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Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)
🇮🇳 India ·built by Integral Coach Factory· from 2019· transit line in Kolkata, India
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BLUE LINE: SOUMYADEEP3716· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Kolkata Metro: Naikshweta747· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake 3: ArnabSaha· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Kolkata Metro CRRC Dalian rake 5: ArnabSaha· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Kolkata metro at Dakshineswar metro station: Ravi Dwivedi· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Blue Line (Line 1), also known as North–South Metro, is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 26 operational stations from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash, out of which 9 of the stations are elevated, 2 are at-grade and the remaining 15 are underground. With a total distance of 32.13 km (19.96 mi), the line connects Dakshineswar and New Garia and uses 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge tracks.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 7 years ago, in 2019.
- 2.4 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 3,520: 70 full city buses (~50 seats each).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- 18
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Integral Coach Factory
- designer
- Integral Coach Factory
- operators
- Metro Railway, Kolkata
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- formation
- 2DTC+4MC+2TC
- length
- 19.5 m
- capacity
- 3,520 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6427301, Wikipedia: Blue Line (Kolkata Metro) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.