METRO RAILWAY OBSERVED FOUNDATION DAY
Kolkata, Kalighat Metro Rail Station:
Metro Railway has observed its Foundation Day today i.e. on 24.10.2022. It was on this date in 1984 that the first Metro of India ran from Esplanade to Bhowanipore Station (presently known as Netaji Bhavan ). To mark the occasion, a special programme was organized at Kalighat metro station. Shri H.N. Jaiswal, Additional General Manager, and Principal Chief Engineer inaugurated this programme by lighting a lamp. Schoolchildren cut the birthday cake to mark the occasion.
In his speech, Shri Jaiswal said that Metro Railway Kolkata is going to expand and reach different corners of the city and adjoining areas very shortly. It will enable the Metro to serve more commuters in the coming days.
Congratulating Kolkata Metro for completing 38 years of glorious journey, Shri Sandip Roy, eminent film director in his speech said Metro is connected with his family. Fondly remembering the traveling experience in Metro of his father, the Oscar-winning director Satyajit Roy, Shri Roy has said that the Kolkata Metro caters to different segments of society and helps them to travel easily. ” My wife and son travel in Kolkata Metro regularly, “, he said.
Shri Deb Shankar Halder, a famous thespian, praised Metro for ensuring smooth and comfortable journeys for lakhs of commuters. “I have been regularly traveling in the Metro since 1986. I used to take the Metro to go to my rehearsals during my formative years. I feel comfortable in the Metro”. Mr. Manfred Auster, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kolkata, described the history of Berlin Metro in this programme. A small cultural programme was also presented here.
