KOLKATA METRO GAME-CHANGER: PM MODI INAUGURATES THREE NEW LINES & AIRPORT LINK!

ON 22 AUGUST 2025, PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI UNVEILED THREE MAJOR KOLKATA METRO STRETCHES—GREEN, YELLOW & ORANGE LINES—INCLUDING THE LONG-AWAITED DIRECT METRO LINK TO NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS HISTORIC EXPANSION ADDS APPROXIMATELY 13.6 KM OF NEW TRACK, COMPLETES THE UNDERGROUND EAST-WEST (GREEN) LINE FROM SEALDAH TO ESPLANADE, AND EXTENDS THE ORANGE LINE TO BELEGHATA, ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE CITY.

WATCH AS PM MODI COMMISSIONS THE FIRST DIRECT AIRPORT METRO LINK, REDUCING TRAVEL TIME FROM OVER AN HOUR BY ROAD TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES 0. SEE HOW THIS INFRASTRUCTURE BOOST—ALONG WITH THE INAUGURATION OF A SUBWAY AT HOWRAH STATION—PROMISES TO TRANSFORM COMMUTING FOR LAKHS OF KOLKATANS 1.

DON'T MISS:
13.61 km of new network including GREEN, YELLOW & ORANGE LINES 2
First direct metro-airport connection via the Yellow Line from Noapara to Jai Hind Airport 3
Fully operational East-West (GREEN) corridor from Sealdah to Esplanade, slashing travel time dramatically 4
Orange Line extension from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (Ruby Crossing) to Beleghata 5
Additional infrastructure boost: Foundation stone for 6-lane elevated Kona Expressway for smoother road travel 6

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SOURCE LINKS:
• Economic Times – INSIDE THE NEW METRO STRETCHES 7
• Times of India – BIGGEST METRO EXPANSION IN COLOURS! 8
• India Blooms – AIRPORT CONNECT, EXPRESSWAY & METRO BOOST 9
• Financial Express – GREEN, YELLOW & ORANGE LINE DETAILS 10

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