Kolkata Metro Gets A New Route As PM Modi Inaugurates Joka-Taratala Stretch. See Pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Joka-Taratala leg of Kolkata Metro's Joka-Esplanade Metro Project (Purple Line) on Friday. (Image Source: PTI)

The 6.5 km stretch with six stations, Joka, Thakurpukur, Sakher Bazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar, and Taratala, cost more than 2475 crore to build. (Image Source: PTI)

Passengers of southern parts of the Kolkata City like Sarsuna, Dakghar, Muchipara and South 24 Parganas will be immensely benefited by inauguration of this project. (Image Source: PTI)

Trial runs on the 6.5 km stretch are being held since mid-September and it received the mandatory Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) clearance in November. (Image Source: PTI)

There are six stations in the first phase of the line — Joka, Thakurpukur, Sakherbazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar and Taratala. Work is underway for the remaining part of the line, which will eventually connect Esplanade at the heart of the city to the southwestern suburbs. (Image Source: PTI)

At Esplanade, the Joka Line will meet the North-South corridor and the East-West Metro, according to the plan. (Image Source: PTI)

Metro services in Kolkata are at present available on two routes — the North-South Line between Dakshineswar and Kavi Subhas, and the East-West Line between Sealdah and Salt Lake Sector. (Image Source: PTI)