Metro Railway, Kolkata, is the owner and operator of Kolkata Metro, the oldest metro system of India. On 29 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the Indian Railways, operated by the Ministry of Railways.
History
Logo previously used before becoming the zone of Indian Railways
In 1969, the Metropolitan Transport Project was formed under Indian Railways. In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata.[1][2] With help of Soviet specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and East German engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5 km in 1971.[2]
Lines
Currently it owns and operates Kolkata Metro Line 1, 3, 6 and operates 2. It will operate other lines (4, 5) after their completion. From July 2019, KMRC handed over the operations of Line 2 to Metro Railway, Kolkata.[3]
Construction
Under Metro Railway, Kolkata
It is currently constructing the Kolkata Metro Line 4. It is a 16.876 km long line from Noapara to Barasat.
Total sanctioned projects
No. of projects: 6
Total length: 98.3 kilometres (61.1 mi)
Sanctioned cost:₹23,481.79 crore (US$2.7 billion)
Expenditure:₹91,330.02 crore (US$11 billion) (up to March 2019)
