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{{Main|Kolkata Metro}}<br />
{{For|another owner of Kolkata Metro|Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Metro Railway, Kolkata<br />
| logo = File:Kolkata Metro Logo.svg<br />
| logo_size = 90px<br />
| logo_caption = ''India's first, Kolkata's pride''<br />
| type = Public transport<br />
| predecessor = Metropolitan Transport Project (MTP)<br />
| founded = 1969<br />
| hq_location = Metro Railway, Kolkata, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700071<br />
| area_served = [[Kolkata]]<br />
| key_people = Manoj Joshi {{small|(General Manager)}}<br />
| services = Metro transportation service<br />
| operating_income = {{INRConvert|150|c}} {{increase}}<br />
| income_year = 2018<br />
| net_income = {{INRConvert|164.86|c}} {{increase}}<br />
| net_income_year = 2018<br />
| owner = Govt. of India<br />
| parent = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| website = [https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/ Metro Railway, Kolkata]<br />
| footnotes = [https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,283/ Metro Railway, Kolkata]<br />
| location_country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''Metro Railway, Kolkata,''' is the owner and operator of [[Kolkata Metro]], the oldest metro system of India. On 29 December 2010, it became the 17th zone of the [[Indian Railways]], operated by the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
In 1969, the Metropolitan Transport Project was formed under [[Indian Railways]]. In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Hidden Truth ........ Mysteries of North-South Metro|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhca_5vRLo4|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.kmrc.in/overview.php|title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd|website=Kmrc.in|access-date=2016-01-27}}</ref> With help of [[USSR|Soviet]] specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and [[East Germany|East German]] engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5&nbsp;km in 1971.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Lines ==<br />
Currently it owns and operates [[Kolkata Metro Line 1]] and operates [[Kolkata Metro Line 2|2]]. It will operate other lines (3, 4, 5, 6) after their completion. From July 2019, KMRC handed over the operations of Line 2 to Metro Railway, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/east-west-load-on-struggling-metro/cid/1694759|title=East-West load on struggling Metro|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref><br />
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== Construction ==<br />
=== Under Metro Railway, Kolkata ===<br />
It is currently constructing the [[Kolkata Metro Line 4]]. It is a 16.876&nbsp;km long line from Noapara to Barasat.<br />
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=== Total sanctioned projects ===<br />
*'''No. of projects:''' 6<br />
*'''Total length:''' {{Convert|98.3|km|mi}}<br />
*'''Sanctioned cost:''' {{INRConvert|23481.79|c}}<br />
*'''Expenditure:''' {{INRConvert|91330.02|c}} (up to March 2019)<br />
*'''Budget outlay (2019-20):''' {{INRConvert|1676|c}}<br />
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== Departments ==<br />
{{div col}}<br />
# Accounts<br />
# Electrical<br />
# Vigilance<br />
# Traffic<br />
# Engineering<br />
# Signalling<br />
# Personnel<br />
# Medical<br />
# Stores<br />
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== Magazine ==<br />
Metro Chetna, a e-magazine published in Hindi, every 3 months by Metro Railway, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,589|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> It was first published in 2017, and discontinued in 2018.<br />
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== Durga Puja arrangements ==<br />
Some special arrangements and services are made especially during [[Durga Puja]] and [[Depavali]] every year. These are-<br />
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* Greeting passengers along with commercial displays <br />
* Distribution of pamphlets among pandal hoppers showing names of important puja pandals around the 24 stations <br />
* Affixing of posters at earmarked locations inside 24 stations displaying names of important Puja pandals <br />
* Vinyl stickers conveying festive greetings <br />
* Placement of directional boards, showing names of well-known puja pandals for better crowd management<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Kolkata Metro]]<br />
* [[Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation]]<br />
* [[Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Indian Railways}}<br />
{{Kolkata Metro}}<br />
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{{coord missing|West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:1969 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Zones of Indian Railways]]<br />
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