Kolkata Metro
After independence in 1947, the transport problem of Kolkata drew the attention of city planners, the state government and also the government of India. It was soon realized that something had to be done and quickly in order to cope with the situation. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, first conceived in 1949, the idea of building an Underground Railway for Kolkata to try to solve the problems. A survey was done by a team of French experts, but nothing concrete came of this. Efforts to solve the problem by augmenting the existing fleet of public transport vehicles hardly helped, since roads account for only 4.2% of the surface area in Calcutta, compared with 25% in Delhi and even 30% in other cities. With a view to finding alternative solutions to alleviate th
Belgachia metro station
Central metro station, Kolkata
Chandni Chowk metro station, Kolkata
Dum Dum metro station
Esplanade metro station
Girish Park metro station
Gitanjali metro station
Jatin Das Park metro station
Kalighat metro station
Kavi Nazrul metro station
Kavi Subhash metro station
List of proposed Kolkata metro stations
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station
Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Kolkata)
Maidan metro station
Masterda Surya Sen metro station
Netaji Bhavan metro station
Netaji metro station
Noapara metro station
Park Street metro station
Rabindra Sadan metro station
Rabindra Sarobar metro station
Shahid Khudiram metro station
Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station
Shyambazar metro station
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Kolkata Metro
After independence in 1947, the transport problem of Kolkata drew the attention of city planners, the state government and also the government of India. It was soon realized that something had to be done and quickly in order to cope with the situation. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, first conceived in 1949, the idea of building an Underground Railway for Kolkata to try to solve the problems. A survey was done by a team of French experts, but nothing concrete came of this. Efforts to solve the problem by augmenting the existing fleet of public transport vehicles hardly helped, since roads account for only 4.2% of the surface area in Calcutta, compared with 25% in Delhi and even 30% in other cities. With a view to finding alternative solutions to alleviate th
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After independence in 1947, th ...... um to Noapara on 10 July 2013.
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De metro van Calcutta (Bengaal ...... e tweede metro, die van Delhi.
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Die Metro Kolkata (bengali: কল ...... ria Bazar) im Süden der Stadt.
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El metro de Calcuta es un sist ...... sistema de metro de la India.
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La metropolitana di Calcutta è ...... servizi commerciali nel 1984.
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Le Métro de Calcuta (en bengal ...... us grandes métropoles du pays.
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O Metrô de Calcutá (bengali: ক ...... stações, e possui duas linhas.
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Калькуттский метрополитен (хин ...... ющей и одной строящейся линии.
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加尔各答地铁是位于印度西孟加拉邦加尔各答的地铁系统,自1984年开始正式运营。除了正在运营的一号线外,尚有5条线路正在建设。其一号线是印度第一条地铁。
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1984-10-24
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Sri Ashwani Kumar Kapoor (General Manager)
Sri Ashwani Kumar Kapoor, (Chairman)
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Metro Railway, Kolkata Head Of ...... chand Sarani, Kolkata - 700021
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মেট্রো রেলওয়ে, কলকাতা
কলকাতা মেট্রো রেল কর্পোরেশন
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After independence in 1947, th ...... tive solutions to alleviate th
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De metro van Calcutta (Bengaal ...... ggen tegenwoordig 23 stations.
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Die Metro Kolkata (bengali: কল ...... hl der zu fahrenden Stationen.
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El metro de Calcuta es un sist ...... sistema de metro de la India.
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La metropolitana di Calcutta è ...... servizi commerciali nel 1984.
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Le Métro de Calcuta (en bengal ...... us grandes métropoles du pays.
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O Metrô de Calcutá (bengali: ক ...... stações, e possui duas linhas.
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Калькуттский метрополитен (хин ...... ющей и одной строящейся линии.
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加尔各答地铁是位于印度西孟加拉邦加尔各答的地铁系统,自1984年开始正式运营。除了正在运营的一号线外,尚有5条线路正在建设。其一号线是印度第一条地铁。
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Kolkata Metro
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Metro Kolkata
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Metro de Calcuta
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Metro van Calcutta
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Metropolitana di Calcutta
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Metrô de Calcutá
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Métro de Calcutta
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Калькуттский метрополитен
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加尔各答地铁
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Kolkata Metro
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কলকাতা মেট্রো
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