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Kolkata Metro Rail

Your complete guide to the Kolkata Metro — all five operating lines, every station, fares, the Metro Smart Card, schedules and a route planner for India’s oldest metro network.

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Kolkata Metro status

Service status · updated in real time

B

Blue Line · Dakshineswar – Kavi Subhash

Normal service
OK
G

Green Line · Howrah Maidan – Salt Lake Sector V

Normal service
OK
P

Purple Line · Joka – Majerhat

Normal service
OK
Y

Yellow Line · Noapara – Jai Hind (Airport)

Normal service
OK
O

Orange Line · Kavi Subhash – Beleghata

Normal service
OK
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5

Operating lines

55

Stations

~73 km

Network length

Since 1984

India’s first metro

Welcome to the Kolkata Metro

The Kolkata Metro is the oldest metro system in India — the first line opened in 1984. Today it has grown into a five-line network of 55 stations covering around 73 km, operated by Metro Railway, Kolkata (a zone of Indian Railways). It carries the city beneath the Hooghly river, along the colonial core, out to the IT hubs and southern suburbs and direct to the airport.

The five operating lines

Blue Line — Kolkata Metro L1

Blue Line

Dakshineswar ↔ Kavi Subhash
26 stations · 31.4 km
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Green Line — Kolkata MetroL2
Esplanade · Green Line (Tarunsamanta / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Green Line

Howrah Maidan ↔ Salt Lake Sector V
12 stations · 16.6 km
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Yellow Line — Kolkata MetroL4
Jai Hind (Airport) · Yellow Line (Rupturestriker / Wikimedia Commons, CC0)

Yellow Line

Noapara ↔ Jai Hind (Airport)
4 stations · 6.8 km
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Purple Line — Kolkata MetroL3
Taratala · Purple Line (SD648 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Purple Line

Joka ↔ Majerhat
7 stations · 8.1 km
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Orange Line — Kolkata MetroL6
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay · Orange Line (Chinakpradhan / Wikimedia Commons, CC0)

Orange Line

Kavi Subhash ↔ Beleghata
9 stations · 11.0 km
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The official network map

All five operating lines, their interchanges and the corridors under construction, on one schematic.

Kolkata Metro network map — all five lines

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA).

Hours & frequencies at a glance

When the trains run and how often — see the full timetable for first/last trains by station and line.

Monday – Saturday

06:50 – 22:30
Normal operating window on the Blue Line; other lines start a little later.

Sunday

09:50 – 21:30
Reduced Sunday service — later first train and earlier last train.

Peak frequency

5 – 8 min
Blue Line peak headway; other lines run every 15–25 minutes.

Popular routes

Some of the most common journeys across the Kolkata Metro network — tap any route to open it in the planner.

DakshineswarKavi Subhash
⏱ 50 min₹30
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Howrah MaidanSalt Lake Sector V
⏱ 22 min₹25
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EsplanadeHowrah Maidan
⏱ 6 min₹10
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Frequently asked questions

Most lines run from around 06:50 to 22:30 Monday to Saturday, with a later start (~09:50) and slightly earlier finish on Sundays. Exact first and last train times vary by line and station — see the schedule page.
Fares are distance-based and among the lowest in India — from ₹5 for short hops up to ₹30 for the longest journeys. You can pay with a token, a QR ticket from the Aamar Kolkata Metro app, or the rechargeable Metro Smart Card.
Five: the Blue Line (Dakshineswar ↔ Kavi Subhash), the Green Line / East–West Metro (Howrah Maidan ↔ Salt Lake Sector V), the Purple Line (Joka ↔ Majerhat), the Orange Line (Kavi Subhash ↔ Beleghata) and the Yellow Line (Noapara ↔ the airport at Jai Hind). A sixth line, the Pink Line, is planned.
You can interchange between the Blue and Green lines at Esplanade, between the Blue and Orange lines at Kavi Subhash, and between the Blue and Yellow lines at Noapara. The Purple Line is currently a standalone segment until its Esplanade extension opens.
Yes. Stations are equipped with lifts, tactile paving and dedicated boarding areas, and trains have priority seating and accessible cars.

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