Kolkata Metro: Kolkata Metro railway companies on the Esplanade to Howrah Maidan stretch of Inexperienced Line 2 will stay suspended on January 12 and 19 because of the interlocking check for the communication-based practice management (CBTC), an official assertion stated.
Companies suspended resulting from interlocking check
As per the official assertion, the interlocking check is important for beginning the service in the whole 16.6 km hall from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V.
A Metro Railway official stated that the companies alongside the whole 16.6 km East-West Hall, spanning from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V, are anticipated to begin inside a couple of months. “This exhaustive interlocking check is important to interface and combine each software program and {hardware} of the system in the whole stretch from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V,” the Metro Railway assertion stated.
Presently, Metro companies on the Inexperienced Line function between Esplanade and Howrah Maidan, in addition to between Sealdah and Salt Lake Sector V.
Extra companies alongside North-South hall from Jan 13
Kolkata Metro has introduced extra companies alongside the North-South hall beginning January 13 on a trial foundation, in accordance with an official assertion.
Fourteen further companies (seven in every course) will run from Monday to Saturday on the Blue Line between Noapara and Kavi Subhash throughout peak hours: 9 am to 11 am and 5 pm to eight pm on a trial foundation. This initiative goals to boost comfort for commuters, providing six-minute intervals between Dum Dum and Kavi Subhash throughout rush hours.
Moreover, particular evening companies on the Blue Line will function at 10:40 pm from Kavi Subhash and Dum Dum stations, Monday to Friday.
(With PTI inputs)
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