West Bengal

The tunnel ventilation system of Kolkata Metro's north-south corridor, also known as the Blue Line, is set to undergo a major upgrade. This underground stretch is the city's oldest and busiest metro route. The revamp will cover 15 underground stations between ...

The Kolkata Metro's major corridors have received mixed funding allocations this year, with some lines seeing slight increases and others facing reduced support. The Orange Line, which connects New Garia to the Airport, has been allocated Rs 705.5 crore. This is ...

Metro Railway is planning to begin full-scale reconstruction work at the Blue Line's Kavi Subhash station around April, according to senior officials. At the same time, work will also start on setting up a rake-reversal facility at Shahid Khudiram, which is ...

Train services on the Blue Line of the Kolkata Metro were partly affected for nearly one hour on Wednesday morning due to a signalling issue at Dakshineswar station. The problem occurred during the early hours of operation and caused a temporary ...

The Indian Railways has started three new weekly train services connecting Bengaluru in Karnataka with different parts of West Bengal. These trains began running from January 21, 22, and 24, 2026, as part of efforts to improve long-distance rail travel between ...

For the third time this month, commuters travelling on Kolkata Metro's Blue Line faced disruptions on Thursday due to a technical problem. The trouble started early in the morning when the first train of the day got stuck at Rabindra Sadan ...

Kolkata Metro services were disrupted early on Thursday morning due to sudden preventive maintenance work carried out between Rabindra Sadan and Netaji Bhavan stations. This unexpected work caused trouble for many passengers who depend on the Metro for their daily commute, ...

Kolkata Metro services were disrupted early on Tuesday morning after a power supply problem caused a train to stop inside a tunnel between Rabindra Sadan and Netaji Bhawan stations. The incident occurred during the busy morning hours, causing inconvenience for many ...

Metro commuters faced problems on the first Monday of the New Year after train services were disrupted for about an hour starting at 7.38 am due to a technical fault. Many students and office-goers who travel from the southern parts of ...

Kolkata commuters faced inconvenience on Friday evening after a temporary power supply problem occurred at three metro stations on the Airport-Noapara line. The affected stations were Jai Hind Bimanbandar, Dum Dum Cantonment, and Jessore Road, officials said.   Photo Credit: PTI ...

The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to finalise dates for traffic diversions by January 6 so that the metro bridge construction work at Chingrighata crossing can be completed by February 15, 2026. The court stated that while ...

Kolkata Metro, India's oldest metro network, is introducing a new intelligent surveillance system to detect passengers in distress and prevent suicide attempts on the tracks. Over the years, the Metro has faced many such incidents, leading to service delays and emotional ...