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Why in the News?

The Ministry of Railways has approved ₹895.30 crore infrastructure projects to upgrade the Kolkata Metro and strengthen railway bridges in the Adra Division.

🔑 Key Highlights

1. Kolkata Metro Upgrade

  • Allocation:
  • ₹671.72 crore
  • Focus:
  • Strengthening the North–South Corridor

2. Power System Augmentation

  • New Traction Substations:7 substations
  • Cost: ₹291.06 crore
  • System Upgrade:From 11 KV to 33 KV
  • Section:
  • Esplanade to Kavi Subhash
  • Cost: ₹380.66 crore

3. Operational Impact

  • Train headway reduced:
  • From 5 minutes → 2.5 minutes
  • Benefits:
  • Increased frequency
  • Higher passenger capacity
  • Improved efficiency

4. Adra Bridge Project

  • Allocation:
  • ₹223.58 crore
  • Project:
  • Reconstruction of Bridge No. 520
  • Section:
  • Madhukunda–Damodar
  • Zone:
  • South Eastern Railway

5. Industrial Connectivity

  • Replaces:
  • Old bridges (1903 & 1965)
  • Supports:
  • Coal corridor:
  • Sini–Purulia–Asansol
  • Benefits industries like:
  • IISCO
  • ACC
  • Boosts:
  • Durgapur–Asansol industrial belt

ℹ️ Additional Information

Kolkata Metro

  • First underground metro system in India
  • Started:
  • 1984
  • Functions as:
  • 17th zone of Indian Railways
  • Headquarters:
  • Kolkata

South Eastern Railway

  • Formed:
  • August 1, 1955
  • Origin:
  • From Bengal Nagpur Railway
  • Headquarters:
  • Garden Reach, Kolkata

🇮🇳 हिंदी संस्करण (पूर्ण)

समाचार में क्यों?

Ministry of Railways ने ₹895.30 करोड़ की परियोजनाओं को मंजूरी दी है, जिससे Kolkata Metro और रेलवे ब्रिज इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर को मजबूत किया जाएगा।

🔑 मुख्य बिंदु

1. कोलकाता मेट्रो अपग्रेड

  • बजट:
  • ₹671.72 करोड़
  • फोकस:
  • नॉर्थ–साउथ कॉरिडोर

2. पावर सिस्टम सुधार

  • नए सबस्टेशन:7
  • ₹291.06 करोड़
  • अपग्रेड:11 KV → 33 KV
  • Esplanade से Kavi Subhash
  • ₹380.66 करोड़

3. ऑपरेशनल प्रभाव

  • ट्रेन अंतराल:
  • 5 मिनट → 2.5 मिनट
  • लाभ:
  • अधिक ट्रेन
  • अधिक यात्री क्षमता

4. अद्रा ब्रिज परियोजना

  • लागत:
  • ₹223.58 करोड़
  • ब्रिज:
  • Bridge No. 520
  • सेक्शन:
  • Madhukunda–Damodar
  • ज़ोन:
  • South Eastern Railway

5. औद्योगिक लाभ

  • पुराने पुल हटाए जाएंगे
  • कोल कॉरिडोर मजबूत
  • उद्योग:
  • IISCO
  • ACC

ℹ️ अतिरिक्त जानकारी

Kolkata Metro

  • भारत की पहली अंडरग्राउंड मेट्रो
  • शुरू:
  • 1984
  • मुख्यालय:
  • कोलकाता

South Eastern Railway

  • स्थापना:
  • 1955
  • मुख्यालय:
  • गार्डन रीच, कोलकाता

🧠 BILINGUAL MCQs (Exam Ready)

Q1. Total project cost approved for Kolkata rail infrastructure?

कोलकाता रेल परियोजना की कुल लागत कितनी है?

A. ₹700 crore

B. ₹800 crore

C. ₹895.30 crore / ₹895.30 करोड़ ✅

D. ₹1000 crore

Q2. Kolkata Metro upgrade focuses on which corridor?

कोलकाता मेट्रो अपग्रेड किस कॉरिडोर पर केंद्रित है?

A. East-West

B. Circular

C. North-South / नॉर्थ-साउथ ✅

D. Airport line

Q3. Voltage upgrade is from?

वोल्टेज अपग्रेड किससे किस तक है?

A. 5 KV → 11 KV

B. 11 KV → 33 KV / 11 KV से 33 KV ✅

C. 33 KV → 66 KV

D. 66 KV → 132 KV

Q4. Train headway reduced to?

ट्रेन अंतराल कितना हो गया?

A. 5 min

B. 4 min

C. 3 min

D. 2.5 min / 2.5 मिनट ✅

Q5. Bridge project is in which railway zone?

ब्रिज परियोजना किस रेलवे ज़ोन में है?

A. Northern Railway

B. Western Railway

C. South Eastern Railway ✅

D. Eastern Railway

Q6. Kolkata Metro started in which year?

कोलकाता मेट्रो कब शुरू हुई?

A. 1975

B. 1980

C. 1984 / 1984 ✅

D. 1990

Q7. How many traction substations are being built?

कितने नए सबस्टेशन बनाए जा रहे हैं?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7 / 7 ✅

D. 10

Q8. Bridge No. 520 is located between which section?

Bridge No. 520 किस सेक्शन में है?

A. Howrah–Sealdah

B. Asansol–Dhanbad

C. Madhukunda–Damodar / मधुकुंडा–दामोदर ✅

D. Kolkata–Haldia

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