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Kolkata Metro Expansion Enters Full Rollout: East–West Running Daily, Yellow and Orange From Monday

Authorities have scheduled 366 daily services to cut travel times, improving SealdahEsplanade trips and airport access.

Overview

  • Commercial services on the fully linked East–West Green Line are operating seven days a week, with 186 trains Monday–Saturday at eight‑minute intervals and 104 on Sundays at 15‑minute intervals.
  • The Green Line includes India’s first under‑river metro section, a roughly 520‑metre tunnel beneath the Hooghly now open to passengers.
  • Weekday operations on the Yellow Line’s Noapara–Jai Hind Bimanbandar airport link start August 25 with 120 trains daily at 10–15 minute intervals and no weekend service.
  • The Orange Line’s Kavi Subhash–Beleghata segment begins weekday service on August 25 with 60 daily trains at approximately 25‑minute intervals and no weekend runs.
  • Separately, the Blue Line increases to 284 weekday trains from August 25, up from 262, to meet rising demand.