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Kolkata Metro Awaits CRS Approval to Commission Ops on Sector V Stretch

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April 29, 2025

METRO RAILWAY KOLKATA is awaiting a positive response from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), who inspected the Esplanade-Sealdah stretch of East-West Metro's Howrah Maidan-Sector V corridor, a spokesperson said on Monday.

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CRS Sumeet Singhal inspected the crucial Esplanade-Sealdah stretch on Sunday and expressed satisfaction with the readiness of the section for passenger service, a spokesperson said on Monday.

However, the formal approval is still pending, the spokesperson added.

Indicating the commissioning of services along the entire 16.55 km stretch soon, Metro Railway in a late-evening statement said that as part of the preparations for full-fledged operations in the stretch, fewer trains will run along the Green Line-1 (Sealdah-Sector V) on April 29.

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