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Trial run of Kolkata Metro Orange Line begins today
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News18•10-10-2026, 11:47
Trial run of Kolkata Metro Orange Line begins today
- •Trial runs on the Orange Line of Kolkata Metro between Beleghata and Sector V began on the auspicious morning of Mahalaya.
- •Commercial metro services up to Sector V are planned to be launched around Christmas, December 25.
- •RVNL recently completed connecting the elevated corridor and laying railway tracks between Chingrighata Crossing and Sukantanagar.
- •The trial runs will involve essential testing, software alignment, and synchronization over the next month or more.
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Trial runs of trains on the Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro, covering the Beleghata to Sector V section, began on October 10 on the morning of Mahalaya, with commercial services planned around Christmas on December 25.
Metro authorities plan to launch commercial services up to Sector V on the Orange Line around Christmas, which is December 25.
Kolkata Metro announced a special schedule from Panchami on October 15 to Dashami on October 21, running trains all night on the Blue and Green lines on both Saptami days, Ashtami, and Navami.
