Metro Railway
President Ms. Pratibha Patil laid the foundation stone of Joka to BBD Bagh Metro Rail Project in presence of Central Finance Minister and Governor of West Bengal in September, 2010. There will be total 13 stations in this 17 km stretch metro. Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Central Rail Minister promised to finish this project in record time and proposed the name of the stations in the name of some of old famous singers Like Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Mohini Chowdhury, etc.
Metro railway construction work is currently in progress from February 2011. Currently work is going on between Pathakpara( opposite Behala Balanda Brahmachari Hospital) and Behala tram depot. Metro line will be elevated over the old tram line from Joka to Mominpur and then it will go underground from there till BBD Bag.
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