2 weeks Ago By Nikita Jha
Kolkata Metro Service Disruption: Alert Kolkata commuters! The authorities have announced the suspension of services from Howrah Maidan to Sector V in Salt Lake for three days from April 26 to test the automated signalling and train operating system along the 16.6 km stretch. In a statement, the railways said the suspension would allow for testing the efficacy of the Communication-Based Train Control' (CBTC) system from Howrah Maidan to Sector V.
"There will be a complete traffic block from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V of Green Line from April 26 (Saturday) to April 28 (Monday) in connection with testing of Communication Based Train Control (CBTC ) system over the entire green line and inspection for commissioning of Esplanade-Sealdah Section," the statement said. The interconnecting subway between Sealdah Metro station and Eastern Railway’s Sealdah station will remain closed for three days. "Due to this traffic block, special Metro service in Green Line-2 after the IPL match of Kolkata Knight Riders, which will be played at Eden Gardens on April 26 (Saturday) night, will not be available.
However, the special Metro services in Blue Line (Dakshineswar-New Garia) after the match will be available," it added. Metro services are currently operational on two separate stretches of the Green Line — Howrah Maidan to Esplanade (Green Line-1) and Sealdah to Sector V (Green Line-2). However, a ground cave-in in the Bowbazar area during tunnelling work in 2018 delayed the completion of the Esplanade-Sealdah stretch.
As a result, Metro Railway has been running truncated services in these two sections. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Kolkata and around the world..
