Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Kolkata Metro Begins Orange Line Trials Toward Sector V
Kolkata Metro has started testing trains on a new part of the Orange Line.
The section runs from Beleghata to the IT Centre in Sector V. The articles disagree about its length, reporting either 3.5 or 4.5 kilometres.
The tests will check the train signals and other railway equipment.
Work at Chingrighata Crossing had been delayed for months because permission for the work was disputed.
After testing and any needed fixes, the Metro must get safety clearance before carrying passengers.
An official said passenger services are being targeted by the end of the year.
The new section is expected to connect Sector V with the Orange Line’s southern route and meet the Green Line at Sector V.
Trial runs began Saturday on the Beleghata–IT Centre (Sector V) section of Kolkata’s Orange Line.
The articles give different lengths for the stretch: 3.5 km and 4.5 km.
Testing will cover signalling and other railway infrastructure, including the Communication-Based Train Control system.
Work at Chingrighata Crossing had been delayed for months over a police-clearance dispute and was completed in phases after permission was granted.
An official said commercial runs are being targeted by year-end; services require trial rectifications and Commissioner of Railway Safety clearance.
- Who
- Kolkata Metro Railway; Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd is identified as the executing agency.
- What
- Trial runs began on the Beleghata–IT Centre/Sector V section of the Orange Line.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not give a calendar date.
- Where
- The Orange Line in Kolkata, on the section between Beleghata and IT Centre (Sector V).
- Why
- To test signalling and railway infrastructure before seeking safety clearance for commercial services.
Previous TMC government
Centre
Clearance dispute and construction delay
Previous TMC government
The article describes a clearance dispute between the Centre and the previous TMC government but does not specify the TMC government's position.
Centre
The article describes a clearance dispute between the Centre and the previous TMC government but does not specify the Centre's position.
- Trial section
- Beleghata–IT Centre (Sector V)
- Reported section length
- One article reports 3.5 km; another reports 4.5 km.
- Systems under test
- Signalling, railway infrastructure, and Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
- Commercial service target
- By the end of the year, according to an RVNL official
- Required before passenger service
- Completion of trials, necessary rectifications, and Commissioner of Railway Safety inspection and clearance
- Construction delay
- Work at Chingrighata Crossing was held up for months amid a police-clearance dispute; work was later completed in phases.
- Network connections
- The extension is expected to link Sector V with the Orange Line route toward New Garia/Garia and intersect with the Green Line at Sector V.
