India, May 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Indian Railways has sanctioned key infrastructure and capacity augmentation projects worth Rs.895.30 crore to strengthen railway bridge infrastructure and enhance metro rail power systems.
Kolkata Metro Power System Augmentation
In a major step towards enhancing metro rail capacity, works worth Rs.671.72 crore have been sanctioned for strengthening the North-South Corridor of Kolkata Metro Railway. This includes:
The Kolkata Metro system, built in the 1980s, was originally designed to support train operations at a frequency of about 5 minutes. With rising passenger demand, the requirement for higher frequency operations has increased. With the sanctioning of this project, Kol...