KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro began testing the metro trains on the Naopara-Dumdum Cantonment Stretch of its Yellow Line right before the inauguration of the three new metro stations.
A Milestone Finds Recognition
Approximately 13 years later, a milestone was reached following the awarding of a Rs. 127 crore construction contract to Senbo Engineering in June 2011. The contract was for constructing a viaduct between Kestopur Khal (Canal) and the pre-existing ramp of the former Circular Railway’s viaduct.
The project encountered substantial challenges regarding land acquisitions along the canal’s route.
Objective
The primary purpose of this slow-paced journey undertaken by a Medha train in Kolkata was to verify Schedule of Dimensions (SOD) clearances and to monitor the train’s interaction with the surrounding civil structures, ensuring there were no physical obstructions along the route.
Yellow Line, Kolkata Metro
The Kolkata Metro Line 4, also called the Yellow Line or the Noapara – Barasat Line, is currently being constructed. Spanning 16.876 kilometres, it will connect Noapara to Barasat in North 24 Parganas, India.
The majority of its route will be covered via underground viaducts. Initially, the track will be elevated until the Jessore Road Station, after which it will descend underground towards its final destination, Barasat metro station.
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