Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Calcutta High Court Suggests Meeting to Resolve Metro Viaduct Issue
The Calcutta High Court wants all the groups involved in building the Kavi Subhash-Airport Metro line in Kolkata to meet and solve a problem.
The problem is that they need the police's permission to finish building a bridge-like structure called a viaduct.
This structure is at Chingrighata.
The Court wants the groups, including the Metro Railway, RVNL, the government, and the police, to talk and find a solution.
The goal is to get the metro line working between Kavi Subhash and Sector V stations, which will help many people who use the metro.
The Court will decide on a meeting date after hearing from the parties next week.
Calcutta High Court suggested stakeholders meeting to solve viaduct construction issue.
The meeting aims to resolve police clearance delays.
Involved parties include Metro Railway, RVNL, and government.
Completion of viaduct crucial for commercial services on the line.
The Court will set a meeting date next week.
- Who
- Calcutta High Court
- What
- Suggested stakeholders meeting
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- Resolve police clearance for viaduct construction
- Issue
- Police clearance for viaduct construction
- Location
- Chingrighata crossing, Kolkata
- Affected Metro Line
- Kavi Subhash-Airport Metro line
- Court's Suggestion
- Stakeholders meeting
- Stakeholders
- Metro Railway, RVNL, West Bengal govt, Kolkata Police
- Court's Direction
- Parties to inform court about meeting date
Sources
Kolkata Metro Alert: No trains at 10:40 pm on Dumdum–Shahid Khudiram route till further notice
Railway announces measures to ease congestion after Kavi Subhash station shutdown - Telegraph India
ER to introduce two AC local trains in Sealdah division
Over 8 lakh commuters avail of Kolkata Metro services on Sep 1
Blue Line night service shut down, metro curtails trains to accelerate station repairs - Telegraph India
Suspension of special experimental night Metro services
Kolkata Metro Sends Alert: No Trains At 10:40 pm On Dumdum–Shahid Khudiram Route