Archive · 15 Aug 2025
PM Modi to Open 3 Kolkata Metro Lines on August 22
Prime Minister Modi is coming to Kolkata on August 22nd to open three new sections of the metro.
This means more people can use the metro to get around!
The new stretches include the Esplanade-Sealdah line, among others.
A subway connecting Howrah railway station to the metro station will also be opened.
There will be a big ceremony at Jessore Road.
While the new metro lines are being opened, the date that you can start to use them is still to be decided.
PM Modi to inaugurate three Kolkata Metro stretches on August 22.
The inauguration includes Esplanade-Sealdah, Beleghata-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, and Noapara-Jai Hind stations.
The Howrah railway station to Howrah metro station subway will also open.
The inaugural ceremony will be at Jessore Road Metro station.
Commercial service start dates are yet to be announced.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Inauguration of three Kolkata Metro stretches.
- When
- August 22
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Why
- To expand metro services.
BJP
TMC
Development
BJP
Infrastructure expansion
TMC
N/A
- Event
- Kolkata Metro Inauguration
- Date
- August 22
- Location
- Kolkata
- Attendees
- PM Modi
- New Stretches
- Esplanade-Sealdah, Beleghata-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, Noapara-Jai Hind
Sources
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