Good News Kolkata! More Metro Trains on Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Stretch from Monday

Kolkata: Amidst ongoing construction work between Esplane and Sealdah stations, East-West Metro services on Howrah Maidan-Esplane stretch will be increased from Monday, to manage rush during morning and evening peak hours, an official statement said.

At present, 150 trains are plying in corridor of which 76 are between Howrah Maidan and Esplane stations and rest between Howrah Maidan and Mahakaran stations.

From Monday 82 trains will ply between Howrah Maidan and Esplane stretch and rest between Howrah Maidan and Mahakaran stations, statement issued by Metro Railway Kolkata said.

Apart from that, frequency of services between Howrah Maidan and Esplane will be 20 minutes inste of present 24 minutes during morning and evening peak hours, it said.

Strengning work of tunnel between Esplane and Sealdah is going on with all precautions in wake of leakage inside E W Metro's under-construction tunnel in Bowbazar on September 5, which is fourth such incident at Bowbazar construction site since August 2019.

Kolkata Metro Railway General Manager P Uday Kumar Reddy last week inspected Bowbazar site of East-West Metro Railway to monitor progress of work of Sealdah-Esplane stretch.

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