The near complete New Town-Rajarhat metro stations bring a ray of hope to commuters

The metro stations coming up at New Town-Rajarhat have seen a major progress in recent times. Civil Engineering work of most of the stations on this stretch is 90% completed.Once commissioned, these stations are going to cater to thousands of passengers, tourists and office goers in the coming days. Metro services on this stretch will not just help to decongest traffic but also make commuting from New Town-Rajarhat to other parts of Kolkata easier.According to a release on the official website of metro railways, the government of India has been extensively working and planning to extend metro services in this part of the city because the state-of the-art-township built for business and residential purposes are going to be the nerve centres of economic activities of eastern India. The stations will have passenger amenities like escalators, lifts, staircases, drinking water facilities, toilets, modern platforms, Automatic Smart Card Recharge Machines (ASCRM) for self-ticketing facility. Public address system, digital display boards, emergency lighting facility for the convenience of the passengers, tactile floor indicators for the blind will be some other added amenities here.