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Orange Line Metro Advances: Push Trolley Inspection Complete, Electrical Work Next!
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News18•20-09-2026, 12:45
Orange Line Metro Advances: Push Trolley Inspection Complete, Electrical Work Next!
- •Work on the Metro's Orange Line was stalled for a long time due to permit issues, now resolved by the new BJP government.
- •The first push trolley inspection was completed on the Beleghata–IT Centre section of the Kabi Subhas–Jai Hind Airport Metro Corridor on September 17.
- •With the inspection done, preparations are now underway to begin electrical work in this section.
- •The approximately 32-kilometer-long Kabi Subhas–Jai Hind Airport Metro project, approved in 2010, is being implemented in five phases.
- •Metro services are already operational on the Kabi Subhas–Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemanta Mukherjee–Beleghata sections, with the Beleghata to IT Centre section now progressing significantly.
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The first push trolley inspection was completed on the Beleghata–IT Centre section of the Kabi Subhas–Jai Hind Airport Metro Corridor on September 17, paving the way for electrical work to begin.
The approximately 32-kilometer-long Kabi Subhas–Jai Hind Airport Metro project was approved in 2010 and is being implemented across five distinct phases.
Metro services are currently operational on the initial two phases, covering the Kabi Subhas–Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemanta Mukherjee–Beleghata sections.
