for the West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination on June 14, Kolkata Metro has announced additional train services on both the Blue and Green Metro lines. The special arrangement has been made to ensure that exam ...

Kolkata Metro Railway has begun preliminary work on a proposed new metro corridor that will connect Kolkata Station at Chitpur with Karunamoyee in Salt Lake. The project is currently in the feasibility study stage and marks the first completely new metro ...

Metro Railway has proposed a new metro corridor connecting Kolkata Station, Chitpur, with Karunamoyee in Salt Lake. The announcement comes just before Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visits Kolkata, where he is expected to discuss several railway projects with the state government. ...

People travelling by Kolkata Metro on Thursday, May 28, will see fewer services on some routes due to the holiday of Eid-ul-Zuha, also known as Bakrid. However, the timings of the first and last trains on these routes will remain the ...

Several trains on the Barddhaman-Asansol railway section will remain cancelled or delayed until May 27 because of signalling upgrade work at Panagarh station under the Asansol Division of Eastern Railway. Photo Credit: PTI List of Trains to be Affected Due ...