Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety Janak Kumar Garg inspected the Beleghata-Ruby section of Kolkata Metro’s Airport-New Garia line on Friday, officials said. During the inspection, speed trials were also conducted on the overhead 4.4-km section located along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, they said.
In a statement, Kolkata Metro said that Garg expressed his satisfaction after the inspection. He inspected the entry and exit gates, ticketing system, escalators, lifts, signage boards, electronic interlocking (EI) system, and signal equipment room of Beleghata, Barun Sengupta, Ritwik Ghatak and VIP Bazar stations, it said.
Garg also undertook a trolley inspection along the stretch up to the Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station, the statement said. He also held a high-level meeting with officials of Kolkata Metro and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), which is building the 30-km line, also known as the Orange Line.
Earlier this month, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 6-km section of the line, from the Kavi Subhash station in New Garia to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station at Ruby Crossing. The approval of the CCRS is mandatory for commissioning any metro or railway project.
Asked when the section will be opened to the public, a Metro official told .
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