January 15, 2024: The Kolkata Metro’s East West corridor is nearing completion and commercial operations on the entire route from Salt Lake Sector V and Howrah Maidan are set to begin in June-July 2024, the Kolkata Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy on January 12, 2024, said as mentioned in media reports.
Currently, the Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah Stretch is operational with train services in the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section expected to begin after necessary clearances have been obtained.
The Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor comprises a 10.8-km underground corridor running below the Hooghly River, from Howrah Maidan to Phoolbagan.
Kolkata Metro to start Automatic Train Operations
The Kolkata Metro is planning to implement the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system on the Salt Lake Sector V-Sealdah section. The ATO system will enable automatic acceleration, deceleration, control and arrangement of motoring vehicles. In ATO mode, metro trains will move between stations automatically after the motorman long-presses the ‘ATO departure button’, with doors opening automatically upon arrival. This minimises the physical operations required by the motorman, who will only be required to press the ‘door close’ button before starting the train.
See also: Metro Route in Kolkata: East-West Metro Route Map Details
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