Kolkata, April 2, 2024

Metro Railway has started commercial services on Howrah Maidan to Esplanade Green Line-2 Corridor from March 15, 2024. From the very first day, this corridor has become one of the most sought after corridors of Kolkata Metro as it has been enabling commuters coming from distant places like Howrah, Hooghly, Midnapore to avail Metro services at Howrah station. At Esplanade, passengers can easily switch from Green Line Corridor to Blue Line Corridor and travel up to either Dakshineswar or Kavi Subhash using the integrated tickets.

For the benefit of the commuters, who switch from Blue Line to Green Line, Metro Railway authorities have opened a new entry gate for Green Line from Blue Line in the underground subway connecting these two corridors.

This new entry gate opened in this subway is 12 feet wide which will streamline commuters’ movement especially in peak hours. The existing 9-feet wide passage which used to be bifurcated with queue managers so far for switching of inward and outward passengers of both the corridors, is now being used only for inward movement of passengers from Green Line to Blue Line.

Esplanade Metro station which is the meeting point of Blue Line and Green Line has seen a sharp increase in passenger count after opening of the Green Line-2. For ensuring free and smooth movements of commuters, the Metro authorities have put up stickers, banners and posters indicating the way commuters should follow to reach their destinations or platforms. Metro staff have also been helping them so that they can reach their destinations without any trouble.

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SSS/2.5.24/

(Release ID: 2019449)