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Kolkata Metro Begins Orange Line Trials After Months of Delay
Kolkata Metro has started testing trains on a new part of its Orange Line.
This section runs between Beleghata and the IT Centre and is 3.5 kilometres long.
The first test also began checks of a computer-based system that helps control trains and their movement.
Work had been held up for months at Chingrighata Crossing because police clearance was disputed.
The work was completed in stages after permission was granted.
When the extension is ready for passengers, it is expected to connect Salt Lake Sector V with Garia.
The Orange Line is also planned to extend closer to New Town and eventually to the airport.
The line currently runs between Kavi Subhash and Beleghata.
Trial runs began Saturday on the 3.5-km Beleghata–IT Centre section of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line.
The first run also started testing the Communication-Based Train Control signalling system.
Construction at Chingrighata Crossing had been delayed for months amid a dispute over police clearance.
The extension is planned to connect Salt Lake Sector V with Garia and bring the line closer to New Town.
The 32-km Orange Line currently operates between Kavi Subhash and Beleghata, with the corridor eventually planned to reach the airport.
- Who
- Kolkata Metro Railway
- What
- Started trial runs and Communication-Based Train Control system testing on the Beleghata–IT Centre section of the Orange Line.
- Where
- The Beleghata–IT Centre section of Kolkata’s Orange Line, including the Chingrighata Crossing work area.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not state a calendar date.
- Why
- To test the new section and its train-control signalling system ahead of its planned operation.
Previous TMC government
Centre
Clearance dispute and construction delay
Previous TMC government
The article says construction was stalled amid a clearance dispute between the Centre and the previous TMC government; it does not specify the TMC government's position.
Centre
The article says construction was stalled amid a clearance dispute between the Centre and the previous TMC government; it does not specify the Centre's position.
Key facts
- Trial section
- Beleghata–IT Centre
- Extension length
- 3.5 km
- Line length
- 32 km
- System trials
- Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
- Current operating section
- Kavi Subhash to Beleghata
- Planned route
- The extension is intended to connect Salt Lake Sector V with Garia; the corridor is eventually planned to extend to the airport.
- Reported delay
- Construction at Chingrighata Crossing was held up for months over a police-clearance dispute.
Quotes
Kolkata Metro
Metro railway operator that announced the trial run on social media.
“A major milestone for Metro Railway Kolkata! The first trial run on Beleghata - IT Centre section of the Orange Line was successfully conducted today, marking the commencement of CBTC system trials”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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