PM Modi To Visit Bihar & West Bengal Today, Set To Inaugurate New Kolkata Metro Lines, Aunta Simaria Bridge

The Prime Minister on Friday is scheduled to flag off metro train services on the newly constructed sections in Kolkata at around 4:15 PM. He will undertake a metro ride from Jessore Road Metro Station to Jai Hind Bimanbandar and back. In addition, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 5,200 crore at Kolkata.

In line with his commitment to world-class infrastructure and developed urban connectivity, the Prime Minister will inaugurate metro railway projects in Kolkata. These metro routes will connect some of Kolkata's busiest areas, bring a notable reduction in travel time, and strengthen multimodal connectivity, benefiting lakhs of daily commuters.

A 13.61 km-long newly constructed metro network will be inaugurated, and metro services will be launched on these routes. He will visit the Jessore Road Metro Station, where he will flag off the Noapara-Jai Hind Bimanbandar metro service from Jessore Road. In addition, through video conferencing, he will also flag off the Sealdah-Esplanade metro service and the Beleghata-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro service. He will also undertake a metro ride from Jessore Road Metro Station to Jai Hind Bimanbandar and back.