🧵 1. Kolkata Metro completes successful speed trial run on orange line, paving way for commercial services on Kavi Subhas-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Line. #world
🧵 1. Kolkata Metro completes successful speed trial run on orange line, paving way for commercial services on Kavi Subhas-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Line. #world
🧵 2. Metro train reached a speed of 80 kmph during trial run from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay to Kavi Subhas station. Impressive achievement!
🧵 3. The new stretch, built at a cost of Rs 1,550 crores, will link two Metro lines at Kavi Subhash station. Exciting development for Kolkata's transportation network!
🧵 4. The 5.4-km long stretch includes 5 new metro stations: Kavi Subhash, Satyajit Ray, Jyotirindra Nandi, Kavi Sukanta, and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.
🧵 5. Kolkata Metro introduces Single Ticket System from Blue Line to Orange Line to enhance passenger experience and save travel time. Fare ranges from Rs 20 to Rs 45.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.financialexpress.com/business/infrastructure-kolkata-metro-conducts-speed-trial-run-of-trains-on-kavi-subhas-hemanta-mukhopadhyay-stretch-of-orange-line-details-inside-3223912/
While the rest of the workd is making advances in high-speed rail and alternative fueled vehicles/mass transit, people in the U.S. fight over a beer ad.