Metro

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Agra Metro construction on December 7. The double-corridor project stretching to a length of 29.4 kilometres will connect the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Sikandra with rail and bus terminus. The environment-friendly metro project will approximately cost to Rs 8379.62 crore and would be completed within five years. Reportedly, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will join the ceremony.

On September 9, Kolkata Metro Railway Spokesperson Indrani Banerjee informed that a special service of the metro will be provided to several thousand National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants and their guardians on September 13. The action has been taken to ease the traveling of the students. Reportedly, 66 trains (33 up and 33 down), will be functioning on that day.

Bengaluru metro resumed services amid the fear of Coronavirus on September 7, after months of shut-down. The metro operated on the purple line between 8 am to 11 am and 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm on the first day. However, it witnessed a low footfall, as many people are working from home and many companies have closed down temporarily. Students were absent, and there was fear of the pandemic among travelers. Speaking to Brifly, Kumar, a traveller… read-more

Following the Unlock 4.0 guidelines of the Union Home Ministry, Managing Director Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Kumar Keshav has confirmed that the state will resume metro services from September 7. Besides, the director assured that the trains and stations will be sanitized and the body temperature of all the passengers will be checked. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will be issuing SOPs for resumption of metro services. … read-more