Similar to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Kolkata to have driverless trains on the upcoming metro lines, including the East-West corridor for which some of the rakes have arrived.
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Tag: East-West corridor
Maharashtra plans Metro from Jogeshwari to Vikhroli
With four Metro projects reaching either the stage of execution or tendering, the state government will take up another Metro line - Jogeshwari to Vikhroli (Metro-6) - to connect the east-west corridor. The estimated cost of this project is around Rs.4,000 crore.
Bangalore Metro to chug through tunnel
Though Namma Metro is preparing for a June-launch of services between Magadi Road and Mysore Road on the East-West Corridor, for the first time in the history of the Bengaluru Metro project, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) will run a train through a tunnel on March 12.
Govt completes major part of East-West Corridor project
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana spoke about the status of the East - West Corridor project in Lok Sabha recently. He said the four laning of the entire length of East - West Corridor has been completed except 195 km under implementation and 232 km balance for award. Main reasons for delays are land acquisition & forest clearance. About Rs 27,000 crore has been incurred on Eas
High Court clears land acquisition for metro project
The transport department of the West Bengal government received clearance from the Calcutta High Court for the land acquired to implement a part of the East-West Metro project. The department acquired land for construction of Central Station at Bowbazar in the city under the metro rail project. However, residents of the area opposed the land acquisition arguing that the state government failed to anno
Minister expects East-West Corridor to be ready by end 2014
Union Transport Minister CP Joshi informed media persons that work on 431 km of the 670-km East-West Corridor in Assam is over and the entire project would be completed by December 2014.He said the project is in progress against many odds like law and order problem, unfavourable weather conditions
East-West corridor UP stretch to be ready by June
According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), work on the 653 km stretch of the East-West corridor project in UP will be completed by June this year.

