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Kolkata Metro: lines, stations, map and timings

Every Kolkata metro line, tram route and local train line, with stations, maps, timings, fares and connections.

Last checked 9 Oct 2026
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Today

Kolkata network todayUpdated daily
Blue LineOpen
First train 6:00 am · last 10:30 pm
Green LineOpen
First train 6:00 am · last 10:30 pm
Purple LinePartly open
First train 6:40 am · last 9:26 pm · 7 stations open so far
Orange LinePartly open
9 stations open so far
Yellow LinePartly open
First train 7:18 am · last 9:18 pm · 4 stations open so far
From official notices and news reports, checked daily. This is not live train running information.

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Local train lines 19

Station pages with platforms, exits, facilities and links to the metro. For live train times, use the railway's own apps.

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Tram routes 2

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Did you know?

Kolkata's Blue Line was India's first metro: commercial service began on 24 October 1984 on a 3.4 km stretch from Esplanade to Bhowanipore, now Netaji Bhavan.

Blue Line (Line 1)Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India · checked 29 Oct 2026

Kolkata's Green Line has India's first metro tunnel under a river: the stretch beneath the Hooghly is 520 metres long and was built in 66 days.

Green Line (Line 2)Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India · checked 29 Oct 2026

Howrah Metro Station's platforms are about 30 metres below ground, on the stretch that crosses under the Hooghly to Esplanade.

Howrah Metro StationSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India · checked 29 Oct 2026

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Updates

25 Aug 2025Yellow Line (Line 4) Opened
Opens from Noapara to Jai Hind (airport), inaugurated on 22 August 2025
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22 Aug 2025Green Line (Line 2) Opened
Sealdah to Esplanade section inaugurated, joining the two halves of the line
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22 Aug 2025Orange Line (Line 6) Opened
Extended from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay to Beleghata
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6 Mar 2024Green Line (Line 2) Opened
Howrah Maidan to Esplanade section opens, crossing under the Hooghly river
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6 Mar 2024Purple Line (Line 3) Opened
Extended from Taratala to Majerhat
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6 Mar 2024Orange Line (Line 6) Opened
Opens from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
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