Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new metro routes in Kolkata on Friday, including the city’s first-ever direct metro link to the airport. The expansion, covering the Green, Yellow, and Orange lines, is a milestone in Kolkata’s metro journey that began in 1984. While the new corridors promise seamless connectivity across key hubs. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-08-22 06:03 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
PM Modi waved a green flag to commence operations on the new routes. He was accompanied by West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya, and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar.
The 13.61 km-long network, spread across the 'Green', 'Yellow', and 'Orange' lines, marks a defining moment in the city's metro journey that began in 1984.
The Orange Line will ensure seamless connectivity between Kolkata's east and west, adding capacity to a network that has been steadily growing in recent years.
The Green Line extension between Sealdah and Esplanade (2.45 km) will provide the first seamless metro link between Howrah and Sealdah.
For air travellers, the Yellow Line stretch from Noapara to Jai Hind Bimanbandar (6.77 km) will, for the first time in 41 years, connect the airport directly with the city's metro grid.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the inauguration event, with TMC leaders citing alleged harassment of migrants from the state in BJP-ruled regions as the reason.
