Kolkata metro's East-West services to remain suspended from Mar 15 to 17

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata metro's East-West services will remain suspended for three days in the next week, according to an official release.

Mamata Banerjee 'felt bad' for not being invited at East-West metro inauguration

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she "felt bad" for not being invited at the inaugural run of the first phase of East-West metro services in Kolkata.

Valentine's Day: Man proposes to his partner during debut run of Kolkata's E-W Metro

Kolkata/IBNS: The debut run of Kolkata's East-West Metro, which was inaugurated just a day ago, was marked by a unique love story where a man proposed to his partner inside a coach on the occasion of Valentine's Day on Friday.

Piyush Goyal flags off East-West Metro's first phase project in Kolkata

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday flagged off the highly-anticipated Kolkata's East-West Metro's first phase's inaugural run in Salt Lake.

Kolkata: Brabourne Road to remain closed for next 3 days for East-West metro tunneling works

Kolkata, Jul 7 (IBNS): The Kolkata Traffic Police are all set to shut down Kolkata's Brabourne Road to all vehicular traffic for next three days as the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMRCL)'s tunnel boring machine will start drilling underground tunnel for East-West metro project under Brabourne Road Flyover from Friday midnight, reports said.

KMRCL completes India's maiden under-water metro tunnel between Kolkata and Howrah

Kolkata, Jun 23 (IBNS): Construction works of country's first under-water metro tunnel between Kolkata and its twin city Howrah, which was begun in April, has been successfully completed, official said.