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    Kolkata Metro

    Opened 1984; India’s first metro. Five lines, serving 55 stations. See Kolkata network map. Blue Line 1, operated as a division of Indian Railways (West Central Railway), was extended south from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul in August 2009 (5·9 km, 4 stations), and on to Kavi Subhash in ...

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    India - country profile

    India is pushing ahead with network-wide electrification, together with construction of high-performance freight and passenger lines.