Underground Metro Railway
Kolkata was the first city in South Asia to have an underground railway system that started operating from 1984. It is considered to have the status of a zonal railway but is not a zone. It is run by the Indian Railways.The Metro is a very well maintained and clean system. The line begins at Dum Dum in the north and continues south through Park Street, Esplanade in the heart of the city till the southern end in Tollygunge. In 2010, the line had been extended southward up to Garia, and this new portion of the Metro is on the surface. There are new metro lines being built to serve other parts of Kolkata, including an east west corridor linking Howrah to Salt Lake Sector 5.
Trains run every 6–15 minutes and at Rs 4-12. It runs from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday and from 2 p.m to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.
N.B-Timing is changeable according to the Metro Railway Authority.
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