Home / Business and Economy / Orange Line Metro Nears Launch After Viaduct Breakthrough
Orange Line Metro Nears Launch After Viaduct Breakthrough
27 May
Summary
- The 62-meter viaduct gap at Chingrighata crossing has been successfully bridged.
- Intensive night work over two weekends completed the missing Orange Line section.
- Commercial operations on the Orange Line are now expected by December.
A significant milestone has been reached for Kolkata Metro's Orange Line project as authorities successfully bridged the 62-meter viaduct gap at Chingrighata crossing. This crucial section on the New Garia-Airport Metro corridor had been a long-standing impediment.
Intensive night work, conducted over two weekends, finally completed the missing link. The project had reportedly been stalled for years due to issues concerning traffic diversion permissions. Following this breakthrough, commercial operations on the Orange Line are now anticipated to commence by December.
Disclaimer: This story has been auto-aggregated and auto-summarised by a computer program. This story has not been edited or created by the Feedzop team.
